'I wasn’t into cooking—until this ceramic cookware came along'
It's been a long time coming, but I'm finally at a stage in my life where I'm actually starting to enjoy cooking and eating more varied, nutritious, and interesting foods—rather than just sticking to my go to spaghetti bolognese or takeaway meals.
However, no matter how much I enjoy sitting down to enjoy my finished masterpiece, the thought of cleaning up afterward almost makes me never want to cook again. And while I'm generally pretty blasé about most things when it comes to what I eat, I actually care a lot about the chemicals used during the cooking process.
How we tested
I am a woman in my late twenties who recently moved to London and is still, 6 months later, trying to get into my usual groove of healthy cooking, meal prepping and considering what I eat.
As I am also new to the city and still in the long and labourous process of sorting out my home, as luck would have it I was in desperate need of some new pans when the opportunity came up to try a new set of cookware that made cooking easier, healthier and minimised cleanup - I was sold.
Our review
As a new lover of cooking I decided to test out my new goodies by whipping up a delicious chicken meatball salad. I hate that when I usually cook these the meatballs get stuck to the bottom of the pan, losing all structural integrity as I have to pry them off to flip or use far too much oil to avoid it in the first place. But the non-stick on this pan was no joke, I barely had to turn the pan to get those pesky meatballs to flip on themselves - major.
The next morning it was obviously time to try out with porridge now that the weather has officially turned. Maybe it's just be but there is nothing more painful than cleaning a porridge pot, but there was no need to fret because post-breakfast cleanup was practically a dream with how easy it was to wash.
When I first opened the delivery and read about how these pans claimed to offer a healthier alternative to a lot of cookware on the market, I knew I had to do some research.
What are PFOAs and PFAs?
One of the main claims of these pots and pans is that they are free of harmful chemicals like PFOAs and PFAs. But what does that actually mean?
Essentially, PFAs are a 'forever chemical' that are often found in non-stick cookware, and even waterproof clothing, they don’t break down easily, sticking around in the environment and our bodies. PFOAs are a specific type of PFA that was frequently used in Teflon before being phased out due to the harm they can cause as they wear off.
WH verdict
First things first, I genuinely loved cooking when it came to using these pans. No longer did I groan at the idea of post-dinner clean up. Whether it was rice I was boiling or my favourite winter comfort lentils, my washing up routine was halved in time.
I'm a definent convert, this is now my go to cookware and long clean ups after dinner are a thing of the past.
I love that they use recyclable materials in the construction of the pans, and learning more about making healthy choices when it came to toxic chemicals in cookware has actually opened my eyes a little bit!
Now what to make for dinner...
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