Which brand for stainless steel cookware?

[Guest guest]

I've been reading old posts here about safe cookware, and keeps

timing out and is getting frustrating...

Anyway, I want to get nickel-free SS pots (I'll use a magnet test for

this) that heats up evenly. I read that copper or aluminum sandwiched

in SS is good for this, but I don't know which brand has this that uses

nickel-free SS?

Can I cook acidic foods like tomato sauce all day in this type of SS

without worrying about the other metals from leaching?

I'd rather avoid glass or expensive enamel cookware. I use cast iron

for skillets already.

TIA!

[Guest guest]

Don't go by brand, go by your magnet. You want a good strong magnetic pull

- that's ferritic stainless and probably nickel-free.

It's actually the cheaper cookware, not the 'name' cookware, that is more

likely to be what you want. The expensive cookware usually is made of

nickel-containing stainless, which has a much nicer shine.

Can you cook tomato sauce in it all day? That's a judgment call, but you

can't expect any stainless to be as inert as glass or enamel.

Dean

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From: [mailto: ]

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Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:09 PM

Subject: [ ] Which brand for stainless steel cookware?

I've been reading old posts here about safe cookware, and keeps

timing out and is getting frustrating...

Anyway, I want to get nickel-free SS pots (I'll use a magnet test for

this) that heats up evenly. I read that copper or aluminum sandwiched

in SS is good for this, but I don't know which brand has this that uses

nickel-free SS?

Can I cook acidic foods like tomato sauce all day in this type of SS

without worrying about the other metals from leaching?

I'd rather avoid glass or expensive enamel cookware. I use cast iron

for skillets already.

TIA!

[Guest guest]

ok i'm confused.  i just read other information stating that the magnet sticking

is *good* - anyone have some definitive info on this?  thanks, amy

From: Dean <dmo25@...>

Subject: RE: [ ] Which brand for stainless steel cookware?

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2008, 6:35 PM

Don't go by brand, go by your magnet. You want a good strong magnetic pull

- that's ferritic stainless and probably nickel-free.

It's actually the cheaper cookware, not the 'name' cookware, that is more

likely to be what you want. The expensive cookware usually is made of

nickel-containing stainless, which has a much nicer shine.

Can you cook tomato sauce in it all day? That's a judgment call, but you

can't expect any stainless to be as inert as glass or enamel.

Dean

_____

From: [mailto: ]

On Behalf Of

Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:09 PM

Subject: [ ] Which brand for stainless steel cookware?

I've been reading old posts here about safe cookware, and keeps

timing out and is getting frustrating. ..

Anyway, I want to get nickel-free SS pots (I'll use a magnet test for

this) that heats up evenly. I read that copper or aluminum sandwiched

in SS is good for this, but I don't know which brand has this that uses

nickel-free SS?

Can I cook acidic foods like tomato sauce all day in this type of SS

without worrying about the other metals from leaching?

I'd rather avoid glass or expensive enamel cookware. I use cast iron

for skillets already.

TIA!

[Guest guest]

I meant to say its bad.  I had to replace a pan and took forever finding 18/10

stainless steel in the right size and no magnet stick...  which is it??

 

ok i'm confused.  i just read other information stating that the magnet sticking

is *good* - anyone have some definitive info on this?  thanks, amy

From: Dean <dmo25@...>

Subject: RE: [ ] Which brand for stainless steel cookware?

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2008, 6:35 PM

Don't go by brand, go by your magnet. You want a good strong magnetic pull

- that's ferritic stainless and probably nickel-free.

It's actually the cheaper cookware, not the 'name' cookware, that is more

likely to be what you want. The expensive cookware usually is made of

nickel-containing stainless, which has a much nicer shine.

Can you cook tomato sauce in it all day? That's a judgment call, but you

can't expect any stainless to be as inert as glass or enamel.

Dean

_____

From: [mailto: ]

On Behalf Of

Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:09 PM

Subject: [ ] Which brand for stainless steel cookware?

I've been reading old posts here about safe cookware, and keeps

timing out and is getting frustrating. ..

Anyway, I want to get nickel-free SS pots (I'll use a magnet test for

this) that heats up evenly. I read that copper or aluminum sandwiched

in SS is good for this, but I don't know which brand has this that uses

nickel-free SS?

Can I cook acidic foods like tomato sauce all day in this type of SS

without worrying about the other metals from leaching?

I'd rather avoid glass or expensive enamel cookware. I use cast iron

for skillets already.

TIA!

[Guest guest]

Isn't that what I said? " You want a good, strong magnetic pull. " So yes,

magnet sticking is good. You WANT the magnet to stick.

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From: [mailto: ]

On Behalf Of Amy W. Osborne

Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 8:26 PM

Subject: RE: [ ] Which brand for stainless steel cookware?

ok i'm confused. i just read other information stating that the magnet

sticking is *good* - anyone have some definitive info on this? thanks, amy

From: Dean <dmo25comcast (DOT) <mailto:dmo25%40comcast.net> net>

Subject: RE: [ ] Which brand for stainless steel cookware?

@ <mailto: %40>

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2008, 6:35 PM

Don't go by brand, go by your magnet. You want a good strong magnetic pull

- that's ferritic stainless and probably nickel-free.

It's actually the cheaper cookware, not the 'name' cookware, that is more

likely to be what you want. The expensive cookware usually is made of

nickel-containing stainless, which has a much nicer shine.

Can you cook tomato sauce in it all day? That's a judgment call, but you

can't expect any stainless to be as inert as glass or enamel.

Dean

_____

From: [mailto: @ groups.

com]

On Behalf Of

Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:09 PM

Subject: [ ] Which brand for stainless steel cookware?

I've been reading old posts here about safe cookware, and keeps

timing out and is getting frustrating. ..

Anyway, I want to get nickel-free SS pots (I'll use a magnet test for

this) that heats up evenly. I read that copper or aluminum sandwiched

in SS is good for this, but I don't know which brand has this that uses

nickel-free SS?

Can I cook acidic foods like tomato sauce all day in this type of SS

without worrying about the other metals from leaching?

I'd rather avoid glass or expensive enamel cookware. I use cast iron

for skillets already.

TIA!

[Guest guest]

No, magnet sticking is GOOD. Of that I am certain. There are two types of

SS, austenitic and ferritic. Austenitic has nickel, ferritic does not.

Check it out for yourself. " Ferritic " comes from " fer " which in French

means " iron. " Iron is magnetic. So the ferritic nickel-free SS DOES

attract a magnet.

Dean

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From: [mailto: ]

On Behalf Of Amy W. Osborne

Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 8:27 PM

Subject: RE: [ ] Which brand for stainless steel cookware?

I meant to say its bad. I had to replace a pan and took forever finding

18/10 stainless steel in the right size and no magnet stick... which is

it??

ok i'm confused. i just read other information stating that the magnet

sticking is *good* - anyone have some definitive info on this? thanks, amy

From: Dean <dmo25comcast (DOT) <mailto:dmo25%40comcast.net> net>

Subject: RE: [ ] Which brand for stainless steel cookware?

@ <mailto: %40>

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2008, 6:35 PM

Don't go by brand, go by your magnet. You want a good strong magnetic pull

- that's ferritic stainless and probably nickel-free.

It's actually the cheaper cookware, not the 'name' cookware, that is more

likely to be what you want. The expensive cookware usually is made of

nickel-containing stainless, which has a much nicer shine.

Can you cook tomato sauce in it all day? That's a judgment call, but you

can't expect any stainless to be as inert as glass or enamel.

Dean

_____

From: [mailto: @ groups.

com]

On Behalf Of

Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:09 PM

Subject: [ ] Which brand for stainless steel cookware?

I've been reading old posts here about safe cookware, and keeps

timing out and is getting frustrating. ..

Anyway, I want to get nickel-free SS pots (I'll use a magnet test for

this) that heats up evenly. I read that copper or aluminum sandwiched

in SS is good for this, but I don't know which brand has this that uses

nickel-free SS?

Can I cook acidic foods like tomato sauce all day in this type of SS

without worrying about the other metals from leaching?

I'd rather avoid glass or expensive enamel cookware. I use cast iron

for skillets already.

TIA!

[Guest guest]

From what I understood, 18/10 means 18 parts chromium, 10 parts nickel, so

you don't want that. You want something like 18/0. It's the nickel in the SS

that makes magnets not stick.

What I'm more confused is the other metals that are in SS pots. Someone said

there's usually aluminum in it, and if you use fluoridated water, which we

have, it leaches out the aluminum in the pot. I guess I would have to call

the manufacturer to really find out... And I'll have to pick lesser of the

two evils, deal with glass, or buy expensive enamel...

On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 9:26 PM, Amy W. Osborne <amesw@...> wrote:

> I meant to say its bad. I had to replace a pan and took forever finding

> 18/10 stainless steel in the right size and no magnet stick... which is

> it??

>

> ok i'm confused. i just read other information stating that the magnet

> sticking is *good* - anyone have some definitive info on this? thanks, amy

>

>

[Guest guest]

ahhh this is so hard/confusing.  well we are buying le creuset after the first

of hte year when our new flex plan dollars are available... we have dr who will

write a script for that... so I was trying to make do with existing pans till

then and unfortunately had a pan down situation...  I guess we will get through

it till we can do it.  thanks for the info. 

> I meant to say its bad. I had to replace a pan and took forever finding

> 18/10 stainless steel in the right size and no magnet stick... which is

> it??

>

> ok i'm confused. i just read other information stating that the magnet

> sticking is *good* - anyone have some definitive info on this? thanks, amy

>

>

[Guest guest]

Amy,

I've heard really good things about Le Creuset, but I was reading the old

messages, and some people mentioned that the enamel scratches easily and

sometimes flakes off. Sorry I'm probably just creating more frustration for

you, but I thought you should know. There are a few reviews on Amazon about

the same problem too. Because some of these reviews are from a few years

ago, I'm not sure if it was a defect that the manufacturer fixed though.

On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 9:54 AM, Amy W. Osborne <amesw@...> wrote:

> ahhh this is so hard/confusing. well we are buying le creuset after the

> first of hte year when our new flex plan dollars are available... we have dr

> who will write a script for that... so I was trying to make do with existing

> pans till then and unfortunately had a pan down situation... I guess we

> will get through it till we can do it. thanks for the info.

>