Healthy Cookware Blog Posts

Your Guide to a Gift for the Chef: The 5 Best Natural Materials to Use in the Kitchen

by Claire

November 30, 2011

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The master chef. The magician in the kitchen. We all have that special someone in our lives who loves to cook. When the holiday season rolls around, you know picking out a gift for them is akin to equipping them with an artist’s tools. You want a gift that lets them cook their heart’s desire. It’s a gift that helps create good food...and is good FOR you!

So we’ve assembled a quick guide behind WHY a MightyNest gift will bring that extra meaning to your chef’s life. Here are the 5 best natural materials to use in the kitchen - learn how they are healthy, versatile, green, practical...and tasty too!

Cast Iron

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Stainless Steel Cookware Made in the USA

by annie

October 19, 2011

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I'm sure everyone has experienced the frustration of not being able to get the temperature right on the stove and ending up with burnt rice or sauteed onions. Or, maybe it was the pan and not really the temperature at all...

Well now there's an easier and healthier way. Cooking with high quality tri-ply stainless steel cookware allows for greater control of the heat distribution.

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Lodge Cast Iron: The Original Green Skillet!

by annie

June 30, 2011

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Lodge Cast Iron was founded by Joseph Lodge over 100 years ago and the company is still family-owned today. Located in Tennessee, this very small community makes what most consider to be the best cast iron cookware in the world.

For those of you who have tried cooking (and the rewards of tasting!) the delicious food made in a cast iron pan, you know why people treat their cast iron pans with much love. Lately, I've become particularly fond of making frittatas in my 10" cast iron skillet. I love how simple it is to put the skillet directly from the stove top into a heated broiler for the last few minutes of cooking. Here's a recipe from a favorite source, 101 cookbooks.
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Anchor Hocking: Glass for Food Storage & Cooking

by Kristen

June 27, 2011

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Healthy eating isn't only about what foods you eat, but how you prep, store and heat those foods. As you've likely heard by now, studies have shown that preparing, heating and storing your food in plastic containers can adversely affect your health. Bisphenol-A (BPA), which is the main component of polycarbonate plastic, has been linked to many health concerns, including infertility, cancer and ADD. And new studies are starting to show concerns with even BPA-free plastics.

Subjecting plastic containers to heat accelerates the leaching of BPA and other synthetic chemicals into your food. Children are particularly vulnerable since their endocrine and immune systems are immature. Along that same line, pregnant women and women of child bearing age need to be particularly cognizant of BPA’s health risks. To play it safe, we recommend using glass containers for baking, microwaving and storing your food. Read more...

Safer Cooking with the Xtrema Ceramic Skillets

by Katy Farber

March 16, 2011

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Ugh, the choices for safer cooking have been bleak. Teflon's out. I was astounded when I learned years ago that heating Teflon and non-stick coatings to medium and high heat causes enough air pollution to kill a pet bird. Not only does Teflon harm air quality, but its continued use has been linked to numerous health problems, and is harmful to factory workers.

According to Healthy Child, Healthy World:

"In a recent report submitted to the EPA, a scientific advisory board declared perfluoroctanoic acid (PFOA)--a chemical used in the manufacturing of Teflon and other non-stick, stain-resistant coatings--a “likely human carcinogen.” Animal research has indicated that high levels of PFOA cause cancer, liver damage, growth defects, and damage to the immune system.
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