Cooking utensil rating

Many of us try to lead a healthy lifestyle and carefully monitor what foods to consume. We try to avoid eating foods that are poor in nutrients, and all this is wonderful. But how often do we think about which dishes we cook our healthy and delicious dishes in? And how safe is the heat-treated food in such a dish?

The dishes are made from a number of modern materials, each of which has its own advantages and disadvantages. An additional mess is introduced by a huge assortment of brands that are presented on the market, as well as advertising (not always bona fide). Let’s sort it out together, and the rating of utensils for cooking will help us in this.

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Rating of the most popular manufacturing companies

First, a few words about the most popular manufacturers that are represented on the modern market.

Tefal

The world famous company, which has achieved popularity thanks to the production of excellent cookware with non-stick coating, as well as household electrical appliances. The products of this company turn the ordinary cooking process into a very entertaining and interesting.

Rondell

The German company is known as a manufacturer of reliable and high-quality cookware, which is used not only by housewives, but also in professional kitchens. Modern developments of this company combine German quality, functionality and modern style.

Fissler

Fissler products from Germany are well known to ordinary housewives as well as culinary professionals. The distinctive qualities of this cookware are ease of maintenance and operation, convenience, quality assurance and attractive design.

Neva-Metal Tableware (NMP)

A well-known domestic manufacturer of kitchen utensils, which combines high quality and affordable prices. This company embodies in its products convenience, ease of use and modern technology.

Gipfel

Although this company is represented as a European manufacturer of kitchen utensils. Today, factories for the manufacture of its products are located in Turkey and Asia.

Gipfel kitchenware is well-known among many housewives. The quality of the materials used, reasonable price, ease and comfort of use - all this can be said about this dish.

Vitesse

Vitesse provides users with a huge assortment of different appliances and kitchen products, as well as serving items. The products of this company have earned trust due to their good quality and affordable price.

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Teflon coated

Teflon coating is very resistant to the corrosive effects of salty and acidic products or chemical detergents:

• According to scientists, it’s safe to cook anything in such a dish. In this case, indeed, oil can hardly be added (as we are told in TV advertising). In addition, today the technology for manufacturing Teflon coatings for dishes has been significantly improved, and this material has become more reliable and stronger. Including, in a question of protection against scratches.
• But all such items with Teflon coating are short-lived - their service life is not more than 3 years, while they require careful handling.

Important! Such dishes should not be overheated or used for cleaning abrasive powders that scratch its surface, and even more so metal washcloths - in this case, a violation of the integrity of the coating is very likely. In this case, the pan or pan will have to be discarded, as it becomes unsafe for health.

So that after the purchase you do not have any problems with caring for such dishes, read the selection of useful tips on how to clean a teflon pan.

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Enameled

Many users call such items the best utensils for cooking, but not everything is so simple. Modern types of enamel are persistent and non-toxic, so in such a dish you can cook and store in the refrigerator any products or ready-made dishes, including salted vegetables and marinades.

From the pros, you can distinguish:

• High safety during careful handling.
• Durability (again, with careful handling).
• Affordable for the price.

Important! You will certainly appreciate all these advantages, as well as the convenience of cooking some dishes, if you observerules for cleaning enameled dishes.

But there are also disadvantages:

• During cooking, heavy metals can be emitted from poor quality enamel.
• When chips appear, the enameled dishes should be thrown right away, as it becomes hazardous to health. But if you value this particular vessel very much, you can try to restore it. To do this, read all about enamel pan repair.

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From aluminum

Aluminum cookware is one of the most practical, it would seem, types, because it:

• It burns a little.
• Easy.
• It tolerates temperature changes.
• It is perfectly washed in any way.
• The water in such dishes quickly boils.

However, in relation to her there is also a lot of “but”:

• On the modern market you can find many products of aluminum of poor quality - in cheap dishes made of this material there may well be an increased content of arsenic, lead and other harmful components that will get into the food during cooking.
• Thick-walled cast aluminum cookware is made from secondary aluminum alloys, even exposure to organic acids or table salt is harmful to it.
• In addition, even in high-quality aluminum kitchen utensils it is impossible to cook alkaline, sour and salty foods, as well as stewed fruit, marinades and sour-milk products.
• Such items cannot be washed with alkaline detergents, and after scraping with a hard brush, it is advisable not to cook anything in it for a couple of days. For a complete selection of methods and means for cleaning and restoring such dishes, see our separate article “Cleaning aluminum dishes”.

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Stainless steel

In fact, it is universal, since it is possible to cook any products in it:

• You can mock and skin by absolutely any means - she will have absolutely nothing. Heat is the same as you like. However, all this applies only to stainless steel. To make it easier for you to take care of such dishes and it always looked presentable, see the overview of tools and methods, how to clean and polish stainless steel.
• The best and safest thing in the kitchen is the “ordinary” stainless steel - an alloy of 10% nickel and 18% chromium, which is marked at the bottom as 18/10.
• High-quality steel utensils 18/10, as a rule, are 2-3 times more expensive than enameled ones.
• Among the shortcomings can be noted fast burning (especially in objects with thin walls). And thick-walled products are very heavy and expensive.

Important! Quality steel utensils should have a thick or thin (but not suspiciously thin) bottom. Chinese-made cheap steel utensils are usually very thin - this should alert you. In any case, steel is an expensive material, so you should not be tempted by a cheap price tag.It is better to give preference to dishes from a well-known manufacturer (Italian or German).

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Ceramic coated

This kitchen utensil is good for everyone:

• Aesthetic.
• Eco friendly.
• It has antibacterial properties.

But it was not without minuses, like Teflon: fragility due to the softness of the coating. It must not be overheated or dropped to the floor. Although it looks durable, but in fact, it is not so: a similar product for the kitchen is not a friend for years, but an expendable material, like paper for a printer.

Important! In addition, ceramics quickly and easily absorb oil, which is then very difficult to wash. For more information about the choice, the features of such utensils and the rules for caring for them, see our special article "Ceramic pan".

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Porcelain, earthenware

Logically, it’s very good, but in fact, the glaze covering it may contain harmful impurities, including lead (which is practically impossible to verify, of course, if you don’t have a laboratory on hand). Therefore, before buying such dishes, you should think carefully.

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Cast iron

Old, "grandmother." It is ideal to cook many dishes in a cast-iron pan:

• It warms up slowly, but evenly, able to hold heat for a long time.
• Another advantage is that it hardly burns, so it’s convenient to cook pancakes and pancakes in it, fry soy products.

There are also disadvantages:

• For everyday use, this material is hardly suitable, since if the protective film that covers the pan is broken, the dishes begin to treacherously stain the food.
• It can not be washed with modern detergents.
• Such dishes are very heavy and fragile - just drop it once.

Important! After washing, cast-iron utensils must be wiped dry with a towel, otherwise it starts to rust. And also for restoration of non-stick properties it is periodically desirable calcine a cast iron pan.

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Heat resistant glass

Choosing the best utensils for cooking, you can also not ignore kitchen utensils made of heat-resistant glass, it is good for everyone:

• It is suitable for the preparation and storage of any food.
• It can be washed with any detergents.
• It looks very aesthetically pleasing.
• It absorbs perfectly and retains heat for a long time.
• Great for baking.

But, as elsewhere, it could not do without flaws:

• In practice - short-lived.
• During frying, food can burn, and the saucepan or pan itself tries to burst, if you do not use the net or flame cutter in time.
• With a sharp change in temperature or drop, it easily bursts.
• Glass kitchen utensils are one of the most expensive.

Important! If you are ready to risk money for the sake of external aesthetics and attractive consumer qualities, then choose this dishware very carefully: it should not have scratches, chips, air bubbles inside - this is a marriage, it will burst quickly.

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Copper

As a rule, it can cost even more than steel or glass:

• It is believed that the food that was cooked in such a dish is the most delicious and healthy.

Important! Most often (but not always), the most expensive copper utensils inside are covered with tinned tin or stainless steel, which protects against unwanted reactions with products - you should pay attention to this when buying.

• Copper has a large thermal conductivity, so such a kettle boils quickly.
• The surface of copper does not oxidize.
• Copper retains heat for a long time, food in such dishes burns less.
• Appropriate for induction cookers, which means it is a great choice for residents of regions where there is no gas.
• When heated and cooled, such items of kitchen utensils are not deformed.

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To choose the best cooking utensils, it is worth considering all the options that modern manufacturers of kitchen utensils provide us with. From the point of view of usefulness and reliability in use, the most desirable are copper and steel objects from trusted manufacturers. Cast iron, glass and enameled dishes are less useful, but not so practical. Remember: do not skimp on the purchase, as your health may depend on this!