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I am so confused about carcinogens in cookware...help!
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Anonymous
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So, I got rid of all my non-stick because of the carcinogens, etc. I got a bunch of lodge cast iron pans b/c I stink at cooking with stainless steel. Now, I hear that Lodge pans can also be dangerous for giving off too much iron and other potential carcinogen problems. AHHHHHH. What is the deal? Is it stainless steel or bust?
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Anonymous
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Pryex? Stainless steel pans really vary by brand. Maybe try others.
What is wrong with Lodge? I hadn't heard that and was just eying a dutch oven. |
Anonymous
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you were right to get rid of the nonstick - people that have pet birds don't use nonstick because the fumes kill the birds. no joke. there's no issue with birds and cast iron, fwiw.
acidic foods can leach some iron from the pan. but i don't think it's an issue - more people are anemic than overloaded with iron, i'd say. i have some all-clad but really use cast iron (lodge) for all my skillet cooking. i use stainless for dutch ovens, pasta pots, saucepans. love the heat retention, and i find it easy to clean with a stiff brush. if it helps i wrote a blog post on cast iron skillets a while back... http://www.chinesegrandma.com/2010/09/cast-iron-skillets-old-school-nonstick/ |
Anonymous
| Is there such a thing as safe non-stick cookware on the market? |
Anonymous
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What's so difficult about cooking with stainless? I use it for everything but pancakes.
Do you have a link to the info about Lodge cookware having a problem? |
Anonymous
| Le Creuset is great for eggs and pancakes, cast iron is best for searing, and stainless is great for most other things. I don't cook acidic foods in my cast iron but I think everything else is fine. |
Anonymous
| What about pans for roasting vegetables etc in the oven? I desperately need to replace mine. I can't find any recommended ones that are not aluminum or that are an aluminum/steel mix. Are those safe? I thought aluminum was also not so safe. |
Anonymous
You can use pyrex, Le Creuset, or stoneware. These would all be safe. You could also use stainless steel with an aluminum core but I'm not sure it's completely non-toxic. All-Clad makes an expensive but very nice one: http://www.amazon.com/Clad-Ovenware-Inch-Shallow-Baker/dp/B0017320HK/ref=pd_sim_hg_5 |
Anonymous
| Is cal halon/nonstick bad? Some of the coating is coming off the cal halon. Should I get rid of it? |
Anonymous
| Consumer Reports did a thorough study of nonstick and concluded that as long as your nonstick coating is not peeling off, the chemicals are not leaching into the food. So unless you have a bird, you're fine with using nonstick -- but replace after it starts to wear down. |