Kitchen

[idiotshopper]

Lately, I have been concerned about food safety and have swapped out almost all of my plastic containers. My adult son seems to forget and put them in microwave and from what I've read lately NO PLASTIC is safe for the microwave. If it says microwave safe, it means the container is safe, not me. So I'm now wondering about the glaze on cookware. Since most I have is made in China, I learned their glaze usually has chemicals I don't believe is safe. I'm just about at the point of getting rid of everything except Corelle and even it has to be currently manufactured. I would love some comments.  

[Still Raining]

I do have some plastic items for cabinet and refrigerator storage, but I do not put them in the microwave ever.

Long ago I got rid of all my 'nonstick' cookware.  

I know others are not as fussy about things like this.  To each their own.

[patbz]

Don't have any non stick; almost everything else is stainless steel ( from a variety of makers but its all wonderful).

[Kachina624]

@idiotshopper.  The only glaze I've ever heard of being potentially dangerous is that applied to ceramics containing lead.  Any acid content of a vessel can cause it to leech into liquid, like lemonade in a pitcher.  Most of the problem has been with ceramics from Mexico.  There are test kits available to detect lead on ceramic glazes.

Cookware is not glazed; it's baked enamel.

Have you done research online, like Google?

[Sooner]

Do some research.  A surprising number of china and other glazed dishes have lead content.  You need to read because it is a complicated issue.  

[Mz iMac]

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@idiotshopper wrote:

 I've read lately NO PLASTIC is safe for the microwave. 

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@idiotshopper   Care to share your source?

[idiotshopper]

Yes, I am concerned about my Temptations dishes. 

[SilleeMee]

'Glaze' on cookware is usually found on enameled pots/pans. The enamel is the glaze, Look for newer/reputable brands for safety.

'Glaze' on dishware is usually found as a coating on ceramic and the same thing applies there where finding a newer, reputable brand will provide you with a safer product.

As for Corelle, older pieces that have decorative designs applied to them may not be safe b/c the designs may contain lead. It's not the glass part but the design part that's bad.

[Kachina624]

It's supposed to be illegal for lead-bearing coatings to be sold in the US.  As I said previously you can buy a test kit at hardware stores to test them.

I doubt many are being sold today.  I'm surely not worried about it.  The danger would be mostly to children.

[Desert Lily]

Cadmium (a toxic carcinogenic) has also been used in glazes.

I think there are websites that tell the chemicals used in particular dishes & accessories.

@Kachina624  In one of my novels, I had a character that accidentally made several people ill because he had way too much cadmium in beer steins he had produced lol.