5 THINGS TO AVOID IN THE KITCHEN
A kitchen is one of the most happening place of our house. Our day starts with the kitchen and ends in the kitchen.
1. Aluminium utensils
Aluminium is a metal, the intake of which, is not good for the human body. When we cook or drink in aluminum utensils aluminum, a small quantity of aluminum gets inside our body. But due to its properties aluminum neither gets digested nor gets out of the system as waste.
Aluminium cookware can pose various health hazards, it is a steady process but can cause big heat aluminum cookware problems. People with kidney problems may also have difficulty removing excess aluminium from their bodies because of which it gets accumulated, posing risks for bone and brain disorders.
We should avoid cooking foods, especially acidic foods such as tomatoes in aluminum cookware. Also, avoid storing leftovers in aluminum utensils, as it allows food to absorb small amounts of aluminum.
Alternatives
It is better to stop using old aluminum cookware and switch to better alternatives such as good quality stainless steel, cast iron utensils, or earthen pots. These can be little costlier than aluminum dishes but this cost is not more than our health
2. Nonstick cookware
Nonstick cookware, such as frypans and saucepans, are coated with a material called polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), commonly known as Teflon. Generally, Teflon is a safe and stable compound. But, at temperatures above 300°C, Teflon coatings on nonstick cookware start to break down, releasing toxic chemicals into the air and can be infused into whatever food you cooking. It also creates a very unhealthy (to your lungs) smoke if it gets extremely hot.
Generally, we use spatulas, spoons, or flippers, in a Teflon pan, which can easily scratch it. Then you have a situation where the coating can flake off into your food, which is unhealthy. This nonstick cookware is safe until we cook food in low heat, and until the Teflon covering is not coming out. Because after that these nonstick utensils become rather hazardous.
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