polymoog
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from @Tidal: Ah, but flecks of steel and copper leeching into our food might be bad for us too.
teflon coated material is garbage. its a thin coating over an aluminum pan typically, so after you scratch the toxic fluoride coating off and ingest it, youre tainting your food with aluminum. never use any of that.
copper and stainless are safe. first, any copper leaching into your food would never hurt you since copper is compatible metal with the human body. theres almost no chance for stainless to even chip off during the cooking process. the only way it COULD react is if its a cheap stainless steel from china that wont stand up to acidity. youll know right away when you see rust stains if its bad.
melamine is garbage. never use it.
glass: 100% safe
ceramics: 100% safe.
any other metal not listed (cans, etc.) will have a BPA lining or a 'BPA free' lining. both are bad and should be avoided if possible.
no plastics are good since they are xenoestrogens which are estrogen mimicking compounds. the safest ones are 1, 2, and 5. if you have to use plastic, use those. the rest should never be used.
keep in mind that the water cooler jugs (those big, blue jugs) are #7 (sometimes #6) plastic. often, the water is sitting in there for hours in warm weather or in the trucks, with all of those chemical compounds leaching out into the water. DONT use it.
use parchment paper instead of aluminum foil when possible.
teflon coated material is garbage. its a thin coating over an aluminum pan typically, so after you scratch the toxic fluoride coating off and ingest it, youre tainting your food with aluminum. never use any of that.
copper and stainless are safe. first, any copper leaching into your food would never hurt you since copper is compatible metal with the human body. theres almost no chance for stainless to even chip off during the cooking process. the only way it COULD react is if its a cheap stainless steel from china that wont stand up to acidity. youll know right away when you see rust stains if its bad.
melamine is garbage. never use it.
glass: 100% safe
ceramics: 100% safe.
any other metal not listed (cans, etc.) will have a BPA lining or a 'BPA free' lining. both are bad and should be avoided if possible.
no plastics are good since they are xenoestrogens which are estrogen mimicking compounds. the safest ones are 1, 2, and 5. if you have to use plastic, use those. the rest should never be used.
keep in mind that the water cooler jugs (those big, blue jugs) are #7 (sometimes #6) plastic. often, the water is sitting in there for hours in warm weather or in the trucks, with all of those chemical compounds leaching out into the water. DONT use it.
use parchment paper instead of aluminum foil when possible.