by Glen Broomfield
We have spice racks, fresh herbs, and a plethora of vinegars. We add butter, or use specific types of oil, some even infused with these herbs and spices that we love so much.
Why do we have this multitude of weapons in our cooking arsenal? Plain and simple, straight answer, taste. Stainless steel cookware allows you to have more control of the tastes in your kitchen.
Don’t get me wrong, non-stick cookware is great. It adds convenience into our hectic lives, allows us to cut down on the grease we use while cooking, and keeps dishes out of the sink.
A quick wipe down with a wet cloth and even melted cheese will wipe clean off of a non-stick pan. But, when you cook a tender, fresh pork tenderloin in a non-stick pan, something is lost. That ‘mess’ or fond (French for “bottom) that gets left behind on stainless steel cookware after searing a fine piece of meat is teaming with flavor just waiting to be deglazed.
Deglazing a pan is the act of adding wine, vinegar, or even water, basically any cold liquid to a hot pan to remove those scrumptious morsels of concentrated taste. These deglazed nuggets of flavor are perfect for broths, stews, gravy, or any other sauce to accompany the meal you have slaved over a hot stove for.
Non-stick cookware not only compromises some of the food’s taste, but the coatings often come off if challenged with a metal utensil. They scratch easily which can ruin the integrity of a non-stick pan and end up ruining your cooking experience quite quickly.
When this scratched coating becomes dislodged and mixed into food, it can have severe repercussions. “The US Environmental Protection Agency announced that they have asked the 8 largest manufacturers that use chemicals known as perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, to reduce production by 95 per cent by 2010 and to stop using it completely by 2015 because they have been shown to cause cancer and reproductive problems.” (Weston, 2006)
So, stainless steel cookware will not only make your food taste better, keep you out of the hospital, but also keep money in your wallet because your new favorite pan won’t need replacing every time your roommate heats up some canned soup and stirs it with a metal spoon (no pent up aggression roomies… promise…).
For the gents, it’s like driving a car. Stick (pun intended) with me now, stainless is like driving a stick-shift in comparison to an automatic, non-stick. They’ll both get you to where you’re going, but the true driver who knows his car will always take a stick shift over an automatic for the added control.
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