Ceramic pots are the dream of any housewife

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Women love beautiful, comfortable dishes, so they try to update them whenever possible. True, quite often the housewives get lost in the store, faced with a variety of modern dishes made using modern technologies.

Recently, pots with ceramic coating have become especially popular. Manufacturers guarantee the housewives safety and the absence of food sticking during cooking. Is this really true, or is it just a publicity stunt? Let's figure it out.

In fact, the coating of pots, which we are now talking about, has nothing to do with ceramics in the generally accepted sense. In fact, "sol-gel technology" is used. As a result of the combination of chlorine with silicon, sand, stone and water, a coating appears that is very similar to heat-resistant glass. It should be noted that this ceramic does not contain any toxic substances.

The benefits of non-stick pans are numerous:

- heat resistance;

- ease;

- lack of interaction with acids and alkalis that are inproducts;

- beautiful design - easy cleaning of food residues.

Along with the positive characteristics, ceramic pots also have some disadvantages:

- short service life (no more than one year);

- the formation of microcracks due to temperature differences.

Ceramic pots are best purchased from well-known brands. I would especially like to highlight the famous French company Staub, which has been manufacturing cast-iron pots and pans since the seventies of the last century. Its products are of excellent quality and spectacular design. The ceramic pots of the Belgian brand Berghoff, French Le Creuset, Korean Frybest have proven themselves well.

Today, many housewives have purchased multicookers and are happy to cook in them every day. The multicooker is equipped with a Teflon-coated bowl. But often there is a need to purchase additional capacity. The ceramic pot for the multicooker is the main competitor to its Teflon "sisters". It is more expensive, but, according to manufacturers, it guarantees safety for human he alth, unlike Teflon counterparts. You will have to change such a pan more often than a Teflon-coated bowl, due to the short service life.

Ceramic heat-resistant pan "Pumpkin" (France) is made of cast iron. It differs not only in excellent technical characteristics, but also inimitable design. True, such pleasure is not cheap. For example,"Pumpkin" with a capacity of 0.35 liters will cost you 1506 rubles.

Ceramic pots are not only made from cast iron. They are made from steel, and even aluminum. They come in different sizes, which allows you to choose the right option.

What should I pay attention to when buying ceramic pots? The wall thickness is very important. For high-quality dishes, it should be at least 3 mm. In addition, the pan must have a multi-layered thick bottom. Thanks to these features, the “pot” effect is achieved - food cooks faster and warms up throughout the entire volume. Pay attention to the pot handles. The most practical are those that are a continuation of the body.