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[4 Dec 2009 | No Comment | 244 views]
Cookware Mother Nature Provided – Terra Cotta

With the new year just around the corner, thoughts of making resolutions are on everyone’s mind. What’s the #1 New Year resolution every year? Losing weight by eating healthier, of course.
So let’s get back to earlier times and cook the way early man did, by using terra cotta cookware!
Dating back to early civilization terra cotta (clay from the earth),  has been used for different things ranging from sculptures and pottery to roof shingles and bricks. Early man would sculpt the partially dried clay into what ever form he needed and …

Cookware, Induction Cookware »

[24 Aug 2009 | No Comment | 278 views]
Is Induction Cookware Safe to Use on a Gas or Electric Cooktop?

or cookware to be induction cookware it simply needs to be ferrous. This means it must be made from iron or some other metal that supports a magnetic field. This being the case there are a few cookware types that are not made specifically for an induction stove but will work with one. If you simply use cast iron or stainless steel cookware on your inductioncooktop then there should be no problem using either type on a gas or electric stove.
There are some cookware that …

Cookware, Induction Cookware »

[18 Aug 2009 | No Comment | 205 views]
Use Any Cookware On Your Induction Cooktop

If you think just because you have an induction cooktop that your non-ferrous cookware is no longer usable, you are wrong. Several companies are now producing what is usually referred to as an induction disk. An induction disk is a flat disk made from a ferrous material that heats up when it is placed on an induction cooktop. The disk then transfers it’s heat to any cookware piece that is placed on top of it. This makes it possible to cook with any type of cookware …

Calphalon, Cookware, Headline, Stainless Steel »

[13 Jul 2009 | No Comment | 307 views]
Calphalon’s New Stainless Steel Omelette Pans

alphalon Stainless Steel Omelette Pans feature the Calphalon Cool V handle, sloped sides and a flat, thick bottom that heats quickly and evenly. Cool V handles are designed to stay cool over the stove-top and are attached using stainless steel rivets. These pans feature a 3-ply construction that combines a heavy-gauge aluminum core and stainless steel. The Aluminum core provides quick even heating.
Calphalon Stainless Steel Omelette Pans can be purchased with an optional non-stick coating, combining the elegant look of stainless steel with the easy cleanup of …

Anodized Cookware, Cookware »

[6 Jul 2009 | No Comment | 387 views]
Hard-Anodized Cookware Overview

n 1968 Commercial Aluminum Cookware Company released the first line of hard-anodized cookware known as Calphalon. In 1997 the company was renamed to Calphalon Corporation. While hard-anodized cookware is still a little higher in price than some other types of cookware it is now offered by many companies in the form of commercial and home lines.
Hard-anodization is an electro-chemical process that hardens aluminum by speeding up the oxidation process. Oxidation occurs spontaneously in nature, the electro-chemical process just speeds it up. This process makes aluminum up …