Re: Cook & Salt - Crockpot cooking

[Guest guest]

I also live in a tiny mountain town without much in the way of shopping, so I

found my new glass crockpots online...they were quite reasonable. I use my

Techniques glass one every day. I also have an Elite glass one, but it not only

gets too hot at the bottom, but the glass insert sits on a plate that looks

surprisingly " non stick " to me. I am not aware of any smell or offgassing, but

it still makes me a bit uncormforable, which is a shame since it is a lovely

crockpot.

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[Guest guest]

I also live in a tiny mountain town without much in the way of shopping, so I

found my new glass crockpots online...they were quite reasonable. I use my

Techniques glass one every day. I also have an Elite glass one, but it not only

gets too hot at the bottom, but the glass insert sits on a plate that looks

surprisingly " non stick " to me. I am not aware of any smell or offgassing, but

it still makes me a bit uncormforable, which is a shame since it is a lovely

crockpot.

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[Guest guest]

I also live in a tiny mountain town without much in the way of shopping, so I

found my new glass crockpots online...they were quite reasonable. I use my

Techniques glass one every day. I also have an Elite glass one, but it not only

gets too hot at the bottom, but the glass insert sits on a plate that looks

surprisingly " non stick " to me. I am not aware of any smell or offgassing, but

it still makes me a bit uncormforable, which is a shame since it is a lovely

crockpot.

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[Guest guest]

I got my first clue about toxic non stick stuff when my sweet little parakeet

Amelia died, and the vet asked me if I had non stick cookware...I was stunned!

I had JUST gotten a new non stick pressure cooker! Although I BELEIVED my vet,

I went and looked for myself and ALL non stick cookware I could find had a TINY

little warning label on it saying not to use in homes with pet birds! HUH???

Wake up call!

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> I don't use nonstick products since I have birds and the off gassing is

> lethal to them (which is a big clue for us, I would say!). Try to keep my

> use of toxic cookware down to nil, but as you indicated, who really knows

> what is safe anymore?

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> From: sproutpeople [mailto:sproutpeople ] On

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> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 3:40 PM

> To: sproutpeople

> Subject: Re: Cook & Salt - Crockpot cooking

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> Yes, it is very sad indeed. Was a real wake up call for me when I realized

> that not only my food, but what I was cooking it in and with was what was

> keeping me sick! Non stick coatings, lead, silicone, dyes, sprays, bahhhhhh.

> I threw out literally thousands of dollars worth of cookware, then had to

> scramble to find suitable replacements...and the jury is still out on what

> IS safe! It killed me to get rid of my lovely pots, pans, silicone bakeware,

> appliances, and other gadgets I had used for years, but not worth the ristks

> to my health...espeically with my allergies and sensitivities! Fortunately,

> culling it all paid off and I got better! I don't know of a specific website

> that lists the lead crockpots, but if you google it, tons of info is out

> there. You can also get home test kits, which is what I did.ALL of mine

> tested positive for lead! bahhhhhhhhhhh!

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[Guest guest]

I got my first clue about toxic non stick stuff when my sweet little parakeet

Amelia died, and the vet asked me if I had non stick cookware...I was stunned!

I had JUST gotten a new non stick pressure cooker! Although I BELEIVED my vet,

I went and looked for myself and ALL non stick cookware I could find had a TINY

little warning label on it saying not to use in homes with pet birds! HUH???

Wake up call!

>

> I don't use nonstick products since I have birds and the off gassing is

> lethal to them (which is a big clue for us, I would say!). Try to keep my

> use of toxic cookware down to nil, but as you indicated, who really knows

> what is safe anymore?

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> T.

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> From: sproutpeople [mailto:sproutpeople ] On

> Behalf Of

> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 3:40 PM

> To: sproutpeople

> Subject: Re: Cook & Salt - Crockpot cooking

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> Yes, it is very sad indeed. Was a real wake up call for me when I realized

> that not only my food, but what I was cooking it in and with was what was

> keeping me sick! Non stick coatings, lead, silicone, dyes, sprays, bahhhhhh.

> I threw out literally thousands of dollars worth of cookware, then had to

> scramble to find suitable replacements...and the jury is still out on what

> IS safe! It killed me to get rid of my lovely pots, pans, silicone bakeware,

> appliances, and other gadgets I had used for years, but not worth the ristks

> to my health...espeically with my allergies and sensitivities! Fortunately,

> culling it all paid off and I got better! I don't know of a specific website

> that lists the lead crockpots, but if you google it, tons of info is out

> there. You can also get home test kits, which is what I did.ALL of mine

> tested positive for lead! bahhhhhhhhhhh!

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[Guest guest]

I got my first clue about toxic non stick stuff when my sweet little parakeet

Amelia died, and the vet asked me if I had non stick cookware...I was stunned!

I had JUST gotten a new non stick pressure cooker! Although I BELEIVED my vet,

I went and looked for myself and ALL non stick cookware I could find had a TINY

little warning label on it saying not to use in homes with pet birds! HUH???

Wake up call!

>

> I don't use nonstick products since I have birds and the off gassing is

> lethal to them (which is a big clue for us, I would say!). Try to keep my

> use of toxic cookware down to nil, but as you indicated, who really knows

> what is safe anymore?

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> T.

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> From: sproutpeople [mailto:sproutpeople ] On

> Behalf Of

> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 3:40 PM

> To: sproutpeople

> Subject: Re: Cook & Salt - Crockpot cooking

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> Yes, it is very sad indeed. Was a real wake up call for me when I realized

> that not only my food, but what I was cooking it in and with was what was

> keeping me sick! Non stick coatings, lead, silicone, dyes, sprays, bahhhhhh.

> I threw out literally thousands of dollars worth of cookware, then had to

> scramble to find suitable replacements...and the jury is still out on what

> IS safe! It killed me to get rid of my lovely pots, pans, silicone bakeware,

> appliances, and other gadgets I had used for years, but not worth the ristks

> to my health...espeically with my allergies and sensitivities! Fortunately,

> culling it all paid off and I got better! I don't know of a specific website

> that lists the lead crockpots, but if you google it, tons of info is out

> there. You can also get home test kits, which is what I did.ALL of mine

> tested positive for lead! bahhhhhhhhhhh!

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[Guest guest]

Yes, I did test my glass one. I LOVE it, but the glass went cloudy very quickly

on it, which was disappointing, but I still use it daily. It tested negative

for lead though, so I don't mind it not looking so great, as long as it isn't

making me sick, lol

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> Did you test the glass ones and make sure there wasn't lead in them too?

> Some glass finishes contain lead.

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> Looks like I'm gonna get a lead testing kit. Heard the one I can find at

> lowes is good.

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> Holly

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