Re:Which brand for stainless steel cookware?

[Guest guest]

Dr Mercola has a great new set of cookware that is safe. I got rid of all

my SS due to ALL having nickel in them..

Check out www.mercola.com

[Guest guest]

just my two cents. i had a hard time deciding on the iron made

cookware and the stainless steel type that has aluminum as part of

its inner core. as a solution, i found corning ware cookware made

of heavy heavy glass. it is extremely durable. i found it at an

outlet.

teresa

>

> > hi I've looked at Dr Mercola's stuff; I'd rather try one piece of

his

> stuff

> > before buying a whole set and there's no way to do that, at

least, not

> that

> > I can see from the website. anyway his stuff is currently on sale

(free

> > shipping or something) but I won't be buying till after the new

year. the

> > sale will be over by then.

> >

> > I have had a few pieces of le creuset and had good experiences

with it. I

> > did not buy them at the outlet stores so maybe buying the " first

quality "

> > stuff is best with that brand. I dunno. and Sonoma has

been good

> > for those. I don't think they would keep faulty product on their

shelves.

> > If they do I expect they would get alot of complaints for the

prices they

> > charge for that stuff. which is not good for business... I would

guess

> > some of the faulty stuff is being sold as seconds, at discounted

stores or

> > outlets. I have seen le creuset items fairly at places like

Tuesday

> Morning

> > etc but always wondered why it was there (usually marked

discontinued) and

> > never purchased it there because I want to get pieces that can be

a part

> of

> > a matching set. If they are discontinued... whats the chance of

that. At

> > least if I do pay the price for the good stuff I know I would

make a

> > complaint to or through W & S if it flakes.

> >

> > I use some glass items too; but then there were concerns about

lead in

> > pyrex and possibly other glass items, and well it seems like

nothing is

> > perfect. I need new pans so I gotta pick something. and pretty

soon too as

> > my pan supply is dwindling...

> >

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

Or you can purchase 18/0 stainless steel which does not contain

nickel. There is no lead in pyrex that I have heard, unless you mean

Corningware of Corel dishes, those do have lead. The only issue with

lead in glass is crystal or leaded glass, and no one should cook in

that anyway. Some colored glass uses metals to make the color, like

blue glass uses cobalt.

Corning used to make this nice glass cookware that can still be found

online called Corning Visions or Visonware.

>

> > hi I've looked at Dr Mercola's stuff; I'd rather try one piece of

his stuff

> > before buying a whole set and there's no way to do that, at least,

not that

> > I can see from the website. anyway his stuff is currently on sale

(free

> > shipping or something) but I won't be buying till after the new

year. the

> > sale will be over by then.

> >

> > I have had a few pieces of le creuset and had good experiences

with it. I

> > did not buy them at the outlet stores so maybe buying the " first

quality "

> > stuff is best with that brand. I dunno. and Sonoma has

been good

> > for those. I don't think they would keep faulty product on their

shelves.

> > If they do I expect they would get alot of complaints for the

prices they

> > charge for that stuff. which is not good for business... I would

guess

> > some of the faulty stuff is being sold as seconds, at discounted

stores or

> > outlets. I have seen le creuset items fairly at places like

Tuesday Morning

> > etc but always wondered why it was there (usually marked

discontinued) and

> > never purchased it there because I want to get pieces that can be

a part of

> > a matching set. If they are discontinued... whats the chance of

that. At

> > least if I do pay the price for the good stuff I know I would make a

> > complaint to or through W & S if it flakes.

> >

> > I use some glass items too; but then there were concerns about lead in

> > pyrex and possibly other glass items, and well it seems like

nothing is

> > perfect. I need new pans so I gotta pick something. and pretty

soon too as

> > my pan supply is dwindling...

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

For anyone looking for nickel-free stainless steel cookware, Farberware

makes them. You have to be careful to buy ones that say " Durable Stainless

Steel " on the bottom of the cookware. These don't contain nickel per

Farberware customer service. The classic and millenium series do contain

nickel (and they market them as 18/10 SS).

[Guest guest]

I also have a couple of Creuset's, both are over 15 yrs and they are

still in great shape.

Where I live, Ikea carries a line of enamel-coated cast-iron cookware,

apparently made in the same factory as le Creuset. The coating is not

seem as good though (ie the enamel on Creuset offers a bit of

non-stick but the Ikea pots don't offer much). I can't say if they'll

last as long as my creuset, but so far so good and they cost a

fraction of Le Creuset so are more affordable.

>

> I was wondering about the quality of the Mercola stuff - it's quite

> inexpensive. We use Le Creuset and it's great, but heavy as hell. Of

> course, you do have to exercise some care with it, as enamel can

chip and

> scratch.

>

>

>

> Dean