clacke
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?
clacke
maswan
@clacke There are good reason to not do long simmers of anything acidic in cast iron pots, you leech out a bit too much iron to be healthy that way IIRC.
Daniel Taylor
@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
jyc
@clacke If heat retention is what you’re going for, I have an enameled cast iron Dutch oven that works OK! It is indeed super heavy though. Don’t know of any which only have cast iron on the bottom unfortunately…
clacke
clacke
Mans R
@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
feld
Dave T-W
@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.
Mans R
@clacke It's not enamel, but I don't know what it is. Ceramic covers a very broad category of compounds.
Kuba =)K
@clacke recently I was replacing damaged PTFE pan. It ended by two pans (thick bottomed stainless steel for food that need high temperatures and some (IIRC) ceramic coated for food prepared at lower temperatures).
clacke
Leif Lindholm
@clacke
Copper bottomed stainless?
Otherwise, as mentioned by someone else, there are much better and more durable non-stick surfaces than teflon paint these days. Look for kit marked dishwasher safe :)
feld
Daniel Taylor
@feld @clacke @davoloid The cost is on the high side for those.
Maybe if I were single
feld
Daniel Taylor
@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.
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Daniel Taylor
@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
Dave T-W
@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
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