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By: Yolanda

Yolanda — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:43:00 +0000

can you use the stoneware from pampered chef on the top of the stove?

By: Jennifer Lance

Jennifer Lance — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:08:26 +0000

Good luck! I think I have seen cast iron waffle makers. I used to have my grandmother's waffle iron. Check second hand stores, you may find an old one before the days of teflon.

By: Penny

Penny — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:43:51 +0000

Hi, like muffins trays I also am having difficulty with finding a no teflon coated sandwich press or jaffle maker. Have you or anyone else found any brands that stock this that are not hundreds of dollars?

Thanks

By: Jennifer Lance

Jennifer Lance — Wed, 09 May 2007 00:58:14 +0000

Thank you for your comments. I do fear aluminum, and I have not been able to find the steel, nor do I have any experience baking with it. All the sites I searched had only nonstick versions, but if you know of a site for steel muffin pans, please post a link. I did mention paper liners in my post. I have not personally tried the cast iron muffin pans, but I based my conclusion on reviews I had read from other consumers regarding their size. The point is, in my opinion, we all need to search for the alternative to nonstick cookware that works for our families and concerns. Happy baking!

By: AHB

AHB — Sun, 06 May 2007 13:25:00 +0000

Jennifer,

What do you mean you can find no alternatives to non-stick coated muffin tins other than stoneware (a fragile choice), too-small iron, and silicone (a terrible choice for performance reasons)?

As pointed out in the replies to your inquiry on Green Living, it is easy to find uncoated aluminum (an obvious choice) at restaurant supply stores and websites (and for the reuse-minded, uncoated aluminum products can also be an easy find on eBay). Are you afraid of aluminum because of the unexplained ‘Alzheimer’s connection’? Even non-reactive anodized aluminum?

Uncoated steel is not a great performer, but you don’t explain why you ruled it out either. If you don’t want the aluminum of aluminized steel, what about tinned-steel? Not the easiest to care for, but neither is cast iron.

If sticking, or concerns about reactivity, is an issue with some of the options you are ignoring, what about paper liners?

I’m also surprised you find Lodge’s muffin pan too small. With impressions of 2-1/2″ diameter that are 1-1/2″ deep, I don’t see it as a ‘mini muffin’ maker.

By: Jennifer Lance

Jennifer Lance — Sun, 06 May 2007 04:43:13 +0000

I am so sorry about your pet cockatiel. It really makes you wonder why these products are allowed to be sold.

By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Sat, 05 May 2007 03:07:57 +0000

I actually had a pet cockatiel who died from Teflon poisoning. It was very sad! I left a pot of boiling water on the stove, the water all boiled off and the nonstick surface started to smoke, and even halfway across the house, my pet dropped off her perch. I happened to live just blocks away from a vet clinic, so I raced her there, but she was dead before I arrived. That was a bit of a wake-up call for me, and we swore off Teflon long before the “official” and indisputable studies came out that really buried that product. Of course, we do still have some non-stick cookware I hadn’t thought about, even though all of our pans are aluminum or cast-iron… thanks for the reminder!