wilkes

cast iron is somewhat abrasive....I'd imagine it might scratch it up?....heck, I don't know!

I have cast iron ( Griswold and Wagner) I iuse daily along with stainless steel pots and pans. My question for the experts is I have an electric flat top stove and besides the possibility of dropping and cracking why are you not supposed to use cast iron on this type of stove ?

http://www.allcookwarefind.com/Ceramic/

Ceramic coated cookware is the only way to go unless you want to get a senior coffee from McDonalds at age 35.

Aluminum exposed to air has a thin layer of oxidation on it's suface. Now every Hillbilly knows that the processes of oxidation and aging are one and the same. ¥

"I have been a medical man for forty years and because of the work I have done in relation to the aluminum question I can state, without a shadow of a doubt, and with all the urgency of my command, that the use of aluminum in the preparation of food and food products is one of the most harmful factors in modern civilization." - H Tomlinson, M.B., Ch.B, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., London, England.

As early as 1913, Lancet, a British medical journal, reported that aluminum cookware could be injurious to health. Since that time, medical studies have been done in Germany, Canada, the United States and France, all finding the same results. Aluminum cookware causes disease and has been banned in most of the aforementioned countries. Aluminum is a soft metal and is easily pitted and dissolved. Unfortunately, in the United States the aluminum cookware industry is a multi-million dollar business.

Remove all aluminum cooking utensils or any items on your shelves that contain aluminum. In spite of the industry's claims to the contrary, aluminum leaches or is dissolved into food and has been linked to Alzheimer's disease and cancers. It has also been known to cause intestinal disorders, migraine headaches and other serious health problems. Aluminum is also found in under-arm deodorants and colas served in aluminum cans. Aluminum is leached from the can into the cola, which makes the drink even more hazardous than without the can.

For pots and pans, stainless steel, glass, ceramic or earthenware are the best replacements for aluminum. This is an investment that should be made for the sake of the health of all your family. Also, be sure your vegetable steamer is stainless steel instead of aluminum

Yugoman

Aluminum cookware is safe for most foods. Acidic foods like tomato soups and sauces will react with the aluminum and darken it. I have old Wearever aluminum pots and pans that Grandma used, still in.excellent shape.

How to clean badly tarnished silver.
Using a heavy aluminum pot, bring water and the amount of salt you would use to cook your pinto beans, to a boil for a few minutes.
You have now created a liquid that will clean you silver just by dipping the piece in what is now the same thing that is in your pintos or any other food you cook in aluminum.

No food cooked in aluminum should be eaten by humans, or your pets.
You have just made a form of formaldehyde.

IMO, the perfect assortment includes: 1 porcelain covered cast iron dutch oven, 2 stainless steel (tri-ply) sauce pans, 1 stainless steel (tri-ply) fry pan, and 2 high quality Teflon coated pan (8" and 10-12"), and one 10-12" cast iron fry pan. A great place to look for these would be Home Goods. You can buy seperate pieces there with great, higher quality selections. I would stick with higher quality. You definitely get what you pay for with pots/pans.

I have stainless cookware and love my cast iron. But I just bought a set of hard anodized non stick cookware. They didn't cost as much as the Calphalon but they had a great consumer rating. Love them so far!

I don't buy bottled water unless I'm out and have no other option.

Does your water come in glass? Or plastic bottles full of BPE's?

I don't drink out of them bluebird. I don't drink soda, mostly water and coffee, on rare occasions wine or champagne from bottles.

Try a tajine . If you like Morrocan cooking it's great.

And that had nothing to do with what she's looking for. You are excellent at adding nothing to a conversation

She said she has cast iron from two generations ago. Try to keep up and put the booze down LOL

That's only about cast iron, Julie, not steel cookware. Try to keep up. Jude isn't looking for cast iron.

Aluminum cookware is safe for most foods. Acidic foods like tomato soups and sauces will react with the aluminum and darken it. I have old Wearever aluminum pots and pans that Grandma used, still in.excellent shape.

If aluminum is a problem.Better quit drinking out of all aluminum containers!Bier, Coca Cola, the new aluminum water bottles.

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I reccommend Le Creuset...all the way.