Friday Favorites: Are Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Cast Iron, and Teflon Safe?
What’s the best type of pots and pans to use?
These are the first two videos in a three-part series on cookware. Check out the last one: Are Melamine Dishes and Polyamide Plastic Utensils Safe? ( ).
I’ve previously discussed aluminum in antiperspirants (Antiperspirants and Breast Cancer ( )), in food (How to Avoid Phosphate Additives ( )), in medications (Are Acid-Blocking Drugs Safe? ( )), and in tea (Is There Too Much Aluminum in Tea? ( )).
What about pressure cooking? I covered that in Does Pressure Cooking Preserve Nutrients? ( ).
What is the safest way to prepare meat? Find out by watching my video Carcinogens in Meat ( ).
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I love this channel!
Thanks for looking out for us, Doc! 🕊️💕🌱🌞
I have kept away from Aluminium pans since 70s. Getting away from a non stick frying pan takes more thought. We simply can not eat traditional food any longer we have to move with the times. Dr Gregor is wonderful for giving us the information we need. Thank you dr Gregor much appreciated ❤
“Dark Waters” changed my family’s life. We immediately went home and replaced all of our Teflon cookware with ceramic. I also replaced my dental floss. I was shocked they make dental floss out of PFAS. That shouldn’t be legal. It’s not possible to totally avoid it since if you want to buy something like an umbrella, it becomes unavoidable, but we were at least able to reduce our exposure.
I always knew what Glide floss was made of. That’s why it doesn’t shred. Even though I don’t use Glide, I doubt that it’s harmful. (I was always too cheap to buy it and continued to use old fashioned waxed floss, inconvenient as it is).
Grew up with Cast Iron
Still use it
Thank you for the information, Dr. Greger! We appreciate all of your selfless acts of dedication to improving human health!!
Woah weird! I was justtttt shopping for a nonstick pan yesterday and was wondering about all this 😮 was I being followed? 👀
Helpful, as always.
Decent , like always 🚀
What about ceramics and other types of stone?
Oh my gosh oral B glide 😳 I floss with it 3 times a day 😬 no more. As always Thank you Dr Greger for sharing information to help keep us healthy
Makes me wonder about the exposure to modern, breathable rain jackets. I think they are PFAS-laden as well??
Mucho thanks! I say dr Gregor promotes his book and go on JRE 🙏
What about ceramic lined cookware?
You are so very much appreciated. Thank you for all you share. You make such a difference in the world. And you are fun to watch as well.
The simplest is the best. Stainless steel pots and pan are great.
Teflon and other EXTRA coatings to make “non stick” pans use suspect chemicals that can leach into the body.
Any non stick pan with a broken or worn surface coating should be disposed of as the chemicals can flake off or be absorbed.
You can’t use a cast iron pan without oil unless you are boiling can you?
Oh, my lord! I stopped cooking a year ago or more. Now I feel better about that, lol! I boiled water in a steel pot to brew coffee. I’ll be aware of how boiled water tastes to avoid toxicity in my body. Thanks for the video!
Thank you! 🥦❤ Love to see you moving by the way