How can I tell if a stainless steel is a good grade, and what do the numbers mean?
If the stainless steel is called ‘surgical stainless steel,’ you can be certain that it is a good grade of stainless steel. The numbers you spoke of represent the gauge of the steel, and there are a lot of different gauges. Our waterless cookware sets are constructed of 304 Surgical Stainless Steel. This is a high quality, high grade stainless steel, and is used by many hospitals because it’s easier to keep clean and sterile. Some of the advantages of this stainless steel that a lesser grade would not have are corrosion resistance, temperature resistance, flavor protection, economy, durability, cleanability, and design flexibility. Is surgical stainless steel the best material to use in the manufacturing of waterless cookware, or are there other materials that are just as good for this purpose? Surgical stainless steel is always the best and requires no special instructions unless you’re using the waterless method, and even then it’s just using your common sense. Neither does it requir
