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Re:The Teflon Toxin by InclinedPlane on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @04:47AM (#10046788)
For casual home cooks I'd recommend hard anodized aluminum. It's an excellent non-stick surface, easily hand washable, non-toxic, fairly durable, and low cost. Really as long as you aren't constantly gouging it with metal things then it'll hold up for years and years.

Cast iron is great too though, don't get me wrong.

Re:The Teflon Toxin by imglorp on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @07:55AM (#10047217)
Is that wise? Al cookware has questionable safety.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium#Health_concerns

These guys recommend stainless or cast Fe. http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=dailytip&dbid=92

Re:The Teflon Toxin by DanBC on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @07:57AM (#10047226)
From your wikipedia link: Although the use of aluminium cookware has not been shown to lead to aluminium toxicity in general
Re:The Teflon Toxin by ars on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @01:58PM (#10049447)
> Al cookware has questionable safety.

Aluminum yes, but hard anodized is alumina which is a different compound, also called ruby and emerald. It's very very hard (as you can tell since it makes gemstones) and completely inert to cooking materials.

Confusing aluminum and hard anodized is like confusing chlorine and table salt.

Re:The Teflon Toxin by InclinedPlane on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @02:14PM (#10049568)
Using Aluminum cookware does not result in a significant ingestion of Aluminum, hard anodized Aluminum even less so.
Re:The Teflon Toxin by aembleton on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @05:37AM (#10046901)
I bought this set: http://www.costco.com/Circulon%C2%AE-Premier-Professional-Ha...

Not only does the hard anodized surface work well, the lids have small holes where the spout of the pan is so that you don't need to use a colander.

Re:The Teflon Toxin by outdooricon on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @07:56AM (#10047221)
Re:The Teflon Toxin by mtgx on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @06:46AM (#10047062)
What about ceramic pans?
Re:The Teflon Toxin by lingben on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @05:01PM (#10050586)
ceramic is a great option, as long as you take care of it (don't scrub with abrasive, etc.) I switched recently to ceramic pans and I love the look and feel, silky smooth and glossy white surface!