You focus on choosing healthy ingredients, aiming to avoid toxins, GMO’s, and other harmful additives…but did you know that your cookware and storage containers can be leaching dangerous substances into your pristine food? Heavy metals and nonstick coatings that come into direct contact with your food may increase your risk for adverse health consequences.
Materials that are commonly used in cookware include:
- Aluminum
- Copper
- Iron
- Lead
- Stainless steel
- Teflon (polytetrafluoroethlyene)
High levels of aluminum have been found in people with Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and dialysis encephalopathy. Because aluminum accumulates in the brain, bones, and liver, it is considered a neurotoxin. The leaching process increases with the addition of salt and citric acid (study).
Although copper is and essential metal in small doses (900 micrograms per day for adults), large amounts of copper may increase symptoms like nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. A high copper burden may even lead to cognitive dysfunction, central nervous system damage, psychiatric conditions, heart disease, and behavioral disorders (review).
Cast iron cookware has been used as a treatment for iron-deficiency. This is optimistic for people with low iron stores. However, high tissue concentrations of iron can promote a pro-oxidative state and lead to an increased risk for heart disease, certain cancers, liver disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, hormonal abnormalities, and immune dysfunction (study and study).
Lead is a known contaminant that is especially harmful to children and can build up with small exposures over time. Some products, including some ceramic cookware, contain lead, so be wary.
Stainless steel is a safe option when intact. However, because stainless steel cookware is typically made in combination with other metals (as an alloy), those other metals can leach into your food if there are scratches and over time.
Teflon is a popular nonstick chemical coating used in cookware. When used at high temperatures or after being scratched, teflon contains chemicals that have been shown to be toxic to the environment, humans, and fatal to birds.
Why Xtrema Ceramcor
The benefits of using Xtrema Ceramcor ceramic cookware include that they’re:
- Safe: Products are free of lead, cadmium, and other heavy toxic metals.
- Versatile: Products can be used in the oven, stovetop, broiler, toaster oven, steamer oven, convection oven, freezer, barbecue grill, microwave oven, and dishwasher.
- Durable: Cooking surface does not scratch, and there is a 50 year warranty against scratching.
- Capable of withstanding heat: Cookware can withstand temperatures of 2,700 F (compared to metal cookware, which can melt at 2,200 F).
- Clean: Food does not change taste from ceramic surfaces, as it does in metal cookware, so it tastes pure.
- Green: Products are eco-friendly, non-reactive, clean burning, and made from natural inorganic minerals.
- Healthy: Most importantly, no metals or other chemicals can leach into your food, leaving it healthy.
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its a stainless steel 2 qt pot for boiling water, mostly we eat pasta!
we use a Coated Sauce Pan for many things, tea and oatmeal in particular 🙂
the 12" non stick skillet.
I use Ecolution pans with Hydrolon coating. They say on their website they have a huge eco! 🙂
a stainless steel.
I use my xtrema saucepot and a cast iron pan. Definitely want to get some different skillets!
I use my pots and pans for a home cooked meal.
My Xtrema Ceramic Skillet.
Stainless Steel ports, Cast Iron skillets, and a non stick skillet (which I should replace)!
Our big one that is perfect for cooking pasta but that I also use for oatmeal because our small one is too small. (We desperately need these skillets. We don't even know what our 9-year-old pots and pans are made of, but they're probably not good.)
Exactly! I was still using my old wedding present set that is scratched and clearly not safe for use any more…
Replace the nonstick one!
Don't you love it, Tina?
What do you think of it, Jenn?
A big wok for stir fry!
I use my iron skillet almost everyday:)
Swiss Diamond non-stick large skillet!
My Vitamix. I use it to blend sauces, green smoothies, nut butters, soups, and more. I couldn't part with it!
I really hope I win this..I have wanted these for awhile but can't afford them 🙂
Cast iron cookware gets the most use in our house.
My non stick skillet is the most used. I would love to replace it with this!
I use my small pot the most (rice, oatmeal, steaming veggies and potatoes).
A cast-iron skillet.
What a great give away! Thank you!
Ah here it is.
I have been looking for some healthy pans for pancakes and stuff, I think I just found it! Right now I only use stainless steel. Would love to win!
I use my stainless steel pots (all sizes) every day, but I'm always ready to try something healthier! Thank you for the amazing giveaway!
I use my skillet and a 1-quart pot more than any other pots.
My Kuhn Rikon pressure cooker!
I'd love some healthy cookware!
I've been wanting some pans like this. I heard they are great!
12 inch skillet.
My most used piece of cookware is probably my old Teflon skillet which definitely needs to be replaced! Also my two Dutch ovens, one stainless steel and one cast iron, get lots of use.
40 yr. old Revereware pots. Sure could use some new cookware.
I've been looking into getting healthier cook ware… I have no idea what could be in ours.
Medium nonstick skillet
I own a different company's non-stick – I realize now its not the best! I probably use my stockpot the most.
I usually use enameled cast iron, but I'd love to win a ceramic skillet!
I only have stainless steel pots & pans because that's what was recommended for my stovetop, so that's what I always use. I wonder if these are safe for a smooth surface stove?
my cast iron skillet.
absolutely! Have their tea kettle too! Love xtrema!
I use ceramic coated cast iron pots, but my big skillet has non-stick coating and I know I need to replace it. Before your post about Xtrema, I didn't know what to replace it with. Thank you.
I use cast iron, occasionally stainless steel and have a Danny Seo pan but having doubts about it. Use ceramic crock pot for oatmeal, dried beans etc. This cookware looks great!
my most used cookware is my nonstick skillet.
this sounds wonderful!
I use a non-stick skillet. Need something better but it's so confusing trying to figure out what the best and healthiest to cook with!
Most used is probably my crock pot. We are on-the-go a lot and this saves me from buying fast food.
We use all clad that we purchased several years ago but everything sticks and two non stick fry pans.
Would love to try these! currently using non-stick and aluminum. These look great, a little pricey, but worth it I am sure.
my skillet 🙂
I have a large dutch oven that I use all the time.
My gramma's old cast iron frying pan.
My rice cooker. I use it daily.
Skillet!
My 10 in frying pan.
Crockpot
Plant-Based Dietitian I love it, it's my go to pan for cooking everything. I love casseroles cooked in it and love all the cooking and storage elements it can handle.
I use a giant stainless steel skillet. I was surprised to learn about the health dangers of stainless steel and cast iron.
I've only ever used Teflon & stainless steel. I like the idea of the ceramic ones though, they sound fantastic!
I have a stainless steel set that I got at my wedding and it's been great although it's time to replace. (hope hope, hope I win) The item that I use the most is a rice cooker that my husband bought me. I'm diabetic and don't eat pasta at all but I love a nicely spiced brown rice with almost any meal. Have a great day and thank you for the opportunity.
I use the blender the most but my mom uses a large frying pan the most!
Been using stainless steel am slowly changing to healthier ways would love to win I use my instant pot a lot
Hi Julieanna, I have a silly question…..are these pans non-stick? I am assuming they are since you are recommending them. Thanks!
I have been using Cast Iron and I like that the best