Best type of utensils for kitchen- Ceramic, cast iron or Stainless steel

I use only a metal spatula on my pans.

Thats so lovely carmelanirel..you are so creative and thats a nice tip to decor my kitchen too. Cast iron is good and as you said, the iron levels are good intake though! I am eager to know what are other utensils cast iron has..i have only my fry pans made out of it. You use any other utensils out of it?

I use same and even stainless ones. I use to have non-stick with wooden spatula, but i stopped using it anymore.

Thats really encouraging words Pergammano! I really felt i was so ignorant that i never worried about the utensils i use at kitchen after reading the article. I thought its a really essential one to share here and thereby we can discuss more and get aware of. You are right! Non stick are toxic and can contaminate our food and health. I understand now how serious is the Aluminium foils, i buy outside where they store the sweets and other stuffs. Will avoid them for sure! You shared valuable information. I use cast iron fry pans, ceramic vessels, how about stainless steel, you use that..for any type of containers? True..this awareness is good for both our health and for the environment! Its a valuable comments Pergammano! Hope you have great Sunday! Cheers!!

Once again, Thank you, besthope, for your insightful comments! Melamine was a product that was fairly common when I was a child, but have not seen it so much in recent years. I just used the SEARCH THE WEB at the top of this page, and searched Melamine! I TRULY think it is worth your while to give it a read, as the results are quite surprising! Somewhere in this conversation, it was mentioned that there is 10% leeching in all cooking products, and from everything I have read, that is NOT true, as there is NO leeching from glass products. Do you mulch around your tomatoes, so that the fusarium and fusillium wilt bacteria does NOT affect them. It is like a blight and will destroy your tomatoes in 24 hours. If rain is incessant, I have a collection of old umbrellas that I have collected from second-hand stores, that I open up over them when it rains really hard. Very simple solution. Then just close up and put away when the sun shines. Can be used for all plants that are sun sensitive, too! It is nearing the end of summer here in B.C., Canada..and so all my crops are nearly ready for harvesting. Yes, I grow Garlic...LOTS, as I supply my son, too! I have cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini, a large variety of squashes, beets, onions, peppers of every form...and spiciness, grapes (oodles), strawberries and rhubarb. I really love my gardens---such a peaceful place. So nice to meet you here, shall we be friends? A happy and glowing day.

You have lighted up with great information again. Yes i heard Nickel, chromium and other mixture of metals in a stainless, unless if it is worn out and damaged, it may leach with our food stuffs. And ceramic is what bothering me, as last month i ordered my cup and sausers and few plates with melamine..i am not sure if melamine is plastic? And my other ceramic stuffs not sure how toxic it would be..planning to get them out. I never use plastics for any purpose, as it is not good for environment. I never allow plastic balls or dolls to my kids..lol. I don't use plastics in microwave too. Is melamine a plastic type..i have a set of plates made out of it? Will that be toxic as well? Thats really interesting to know about your place. Garlic is really good one, i use often in my cooking. You have a vegetable garden? lovely...i have recently started one and I live in India. Now its rainy times, i have started with tomato, parsley, onion and chillies at my little garden. Rain is favoring them and hope they would enjoy their growing..lol. And its my delight to have meet you here..and you made this discussion both interesting and valuable one! Cheers a lot!

Thats really an interesting aspect of cast iron. I feel i am anemic sometimes and cast iron is really good source of adding iron into the food stuffs. I love to use cast iron after knowing this fact.lol.

Honestly you are right. Take for any type of utensils make, they have harmful atleast of 10%, so its unavoidable. Nice that you manage yourself and that is so great!

Thats a good research veganbliss! This is really an interesting and important as we deal with utensils every day in life. And nice you take off those which is unsafe. How about melamine..is this a ceramic or type of plastic. Recently I have ordered few plates of this type and not sure if it has harmful lead or plastic type. Stainless seems to be good and does not leach toxins unless and otherwise its damaged or worn out. I still deal with ceramics, but the fear of lead bothers me to use it anymore. And do share your research with us which will be real helpful for deciding our utensils! Cheers!

Oh you are right veganbliss, I heard its a plastic and thats the reason am hesitating to use it. I avoid them while cooking. You got that point, changing it regularly matters a lot. That's not a problem! I will appreciate for sharing those valuable information on this discussion. I started this discussion mainly to get knowledge on our day-to-day utensils and i felt its important to know what we use and how we handle them and take care. Thanks for the Useful information Veganbliss!! And hope your comments will help some mylot members here.

Melamine? Yuk! It's a plastic, just like what the inside of my 1992 cupboards are laminated with. The stuff stinks now, but I don't think plastic utensils are as bad for you as other types - just don't use when cooking! I'd rather use wood or glass or stainless, but whatever you use, do change it regularly! Sorry I cannot share my research as it was done over a decade & a half ago from books & magazines that I no longer have (it was before we had internet or computers here).

Hi Bagarad, happy you liked this discussion and i thought this will be useful for everyone to have a discussion about the type of utensils which can care our health and our family. Do you season the cast iron yourself, though i haven't done it myself, but when we take to the shop where they does it. I would suggest you to check if it can be made fine, i may check it out for you and let you know. Sorry to here about your hand and cast iron is really heavy, its good you avoid them. I believe Crock pots of olden ages, may have no harmful lead, but what mostly believed is as long as the utensils are in good condition without worn out or over heated, it will be safe to use. I do use most of them stainless and i have stopped my non-sticks recently.

Even I feel cast iron is good in all. Nice to hear you use them at maximum. What utensils are made of cast iron?..i heard fry pans usually made of cast iron. Any other utensils?..i am planning to order a new utensils next week, hope i check for cast iron.

Honestly you are right prosperity. Even we are same and less options to use other kinds like wood. But I find this article so good to know about our day-to-day utensils make which is suppose to have some harm on our health by linching into the foods. I was totally ignorant unless i read some articles about this! Thought to share it here! Cheers!