is the cooking area aluminum or stainless steel?
854735
Was looking to find out the same. Too bad for the teflon-coating. Skipping. Fooducate: http://www.ewg.org/research/healthy-home-tips/tip-6-skip-non-stick-avoid-dangers-teflon.
854736
Thanks for clarifying! The Amazon heading has "stainless steel" in the title, so I'm glad I discovered it's actually teflon coated before ordering.
854737
The cooking pot is teflon coated aluminum. This cooker works really well. It produces great rice. and allows one to focus on things other than the rice.
546568
I believe it is stainless steel, then a layer of aluminum, then another layer of stainless steel. It is one of my favorite gifts to give to my friends who enjoy cooking. It will last forever, shows beautifully when served from, and comes out sparkling from the dishwasher! Enjoy it!!
2077782
The pot itself is stainless steel. I just cook with that. You may be talking about an aluminum insert, but I don't use an insert. There is aluminum in the bottom of the pot for even heat distribution but the food cannot contact that aluminum because it is covered by stainless steel.
2077784
The stainless steel encompasses the aluminum. It is usually only for heat transfer purposes. .. I purchased this.. still going great
625549
The pan itself is thick aluminum with non-stick coating. It heats very evenly. The handle is stainless steel which, because it conducts heat much more slowly than aluminum, stays cool when frying/sauteing. The handle also has a rubber-like grip around its sides and bottom.
543162
It's aluminum with a non-stick coating. I would have preferred cast iron, but I'm quite happy with it. Works great.
1611428
The pan is definitely made of aluminum. I still have the packaging that came around the pan because it has recipes on the inside of it. it says on the packaging made of aluminum for even cooking throughout. This pan has been awesome.
1237599
The body of the pan in aluminum, but it has a steel clad bottom. We use it all the time on our Fagor induction burner and it works great. We rarely use it on our standard electric burners.
2245790
I don't know, but I have owned it for about a month and love it. I use stainless for all my cooking having been scared by all the hype of aluminum and Alzheimer's. This pan is a good weight and the two handles make it easy to handle. The dishwasher cleans it well after a cursory scouring with a scratchy pad. I think the manufacturer specs would list the 18/10 issue question answer.
112492
im not sure sam. but i think id reread what i wrote.. STAY AWAY from aluminum cooking wear! it is extremely bad for you. buy stainless steel. take care.
1993136
I believe it is anodized aluminum (non-stick surface inside) and a fantastic pan! Gave them away as Christmas presents because I loved mine so much.
1780635
It's definitely aluminum. It's very light, but make sure you use a light layer of cooking spray, and keep it at a higher temperature or they will stick. :)
493541
It's not stainless steel. It's either aluminum or aluminum alloy. I can't tell the difference. Hope this help.
900906
The outside coating is stainless steel, the cooking pot is coated with a non-stick material.
121074
There doesn't appear to be any aluminum on it anywhere. I could not speak to whether there is aluminum sandwiched in between stainless. How would I know that? I can tell you I absolutely LOVE this pressure cooker and use it several times a week. I actually used it three times yesterday. I'm very concerned about the use of aluminum in my food and I am comfortable using this pressure cooker. Only stainless touches my food. I hope this helps.
2213768
Andodized aluminum. And stainless steel cover, you can use stainless steel spoons for cooking with this.
900908
Stainless on the exterior and nonstick on the cooking pot. No problems with either so far.