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Char Nolan - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)
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Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 11:00 am Pacific, 2:00 pm Eastern
Join Chef Char Nolan in her virtual office as she welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to ask anything – from cooking techniques to cou… Read More.
Question:
I want to buy new cookware, and I'm confused as to what is best to buy. Does stainless steel leech chromium and nickel or other harmful things? Or is stainless steel a healthy way to cook? Is ceramic better?
— Peggy Lucchesi
Answer:
You know, I think that we all go through a metamorphosis a kitchen metamorphosis because I can remember a time in my life when having Teflon coated pots and pans was the best thing in the world. And now what I use is stainless steel. And I have a couple of ceramic pots. But if I do use them I only use wooden utensils on them so that they don't get scraped or scrapped. It's great. So I think what I would do is this rather than buying a whole pot of whole set of hands go to a reputable store or go to Marshalls. We're oftentimes. They have all of the top name brands on sale. You're not going to see a full set. But by yourself, you know an 11 inch saute pan and start working with that and see how you like it. And does it fit your kitchen style. Is it something that you'd like to work with? And that's what I would do, but I would avoid Things with codings and such I did mention earlier that green pan makes them really high-end ceramic pots and pans and they are also very very good and they're guaranteed for five years, which I think speaks a lot to that but I will say that I had to learn to clean the stainless stand and stainless steel and there's a concoction on the internet and it works like a dream and you take some water and vinegar and a little dish detergent and a dryer sheet and you heat it up and then you come back 20 minutes later and everything is gone. I know it sounds kind of like hope this Focus Alma Focus, but it really works. So that's something else you might want to think about know that creating your thoughts.