Author: Sachin Sharma

Cooking in the healthiest cookware is particularly important for healthy living because what we eat directly impacts our health. And the cookware plays a crucial role in deciding the health value of food. This is because the material of cookware can interact with food – a biochemical entity and modify its nutritional composition.

There are many benefits of using a pressure cooker that make it so popular. They cook faster, consume less energy and most recipes are easier in a pressure cooker once you are familiar with their cooking duration, amount of water required, etc. Let us take an in-depth look into these, and more advantages of a pressure cooker.

Looking for a non-stick cookware? We know how useful it can be for recipes like sautéing, stir-frying, baking etc. but have you considered how safe it is? The materials and/or coatings used to make a cookware non-stick may impact not just the health of your food, but also the environment. Keep reading to learn about different non-stick coatings used in cookware and how safe they are.

Aluminum is a great conductor of heat, and this is probably why manufacturers started making cookware from this reactive metal in the first place. They hardly considered the interaction of aluminum with acids, bases, halogens, and water in the presence of oxygen (learn more here). In fact, this is exactly what happens when you cook in cookware containing aluminum – it reacts to food and forms toxic compounds. Keep reading to learn more about its dangers and different cookware that claim to control aluminum interaction yet pose these dangers anyway. Then discover what cookware eliminates aluminum entirely and all its related risks.

There are many benefits of using a pressure cooker that make it so popular. They cook faster, consume less energy and most recipes are easier in a pressure cooker once you are familiar with their cooking duration, amount of water required, etc. Let us take an in-depth look into these, and more advantages of a pressure cooker.

The medical definition of toxicity defines it as the degree to which a substance (a toxin or poison) can harm humans or animals. Chronic toxicity is the ability of a substance or mixture of substances to cause harmful effects over an extended period, usually upon repeated or continuous exposure, sometimes lasting for the entire life of the exposed organism. Does exposure of your food to toxic cookware qualify for chronic toxicity?

Soups are one of the most nutritious and healthy recipes to try in a slow cooker. If you are planning to make soups that are hearty enough for a meal during the spring, you need the best slow cooker. Keep reading to know which one it is and what recipes to start with.

Using non-toxic kitchenware is as important as choosing the healthiest ingredients to cook the safest food for your family. This is because food is a biochemical entity and kitchenware comes in contact with it while cooking and serving. At cooking temperature, any toxic kitchenware can leach and react to nutrients in food and contaminate it. Therefore, MEC refrains from using conventional materials (like metals or ceramics) in any of their products and sticks to lab tested all-natural primary clay. How does MEC make their safe and healthy kitchenware from primary clay? Keep reading to learn more.

Delicious flavors, fluffy grains, and crispy colorful vegetables – how much more could you want in a stir fry? You can get all these in most of your dishes following one way or another but how healthy your dish is, makes all the difference.

When it comes to stir-frying in a healthy way, the first thing that comes to mind is using healthy oils and in less quantity. And for that, you need a non-stick cookware because it requires less greasing to cook without food sticking to the base. But have you thought about cooking non-toxic and retaining nutrients? Don’t blame yourself if you haven’t because the marketing campaigns by metal cookware brands make sure you focus only on the appearance and non-stick features. And this is all they can offer. Why? Keep reading to find out.