What Can Make Cookware Healthy or Unhealthy?
The most important health factor to consider is the transfer, or leaching, of the cookware cooking surface to the foods being cooked. External surfaces that do not come in contact with food are not a health concern. Copper cookware was once used as a common material to cook food. It was later discovered that native copper interacts with foods, especially acidic foods, and is highly toxic. Today copper is only used clad in between other cookware materials or on the outside, and not on internal cooking surfaces. Another factor is not just the internal cooking surface, but what happens to that cooking surface when it is heated. Heat changes the composition of materials. What may be safe at room temperature can be extremely toxic when applied to a heat source. Is Non Stick Cookware a Safe and Healthy Cookware? That is the million dollar question, and most probably, millions of dollars have been spent arguing each side. Additional information can be found on our Non Stick Cookware page. Her
