4 Types of Toxic Cookware to Avoid and 4 Safe Alternatives
4 Types of Toxic Cookware to Avoid and 4 Safe Alternatives
We all know the importance of eating healthy, but not everyone knows that the cookware you use to prepare your dishes is just as important as the food itself. Even the healthiest diet can result in severe health problems if your pots and pans are toxic. Find out which cookware you should avoid by all means for the sake of your own health and the health of your family.
The non-stick properties of Teflon cookware are achieved with a coating of PTFE. This is a plastic polymer that, when heated above 572°F, starts to release toxins. These toxic fumes lead to flu-like symptoms called polymer fume fever, informally known as Teflon flu. Another chemical compound found in Teflon cookware is especially threatening since it tends to stay in the body (as well as in the environment) for long periods of time. Try cast-iron cookware instead. It even comes in non-stick varieties. It doesn’t leak anything toxic into your food and is actually a nice natural way to increase your body’s iron levels.
Though aluminum cookware is usually coated, the coating is prone to chipping, allowing the toxic metal to get right into your food. As for aluminum foil, using it while cooking is even more dangerous. In fact, there’s an established safe amount of aluminum the human body can manage daily, and that’s 20 mg per pound of body weight a day. When you wrap your food in aluminum foil and cook it this way, the amount of this substance that leaks into the food significantly exceeds the permissible level. Consider using glass cookware instead.
If you’ve just enjoyed some fish in lemon juice or stewed tomatoes cooked in an uncoated copper pot and you find yourself suffering from extremely unpleasant symptoms (such as vomiting blood, light-headedness, yellowy skin, or gastrointestinal distress, among others) call 911 immediately. Try this safe alternative instead: stainless steel. Just make sure you’re buying food-grade stainless steel since this is the only type that doesn’t contain any nickel or chromium.
Soft ceramic coating isn’t durable enough and starts chipping after a few months of daily use. When this happens, lead and cadmium sometimes found in the coating will end up in your food and, thus, in your body. Lead poisoning is one of the most dangerous types of metal poisoning and can result in abdominal pain, headaches, infertility, and other health complications. Try this safe alternative instead: 100% ceramic cookware.
TIMESTAMPS
Teflon cookware 0:38
Aluminum cookware and aluminum foil 3:31
Copper cookware 5:12
Ceramic-coated cookware 6:54
SUMMARY
-Teflon contains plastic polymer that, when heated above 572°F, starts to release toxins. Try this safe alternative instead: real cast-iron. This is a nontoxic cooking option that truly withstands the test of time. It heats well and evenly throughout.
-Aluminum is a neurotoxic metal. Elevated levels of aluminum in the body have been linked to several central nervous system diseases, including Alzheimer’s and ALS. Try this safe alternative instead: glass cookware. It’ll never release anything toxic when heated, it doesn’t hold onto any old flavors or odors, and it’s not only durable but also eco-friendly.
-Copper cookware, especially when it isn’t coated, can easily send you to the ER with a bad case of metal poisoning. And that’s because it can release copper when you cook acidic foods. Stainless steel is a great cookware option: it’s relatively lightweight, scratch-resistant, and comes in non-stick varieties.
-Soft ceramic coating isn’t durable enough and starts chipping after a few months of daily use. When this happens, lead and cadmium sometimes found in the coating will end up in your food and, thus, in your body. Try this safe alternative instead: 100% ceramic cookware. This is one of the best and safest options out there since it’s made with completely natural materials, it isn’t toxic, and it won’t chip or peel off.
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How about Zn🤔
how about cast lead pan?
Stainless steel overlay does not stick generally but the way we make it stick is generally us
Is carbon steel safe ?
I watched this in hopes of finding out if my stoneware chicken roaster is safe to use? I also want to confirm if ‘anodized’ aluminum cookware is safe or not?
06:50 Stainless steel contains Nickel and Chromium. That’s what MAKES it Stainless. Food grade does not "take out" the Ni & Cr.
After watching deep water movie, I came here to search if I have any of these toxic pans in my home. It’s scary just to think how easy can we put ourselves in poison environment unknowingly. Deep water is such a great movie, if anyone haven’t seen it before, please please put it on your to do list, you won’t regret it.
Use Carbon Steel
Cooking in clay pots is the safest
I have paid a fortune to buy the burghoff set which is coated with surgical grade chrome-titanium! But u mentioned that chromium is also bad…. ☹️
I just bought the Copper Chef Black Diamond. I noticed in the paperwork I saw that this company can not be sued. I didn’t get into reading all of it but I think if you buy some pots and there’s warnings that the company can not be sued then it’s probably not safe. Lol
I use stainless steel pots and pans only.
Time to donate
Jeez…
Scary!
Dow/dupont/monsanto that’s all that needs to be said
I have never heard of a stainless steel with no chromium, please enlighten me.
What about pressure cooker is made of aluminum? Can we use!? , Please answer me
show the proof of your claim!
THANK YOU FOR SHARING!
My Grandmother & elders in my family are STRONG and healthy and they grew up cooking with CAST IRON…..I’m going BACK to what I grew up using. I’m BETTER OFF!
Ouch I grew up with aluminum pots that were highly pitted.I ran out of foil. Not replacing it. I have stainless steel and cast iron!teflon flu, very interesting . Thanks!
Excellent Video Much Love from The UK. I’ve always Cooked With Cooked With Aluminium And Ceramic Coated Frying Pans, Sauce Pans and Woks. I Always Make sure it’s free from PTFE, PFOA etc and has never been a problem for me.
TIMESTAMPS
Teflon cookware 0:38
Aluminum cookware and aluminum foil 3:31
Copper cookware 5:12
Ceramic-coated cookware 6:54
Enamored cast iron can have nickel cadmium and arsenic do your homework people. This video is not completely correct
The worst thing about non stick cookware is the awful plastic utensils you have to use. I’ve avoided non stick cookware since the ’60s for this reason.
W 4/27/22
I love stainless steel that’s the type of cookware I want and cast iron
I’m just not going to eat anymore.
While the process of making teflon and nonstick coating in general is very bad, they are used in tons of things and pans are only a tiny fraction of that. There is virtually no danger in personally using them for cooking, you aren’t ever going to get to those temperatures using it normally. I watched this right after watching Adam Ragusea’s video on this subject, where he actually talks to an expert rather than reading wikipedia without understanding what is even being said, like this video. The irrational alarmism here comes completely from this guy just reading scary sounding information with zero critical thinking or context presented. It’s depressing to see this level of ignorance and irrationality parading itself as "education".
better to use clay pots then
@6:50, There is no stainless steel without Chromium, Chromium is what gives steel anti rust property.
I mainly use a stainless steel saucepan and kettle. I do have an aluminum tray I do roasts in.
Btw I saw this because I was looking up the carote Cookware. They say it’s granite when you look it up it’s really die cast aluminum. So it hits this list twice. Glad I just saved $100 on that expensive junk.
No wonder cancers are so prevalent.
Who cooks at 572 degrees?!!
what about clay ? is clay ok to heat and chill ?
There is no such thing as stainless steel that does not contain nickel or chromium.
Pov: you just bought a full copper set
Qon pisto azes loke kierez
Love cooking on my cast iron with metal spatula!
Then why are these teflon pots and pans made in the first place? In our stores, that’s all you can buy and never heard of such nonsense..
I use a little bit of all of them.
Just purchased a ten inch carbon steel fry pan! I have no copper, lot of aluminum and stainless.
All stainless steels contain chromium, IIRC, minimum 12% Cr is needed to be stainless steel.
I stick to stainless steel ones and corelle
Aftet watching this video, clay.pots and banana are much safer to use.
Clay pots are a cheap and healthy option I guess.
Stainless steel fry pan always the best 👉
If you avoid anything which is invented by westerners it will be healthy
i grew up with cast iron cookware
20mg of Aluminum daily per pound of wheight is 2 grams a day for 100 pound person… So hmmm….. we are quiet safe, or something is wrong….