Chef Whitney talks with Erik Bergstrom of Xtrema Ceramic Cookware to help you understand how what you cook your food in effects the quality of your food, and your health.

When it comes to cooking whole, nutritious meals, you know that every ingredient counts. You read labels. You shop the perimeter. You buy organic. You think about everything you put into a recipe. But have you ever considered what you’re cooking in and how that effects your food?

Aluminum, copper, stainless steel and cast-iron cookware can leach heavy metals and toxic chemicals into foods at high temperatures—changing the flavor and health profile of your favorite foods. You can’t taste these heavy metals, but over time, your body will show the heavy metal toxicity.

In this episode we talk about

• what is ceramic cookware
• what is ceramic coated and ‘green’ cookware
• how long it takes to make real ceramic, metal free cookware
• what leaches into your food when you cook at high heat
• how long your pots and pans should last you
• how does the vessels you cook in affect your food

Website: www.starseedkitchen.com

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