Aluminum Cookware at Food Glossary

What is it? This sturdy cookware is a good heat conductor and comes in light and medium weight cookware and bake ware; the heavier the gauge, the more evenly it cooks. Its available in plain or anodized finishes. Plain aluminum finishes can darken and pit when exposed to alkaline or mineral-rich foods, and when soaked excessively in soapy water. Likewise, they can discolor some foods containing eggs, wine or other acidic ingredients. Aluminum may be reactive and easily scratched, its often combined with other metals. The anodized finishes are chip-, stain- and scratch-resistant but will spot and fade if cleaned in a dishwasher. Extensive research has proven that the old tales of food being poisoned by aluminum are unequivocally false, and those who claim that some foods take on a metallic taste when cooked with aluminum cookware are counterbalanced by just as many who insist they dont.

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