Anyone know if hard anodized cookware is OK to use?
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Only specific type of cookware woks. On my induction heater stainless steel bottom pans work. Hard anodized pans (circulon) does not work.
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I have used the product for six months. It worked well. Make sure you use a container that will work on the cooker.
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Use a magnet to check. If it sticks to your cookware from outside, it will work. Induction heating works with ferromagnetic material. Most probably you will have a magnet in an old shower curtain or on your fridge. If it does not stick, you will need a think steel disk between the cookware and the glass surface. Those are available on amazon. Also any thin cookie baking sheet that is single layer will work if the magnet sticks to it (those are the cheap ones in walmart)
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I've Been Using The Full Set Of . . . "Circulon Contempo Hard Anodized Nonstick Skillets And Pans" . . . Since 2004 . . . On Electric Stoves That Have Open Coils . . . w/o . . . Any Problems@All . . .
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Kent gave one pro of hard anodizing = non stick surface in an earlier response. A con would be that most hard anodizing is done on aluminum. Essentially hard anodizing builds up an extra thick and stable coating of the base metal's oxide form. So in this case its Aluminum Oxide. Some people have bad reactions to aluminum so they would want to avoid hard anodized aluminum pans. Stainless Steel is on the other hand an alloy of iron, carbon and chromium. There seem to be less toxicity problems with stainless steel than with aluminum. Stainless steel will wear harder and longer than an anodized pan but it will scratch and it has almost zero non stick properties.
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I use metal spoons on pans, just don't dig down hard on anodized pans with metal utensils.
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Where are you reading that there is any teflon in this set? The name of the pan set is Hard Anodized Aluminum.
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Yes these are hard anodized so they don't stick. I use them and love them and never have any issues
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Probably could, but would definitely not recommend it. There are loads of high quality, heat resistant utensils on the market designed for using with non-stick pans. I own lots of Anolon (pots/pans/bakeware) and would not think of using metal on them. I even go so far as to use a heat resistant rubber whisk for sauces in a non-stick pot. Love my Anolon and wouldn't chance ruining that great non stick quality.
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The literature for Anodized cookware says you can use metal utensils. But I have found that the anodized coatingwill scratch and then become a *sticky* spot for certain foods. I use these *awesome* pans to cook omelettes as a vital part of my catering business...so they can't stick. After hundreds of uses over the last 12 months thesepans remain stick-free, both inside and outside...but I choose to use only non-metal utensils. I have 8 more pansas back-up, but only pulled 2 that got scratched over this last year.
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You should not. Get wood or top of the line rubber or hard plastic specific for non-stick cook ware.
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No, certainly not in the short term (had mine 2 years) and I would strongly doubt in the reasonable lifespan of any good quality cookware. For this set, say 20 years? For starters, the non-stick surface would have to wear down before your cooked food even contacted aluminum. Which of course would mean you'd have teflon in your bloodstream first :)
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Yes, they are hard anodized aluminum. They suggest coating with oil for the first couple of times, but after that they are pretty much non-stick. Mostly I have cooked chicken, fish and shrimp on these grates, and they have turned out very nicely. More importantly, they have eliminated the hot and cold spots that existed before.
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Washing in the dishwasher will turn the outside anodizing a much lighter gray. I made this mistake. Once. I do not know if machine washing will damage the anodizing, but it definitely make it look bad. If you need to clean your cookware in the dishwasher you should get stainless steel, which loves the DW, and is available with nonstick coatings inside. Induction cookware is a specialty item that will always clearly be identified as such.
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I don't believe that is safe as while the teflon could handle the heat ,the painted outsides and handles would be done gonners. I'm a firm believer in Pyrex mostly for oven cooking,but theres some recipes I've used where they will reccomend using metal non-stick ovenware. I do a lot of stirfry and sautees.So these pans have worked out great for the top of the stove and I have noticed due to the bottoms of this cookware spreading the heat,my pasta is cooking better and a little quicker.I do reccomend this cookware,It's GREAT,I love it!
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Thanks, Randy. I'm glad to hear this because I just ordered a set from Amazon! Some anodized cookware has circular rings on the bottom that are very rough and would damage the glasstop burners. I'm glad to hear these are okay!
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I was going to share the same info that L. Botos did; the insert that I received with the cookware (hard-anodized set) stated that it was good to use on a ceramic cooktop (which is what we have). I have not had any trouble with it over the last month.
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I own 9 x 2 inch pans from Fat Daddio's and Magic Line. The Magic Line pan is not anodized. It has brushed aluminum sides and a shiny finish on the bottom.
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No, these pans are not anodized, they have ceramic interiors. I gave my daughter a set for Christmas and she says that they are the best pans she has ever owned! And she has gone through a lot of pan sets over the years.