Over the weekend, the topic of non-stick cookware came up after an incident with tofu left our stainless steel skillet...well, covered in burnt tofu (our fault, not the skillet's). Not to mention that a lack of skill prevents us from making omelets in our stainless pans. In any case, we know that given the rumblings in the culinary world about the dangers of non-stick, we'd like to choose a green alternative. That's when we decided to turn to a very trusted source for direction on just which green cookware to choose....
Choosing Green Non-Stick Cookware
When we have a question about a product, we turn first to The Kitchn and then to Cook's Illustrated to get very helpful reviews. So we thought we'd check in on their list for a greener alternative to Teflon or other conventional non-sticks.
Sadly, our trusted source didn't find one pan they'd highly recommend that held up to the rigors of test kitchen cooking--which means it definitely wouldn't hold up for a couple of years in the kitchen. So what are we to do? Try out cast iron, which will last for ages--that's for sure.
(Image: Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron Skillet, available at Macy's.)
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Anodized aluminum. I've been using one of the commercial line Calphalon "every day" pans ... every day. I've found that, like cast iron, once the non-nonstick aluminum gets seasoned, things slide right off. I couldn't cook without it now.
But what about this Thermolon cookware in the ad that magically appeared on this page? Does that work?
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cast iron or ceramic.
bought at S.L.Table a swedish ceramic (think space shuttle ceramic) skillet that's eco-friendly scratch resistant, can go in the oven up to 400F and it cleans up in a snap. not cheap but it has a lifetime warranty. also, its super light-weighed compared to cast iron.
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Never would have thought of cast iron as a green option! Goes to show sometimes a tried and true option is still the best
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