Kitchen Products

Stainless steel kitchenware is great, but if you want to consider them a long-term investment, then you need to take care of them.  Here are some things to remember when you’re cleaning them:• If acidic foods sit in stainless steel for a long time, they may cause corrosion.

• If you boil something in a stainless steel pan, make sure the pan doesn’t boil dry, or it may discolor.

• Do not use bleach or ammonia on stainless steel.

• Do not use steel wool to clean stainless steel, as it may leave behind carbon steel fragments that will rust into the stainless steel surface. Use a nylon or stainless steel wool scouring pad instead.

• Do not use silver dip cleaners on stainless steel. They will leave a stain.

There are plenty of benefits for being a vegetarian, but one of the downsides is to have a carefully planned diet so as not to miss any of the nutrients that meat and animal products would provide otherwise. 

One of the biggest issues is having to take vitamins in order to compensate for the loss of iron that one would gain from eating beef.  If you cook with cast iron cookware, however, then you’re luckier than most.

Studies have shown that the minerals from cast iron cookware attach themselves to food that is being prepared, thus putting an amount of iron that would not be present in vegetarian food.  By purchasing cast iron cookware, you could have some of the same health benefits as a non-vegetarian, as well as having really great, long-lasting pots and pans.