Last Updated on June 13, 2025 by NonToxicSwaps
Cookware is often coated in toxic materials that can leach into your food. Choose safer materials when it comes to your cookware to eliminate toxins and heavy metals from leaching into your food.
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Cookware to Avoid
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Aluminum: can leach heavy metals like cadmium & arsenic, linked to DNA damage (PMID: 32671619)
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Non stick/Teflon: contains PFAS, associated with cancer, endocrine disruption, thyroid disease, Crohn’s, ADHD, higher cholesterol. “PFOA-free cookware” often contains PTFE, which is just as harmful. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK584690/)
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Copper: can leach heavy metals, linked to oxidative stress & DNA damage which are linked to an endless list of health concerns (PMID: 32623684)
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Ceramic: ceramic coatings are easily scratched, typically exposing aluminum core (see above). There Is a lack of transparency across ceramic coating materials which Is a huge red flag. Ceramics are known to contain tetraethoxysilane, which can be a respiratory Irritant, contains ethanol which Is a known carcinogen (See Safety Data Sheet)
Best Non Toxic Cookware
Stainless Steel
- Made In Cookware – 10 Piece Stainless Steel Pot and Pan Set – 5 Ply Clad
- All-Clad D3 3-Ply Stainless Steel Cookware Set 10 Piece
- Viking 3-Ply Pots and Pans Set, 13 Piece Stainless Steel Cookware, Glass Lids
- Meyer – 10-Piece SuperSteel Tri-Ply Clad Stainless Steel Cookware Set
Enameled Cast Iron
- Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron Signature Oval Dutch Oven, 8 qt
- Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron Signature Braiser, 3.5 qt
- Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron Signature Round Braiser with Glass Lid, 2.25 qt.
- Lodge 3.6 Quart Enameled Cast Iron Oval Casserole With Lid
- Lodge 6 Quart Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven with Lid
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