During the last several years I see more and more cookware in stores marked as “Granite cookware”. It has become very popular because of its attractive color and name. Related to that I have heard one question many times: How safe is granite cookware? Granite cookware refers to different types
I bet that you have heard about some of the benefits of clay pot cooking? But how much these claims are actually true and to what extent? To break some of the doubts about this, I have performed multiple experiments. In this post, I will summarise the results so
Several decades after ceramic coated non-stick pans come out on the market, as a safe replacement to Teflon, they become widely used all over the world. Many of us have experience with this kind of cookware. However, one question stays the same since ceramic coated cookware has appeared on the
Pure ceramic cookware can be a perfectly safe alternative for different modern utensil categories. However, the market is full of different products and it not always easy to find something that will fit your needs. There is nothing more frustrating than searching a few hours for the ceratin information without
You may have searched for enameled cast iron because you heard about its great cooking performance(as classic cast iron) as well as the absence of the need for seasoning and demanding maintenance. Additionally, you may search it with a desire to get a cookware piece, perfectly safe for your health,
As a home cook, I have used many stainless tell pans in the last 5-10 years, starting from ones from new international brands like Misen or Sardel to the more local European brands like Zepter or Metalac. For a long time, I listened to the reviews of the All-clad stainless
Maybe you have just recently realized that some of the bakeware pieces you use may not be safe and you started to search for better options, or you are missing a bakeware in your kitchen and you wanted to search for the options that won’t concern your health. Whatever the
You may hear that cast iron can harm your health by extensive iron leaking, or by exposing you to heavy metals. In addition, you may be wondering about the safety of exposing yourself to residues from cast iron or rust that can commonly appear on this type of cookware. These
Nowadays, when awareness about a healthy diet is getting more and more important, in a world where we became surrounded by fast food and bad eating habits, we are trying to improve our diets and reduce the number of unhealthy oils, carbs, and sugars that we take. We are trying
I have been using stainless steel pans since the beginning of my cooking steps many years ago. Because of its easy maintenance and universality, it has been part of my routine. Moreover, through this period I tried many stainless steel pans, from disc bottomed to fully clad ones. Earlier,
Nowadays, a lot of cookware is advertised as “ceramics”. Moreover, we became surrounded by the tone of misleading claims about ceramic cookware. Starting from statements about the quality and performance down to the safety “facts”. From my beginnings of learning about cookware safety(see more on About me page), one of
Many of us are in contact with stainless steel and aluminum daily, including everything from kitchen cookware and dinnerware to cutlery and food packaging. However, we are surrounded by a tone of diverse information about the safety of these materials so it is sometimes very hard to make any
During the last several years I see more and more cookware in stores marked as “Granite cookware”. It has become very popular because of its attractive color and name. Related to that I have heard one question many times: How safe is granite cookware? Granite cookware refers to different types
How many times you have heard that metals can leak into your food from cookware, food package, or cutlery? But are these claims actually true? is metal leaking significant, or there are just tiny traces of it that finished up in the food? There are different Stainless steel alloys used