WHY I PREFER STAINLESS STEEL COOKWARE TO CONVENTIONAL NON-STICK COOKWARE

Most of us have gotten used to aluminium pots because they are affordable. If you are like me, then you will rather by non-stick pots and pans than the sticky ones. Key advantages of non-stick cookware include less fat and easy clean-up. Most non-stick pots are anodized.

Anodization can be done in two ways. The most common way is to coat the pots with a black substance (commonly known as polytetrafluorethylene, PTFE) to prevent the surface of the pot from sticking to anything. PTFE is made from a synthetic chemical which is toxic when consumed. The other way (the traditional way) is to increase the oxide layer of aluminium surface, thereby reducing the chances of aluminium leaking into the food especially at high temperatures. This explains why traditional aluminium pots were heavier.

Both methods of anodization is aimed at preventing excess aluminium getting into the food because it is toxic, can acidify foods and is linked to alzheimer’s diseas and other degenerative diseases. Now here is my problem:
1. Today’s aluminium pots are not anodized. Meaning we are likely to consume a lot of aluminium per year.
2. This can be avoided by using aluminium pots coated with the black PTFE materials. The problem is that this surface can easily flake, giving us double exposure to the aluminium and the toxic black coating.
3. If you are fortunate like me and have domestic servants who are bent on doing the opposite of what you told them, then be prepared to have the anodized coating of your pots scraped off every day. I have changed my spoons to wooden and plastic spoons and I don’t have any iron sponge in my house but they still find a way to scratch the pots.
4. Please note that once your anodized pot has the smallest wound, it will start sticking to foods and that is when you should change the pot. But most of us ignore it for years and we complain of repeated illnesses caused by acidic foods.

For these reasons, I decided to invest in one stainless steel pot in 2013. I found it hard to convince my husband to get one but I am happy I did. I noticed stainless steel pots are naturally non-stick. And even if my domestic servants decide to find a way to scratch my pots, there is no potential harm. I have bought 3 additional stainless steel ever since and I am at peace. I bought the Longrich ones that have additional features of keeping your food fresh, harmonizing the natural energies in your food and maintaining the freshness in your food. I have no regrets.

Let us work together to live healthy. Let us work together to practice preventive healthcare, reject toxic substances being dumped on us everyday! We are better than th

life! my sis has told me of how a medical personnel told them that alkaline water is the best and I asked ,how do you know your water is alkaline?
why I said this is because I wanted to say that one day we'd be forced to be cooking ,drinking and frying water but No they have come with the best type of water too.
so i will say"Do what pleases you".

Abiagirl777:
life! my sis has told me of how a medical personnel told them that alkaline water is the best and I asked ,how do you know your water is alkaline?
why I said this is because I wanted to say that one day we'd be forced to be cooking ,drinking and frying water but No they have come with the best type of water too.
so i will say"Do what pleases you".

I understand what you mean. But I will always err on the side of caution. Doing what pleases you but not right could have severe consequences. Unless you are willing to deal with that then you can go ahead but I take everything I hear about safety with a pinch of salt, then I do my research and decide.