Stainless steel leaches nickel and chromium into foods during cooking (2013)

Re:Stainless steel leaches nickel and chromium into foods du... by unfocussed_mike on Thursday March 10, 2022 @07:55AM (#30626372)

Pyrex made a range of "flameware" frying pans that you can still sometimes find on eBay, using an "aluminosilicate" glass. Sold them for forty years.

There are a few details about Flameware here.

https://gizmodo.com/the-pyrex-glass-controversy-that-just-wo...

You can find them on eBay still. I definitely wouldn't use one; they seem utterly impractical. They must be heavy, they are small, and the clip-on, rather than bolt-on handles are going to be rusted and dodgy at this point. You can see why they chose that strategy (to avoid a heat stress point around a bolt) but it can't be without its risks.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Stainless steel leaches nickel and chromium into foods du... by Werewolf255 on Thursday March 10, 2022 @08:10AM (#30626494)

I've got a 'flameware' saucepan and it works great. Very light and visually interesting, but I put it away for special because I'm always worried I'll break it. The strap and clip handle is fine on my pan but it does seem like it needs to be tightened up every so often,so I could see it being a common point of failure.

[ Parent | on HN ]