How a piece of cookware is coated may impact how healthy (or safe) it is to use. In general, glass or stainless steel cookware options are the healthiest, as they do not have a coating on them.
Kaitlin Vogel is a health journalist based in New York. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, including Healthline, Eating Well, Parade, and more.Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content.In general, glass or stainless steel cookware options are the healthiest, as they do not have a coating on them.
Previous studies showed the chemical perfluorooctanoic acid used to make Teflon was associated with cancer.Ceramic cookware, on the other hand, is made of a sand derivative, which results in a slick, nonstick finish. And, technically, the “healthiest” choices in cookware are neither ceramic nor Teflon, but glass and stainless steel.
The chemical in original Teflon products has been banned since 2014 , Zumpano explained. Newer Teflon products use PFAs, though research links these chemicals to health concerns as well.
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