Cooking: High Quality Cookware

One of our readers recently sent in this reminder on the dangers of nonstick cookware:

As a pet owner, one thing that bothers me is people using nonstick pans (such as tefal pans) when they have pet birds. Without proper ventilation, these pans can actually harm or kill birds, as the fumes they let off whilst heating are very toxic. To make sure my birds will be okay, I prefer to use a heavy cast iron pan – they may be expensive to buy at first, but an investment in a Le Creuset pan will soon pay off – they do last forever.

Non-stick cookware has never been very eco-friendly – until now. The problem with nonstick cookware was always a chemical called PTFE, which is… bad, bad, bad! (Lots of harmful chemicals and energy gets wasted in the process of creating “normal” non-stick coatings).

But now, a company form the Netherlands developed an alternative that is much more resilient than other “green” non-stick cookware.

They use N² Technology (what a fancy-shmanzy name, huh?) and to put it short: it’s better.

It’s the first time that such a high-quality eco-friendly non-coating cookware is launched to the mass-market – you’ll be able to get it at your local Walmart store soon.