What's happening for you all today?

[Bobby]

And best to buy organic cotton … so much from China with that … what I used to think was a new smell… but it’s formaldehyde … no wonder the instructions were “wash before use”
Other good sheets to buy are a mix of cotton with bamboo.
And then there’s linen sheets too.
Sometimes in Spotlight they have a huge sale and can get it at such a good markdown.
Also top doona or blanket … I have doona with 100% cotton cover and wool filling.
We just need to be so mindful when buying stuff and not just go blindly buying anything that was cheap in the past!

Even clothes I have I look at and read label… I am now avoiding polyester etc
I’m going to say in a more intimate fashion… although I’ve finished menopause I found the best panty liners were more pricey but organic cotton “Tom organic cotton” pads and liners. I even buy sorbent hypo allergenic toilet rolls. Don’t want irritation of perfumes.

If anyone takes their sweet time shopping reading labels … it’s me!
I’m annoyed I thought Teflon coated pans were great.
They are but… once it starts to show scratchy little tears… I throw it out.
Bessemer pots are so expensive and coated… I had one good one I was so careful with it… had visitors for dinner and wanted to help with washing up… used a scratchy scrubber and ruined the bottom of my pot!
I swore to myself there and then no one is allowed to wash my pots etc
I just say “no leave the dishes… I can do them tomorrow, let’s just chill out for now. I put water in pots to soak them and then treat them like precious!
I have an over head crate with hooks over sink and I hang pans on that so it’s not cluttered on top of each other in cupboard.

Yes - cotton is a great material.

I never tried Bessemer coated pots.
https://bessemer.com.au/products/bessem ... r-set-24cm

I always use cast iron or stainless steel pots and frypans.
I leave them to soak with water and detergent for 12 hours and then they clean up easily.


https://www.facebook.com/nourishedlife/ ... 003617517/

Bessemer have confirmed their non stick cookware does contain the toxic coating I'm sorry to report.

[Sophia]

I read further into that article/discussion board and found these types of comments …

Nourished Life
I would take these false findings about Bessemer having PFOA off your web page.
Our cookware does NOT contain PFOA.
This is false and misleading.

[Sophia]

I looked further on the web and found this… a claim I’m sure a big name like Bessemer wouldn’t write unless true.

The entire Bessemer® range is PFOA, Lead and Cadmium free. So you can be rest assured that, when cooking with Bessemer®, your family will be enjoying nutritious tasty meals without all the nasties being left behind in their food.

[Bobby]

I looked further on the web and found this… a claim I’m sure a big name like Bessemer wouldn’t write unless true.

The entire Bessemer® range is PFOA, Lead and Cadmium free. So you can be rest assured that, when cooking with Bessemer®, your family will be enjoying nutritious tasty meals without all the nasties being left behind in their food.

Just use cast iron or stainless steel pots and frypans -
then you don't have to trust any claims about safe coatings.

[mellie]

I looked further on the web and found this… a claim I’m sure a big name like Bessemer wouldn’t write unless true.

The entire Bessemer® range is PFOA, Lead and Cadmium free. So you can be rest assured that, when cooking with Bessemer®, your family will be enjoying nutritious tasty meals without all the nasties being left behind in their food.

Just use cast iron or stainless steel pots and frypans -
then you don't have to trust any claims about safe coatings.

Exactly. Bessemer may use less forever chemicals or omit some, but at the end of the day, if it's coated with something then it's likely toxic also.

Bessemer ain't fooling us

[mellie]

Also, if you absolutely must cook on a non-stick surface and don't trust cast iron or stainless steel, you can always use organic wax paper to line your pans. Just cut paper to size of pan. Great for cooking on public BBQs too.
Spray pan with mild olive oil and the paper sticks perfectly.

Great for crepes and pancakes

So toss those non-stick forever chemical laden pans away.
They're not required.


https://www.amazon.com.au/15in-242ft-Un ... d_source=1

[Sophia]

I’ve bought those cast iron pots recently… a Staub
Heavy as though.
And I do like my s/s pans I do roasts in or use in air fryer.
I also used them Vision glass pots, they are an amber colour. And those white ones(forgot the name) but came out after the moon landing.
I basically cook with s/s pots. Since I was married in 1976.
Before that it was my folks old aluminium pots.
One thing I could never use much for food was plastic, Tupperware etc.
I just store stuff in them like stray and spare buttons, sewing stuff, paint tubes, some IT stuff, etc
Hopefully I haven’t poisoned myself or family too much

[mellie]

I’ve bought those cast iron pots recently… a Staub
Heavy as though.
And I do like my s/s pans I do roasts in or use in air fryer.
I also used them Vision glass pots, they are an amber colour. And those white ones(forgot the name) but came out after the moon landing.
I basically cook with s/s pots. Since I was married in 1976.
Before that it was my folks old aluminium pots.
One thing I could never use much for food was plastic, Tupperware etc.
I just store stuff in them like stray and spare buttons, sewing stuff, paint tubes, some IT stuff, etc
Hopefully I haven’t poisoned myself or family too much

Older cookware is incredible, you only need to see how it lasts to know how good it is.

As for Tupperware, I would probably get the poos in 3000 years or so if I were an archaeologist of the future and kept digging up this stuff.

The Tupperware age.

[Jasin]

I'll look at the sheet's labels in future. Cheers for that.

You can get plastic scourers from Auto shops. Detailers use them because they don't scratch and clean easy.

I used to like Tupperware Parties. I was the only guy of course. Went to two over the years. Still have my stuff.

[tllwd]

Back in 1980 I stay overnight in Murchison Hotel in Kew, WA. Tableware in the dining room was old silver, very nice.