Modern
kitchen utensils can truly enhance your cooking experience, especially when you
choose one that have well-thought of material science, not only to keep them
useful in the kitchen, but make them last long despite use with high
temperatures and food with very high acid and salt content. These cooking
elements can take a toll on even the most modern kitchen utensils, which is why
you should always be careful in selecting products to use. Here are some common
materials used in the manufacture and production of the most common place
kitchen utensils that you should consider as you select products to buy:
- Copper – With its excellent thermal conductivity, copper is a durable and attractive material for use in cooking. Copper utensils are comparatively heavier than other types of utensils made from other materials, and they require scrupulous cleaning. They are also not suitable for use with acidic foods.
- Iron – Cast iron kitchen utensils are more suitable for use with more covalent compounds like oil and fat, rather than water, which promotes corrosion. Since iron is more prone to rusting, prolonged and constant contact with water should be avoided. This said, iron utensils have very little problem with particularly high cooking temperatures. They are simple to clean and are very durable and less prone to breaking than earthenware.
- Earthenware and Enamel – While more brittle than most types of cookware materials, earthenware and enamel have their own advantages, especially when it comes to slow cooking and slow baking. However, they are unsuitable for cooking over direct heat/flame.
- Aluminium – Arguably the best material for modern kitchen utensils, aluminium has many great advantages over other types of metals in terms of thermal conductivity, and non-reaction to different kinds of foodstuff at high/low temperatures. It also has the least toxicity.
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