does the food come into contact with that aluminum piece?
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Matt,Thank you for your email.Hand cast solid aluminum body with FDA-approved food grade powder coating finish. So the food does not touch the aluminum.Have a wonderful day!Michelle
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Yes, depending where its lodged. I haven't tried it but it should its metal.
558417
Yes the crockpot"s external aluminum surface does get hot to the touch during cooking.
940520
The metal parts are aluminum but they do not come in contact with the food being juiced, the part that comes in contact with the food is a hard non-BPA plastic, very durable and will not leach anything into the juice.
1105770
I am not a chemist but it seems to me if aluminum were coming from the base metal of the cookware then the non-stick coating should show some sign of damage, wear, loosening, or some other evidence of it. To date mine shows none of this.
1096001
In Anodized cooker , I think food is not coming into contact with Aluminium which might have some harmful effect.
312649
It does have a metal underside, so the food wouldn't touch any plastic. Not sure what the lid is made of, but it is a hard plastic. My kids don't love this...they say there is always water in their lunch from it. My friend uses these all the time for her kids and they say they never noticed that. Hope that helps.
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I'm a chef, I've taken note long ago about using aluminum in contact with food. IF you do not SCRAPE the aluminum, it will not then come off into the food. THUS, avoid cooking with, say, aluminum 2 Qt. sauce pans, if you scrape /stir with a stainleess steel spoon. Use a nylon spoon instead. Another way aluminum can be a poor choice for cooking is in contact with acidic foods. Tomato sauce is one such ACID, and it's in pizzas, but on the top of pizzas, thus I'd say you're safe , as the rack touches only the dough portion of the pizza. SO DON'T SCRAPE ALUMINUM, and DON'T COOK ACIDIC FOODS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH ALUMINUM. I myself am about to but this little oven, by the way..... I'm a chef, I've taken note long ago about using aluminum in contact with food. IF you do not SCRAPE the aluminum, it will not then come off into the food. THUS, avoid cooking with, say, aluminum 2 Qt. sauce pans, if you scrape /stir with a stainleess steel spoon. Use a nylon spoon instead. Another way aluminum can be a poor choice for cooking is in contact with acidic foods. Tomato sauce is one such ACID, and it's in pizzas, but on the top of pizzas, thus I'd say you're safe , as the rack touches only the dough portion of the pizza. SO DON'T SCRAPE ALUMINUM, and DON'T COOK ACIDIC FOODS IN... » Read More I'm a chef, I've taken note long ago about using aluminum in contact with food. IF you do not SCRAPE the aluminum, it will not then come off into the food. THUS, avoid cooking with, say, aluminum 2 Qt. sauce pans, if you scrape /stir with a stainleess steel spoon. Use a nylon spoon instead. Another way aluminum can be a poor choice for cooking is in contact with acidic foods. Tomato sauce is one such ACID, and it's in pizzas, but on the top of pizzas, thus I'd say you're safe , as the rack touches only the dough portion of the pizza. SO DON'T SCRAPE ALUMINUM, and DON'T COOK ACIDIC FOODS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH ALUMINUM. I myself am about to but this little oven, by the way..... « Show Less
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The lid does not say it is, so I would think not but my food will only be covered with the lid not touching. Not sure if it makes any difference or not.
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No, the lid is made with plastic, so it will come in contact with food. I am not sure what other container would have a stainless steel lid, sorry.
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The lid goes on the outside of the glass so that no aluminum is touching the food.
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So far as I can tell, every part that touches the food is aluminum. There is a basket-like metal cage attached to the handle which crushes the fruit into the aluminum container, forcing the juice out through the aluminum spout.
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The lid does have plastic in the threads that screw the top to the container, but none of it touches your food; only stainless steel is in contact with your food.
975264
I use a plastic spoon though I have not heard metal would interact with DE.
1720679
Yes, the inner rim that screw the lid is plastic, but it won't touch the food. The part that might touch the food is stanless steel.
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I just got mine a couple days ago and Iti is thin about a quarter inch thick with aluminum on both sides. I would say yes to your question as long as it dosent get to hot. Its just a guess as I have not tried it yet
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Yes, Virginia the external aluminum does get hot during cooking. You should always use the handles.