clacke, 4 months ago Is there such a thing as a soup pot with a cast-iron bottom? I don't want to buy non-stick pots and inevitably get micro teflon in my food as it deteriorates, and I really like how my cast-iron frying pan works. I suppose there are full cast-iron pots, but those would be super heavy and also easy to burn yourself on. I suppose it's not possible to make something like this without getting a seam that would inevitably leak?
Is there such a thing as a soup pot with a cast-iron bottom?
I don't want to buy non-stick pots and inevitably get micro teflon in my food as it deteriorates, and I really like how my cast-iron frying pan works.
I suppose there are full cast-iron pots, but those would be super heavy and also easy to burn yourself on.
I suppose it's not possible to make something like this without getting a seam that would inevitably leak?
mansr, 4 months ago @clacke Side note: I have a couple of non-stick pans made with some kind of ceramic coating that's supposedly free of nasty stuff.
@clacke Side note: I have a couple of non-stick pans made with some kind of ceramic coating that's supposedly free of nasty stuff.
clacke, 4 months ago @mansr Ok, that's cool too. Enamel?
@mansr Ok, that's cool too. Enamel?
mansr, 4 months ago @clacke It's not enamel, but I don't know what it is. Ceramic covers a very broad category of compounds.
@clacke It's not enamel, but I don't know what it is. Ceramic covers a very broad category of compounds.
RandomDamage, 4 months ago @clacke another vote here for stainless steel clad cookware. I've got a set of 3-layer (steel-aluminum-steel) that was about the same price as a non-stick set and is very well behaved on my electric stovetop. The set I have doesn't have any visible seams inside or out, and the heat distribution on it is amazing
@clacke another vote here for stainless steel clad cookware.
I've got a set of 3-layer (steel-aluminum-steel) that was about the same price as a non-stick set and is very well behaved on my electric stovetop.
The set I have doesn't have any visible seams inside or out, and the heat distribution on it is amazing
davoloid, 4 months ago @RandomDamage @clacke Yep, I've got a set with thick bottoms, been using them for 22 years and still come up brilliant when cleaned. Brabantia don't seem to do those any more but there are others. They weren't even that expensive at the time.
@RandomDamage @clacke Yep, I've got a set with thick bottoms, been using them for 22 years and still come up brilliant when cleaned. Brabantia don't seem to do those any more but there are others. They weren't even that expensive at the time.
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RandomDamage, 4 months ago @feld @clacke @davoloid The cost is on the high side for those. Maybe if I were single
@feld @clacke @davoloid The cost is on the high side for those.
Maybe if I were single
RandomDamage, 4 months ago @feld @clacke @davoloid I'm pretty sure my current $200 set won't be replaced because it wears out. All metal, good finish, basic stainless alloy, basic aluminum core. A heritage steel set like that would probably last generations, but so would a lot of less expensive sets.
@feld @clacke @davoloid I'm pretty sure my current $200 set won't be replaced because it wears out.
All metal, good finish, basic stainless alloy, basic aluminum core.
A heritage steel set like that would probably last generations, but so would a lot of less expensive sets.
davoloid, 4 months ago @feld @RandomDamage @clacke Valid point, hadn't considered that. There are apparently some tests you can do. https://wilmax.com/pages/how-can-you-tell-if-stainless-steel-is-good-quality-try-this-test
@feld @RandomDamage @clacke Valid point, hadn't considered that. There are apparently some tests you can do. https://wilmax.com/pages/how-can-you-tell-if-stainless-steel-is-good-quality-try-this-test
RandomDamage, 4 months ago @feld @clacke @davoloid I'm just going to say that given the test methodology I am not concerned by the IRL implications. Doubly so since I am not particularly sensitive to Ni or Cr. It does, however, make a really good case for using something like an enamel-lined dutch oven for long-cook time acidic foods.
@feld @clacke @davoloid I'm just going to say that given the test methodology I am not concerned by the IRL implications.
Doubly so since I am not particularly sensitive to Ni or Cr.
It does, however, make a really good case for using something like an enamel-lined dutch oven for long-cook time acidic foods.
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