what material sorrounds the food when it is cooking?
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Hot air while the meat or food product sits on a wire mesh. There's no oil and the heat from the air cooks the product through and through.
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It sits on a metal screen which is above a metal drip pan, the screen detaches from the drip pan for cleaning or serving. the pull out draw is made of metal.
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Aluminum. I have not used it yet. However. I will use cooking spray in it first.
250389
The material is a plain stainless steel. It is NOT non-stick. We have been very pleased with this product for making soups, stocks, applesauce, etc.
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It's make of plastic. I've never blended hot food, in it, so I can't say for sure.
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I am interested in the answer to this as well. I teach cooking and use stainless and titanium cookware...have been considering this rice cooker, but not without more info on the metal used in the pot.
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I do not know... I threw my pan out because black pieces, from the pan fry surface, were coming out in the food. Not a good pan after some cook time.
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I am not an expert on different cookware materials. At this point I use mostly clay, or cast iron, and enameled cast iron. I like the kinds of materials that hold and distribute heat most consistently. I do know that clay has been used as cookware material for centuries (I think it may have been the first practical cookware ever used). I do not think there are any issues in regard to safety, toxicity, or nutrition. I just love the way clay "treats" food either in a cooker, on the stove or in the oven.
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Teflon, but make sure you check it the minute you receive it, I did not and when I did go to use it was broken, and by that time it was to late to return it.
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I'm not sure exactly what the material is composed of, but it's a regular Teflon-type non-stick coating. I would contact Rosewill directly for specifics.
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Aluminium. But it's heavily coated with some kind of inert food safe coating. Works great.
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I tried grinding cooked ground turkey. It required a lot of "muscle" to push the food through. As a result, I also wound up with metal shavings in the food because the metal is too soft . I wouldn't buy this product. It's not worth the risk of metal shavings in the food.
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This cookware has a non-stick coating, aluminum does not come in contact with the food, using medium heat the coating is enert so nothing should release into the food.
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I guess It's Aluminum. Fits well on Prestige Cooker. Why bother? It'll melt when pressure is high as safety measure.
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It's not ceramic. It's made out of some kind of plastic. It definitely stands up to the heat of cooking though.
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See the Wikipedia article on plastics, which says most plastics leach into food. BPA is just the worst one. Glass would be the best option, if anyone sold it that way anymore.
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It is like a non-stick (teflon like) aluminum. I do love this steamer, press the button and it cuts off when it is done perfectly. Never had a bad batch of rice. I probably have used it 30-40 times
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Some sort of plastic. I didn't keep the packaging so I'm not 100% sure, sorry. But the pas, lids, spatulas, and food are all plastic