Aluminum utensils are not expensive, light and durable. Due to the properties of aluminum, food quickly heats up in baking dishes and foil. But at the same time there is a certain danger - the penetration of aluminum from dishes into food.
Aluminum is found in acceptable quantities in many foods, is present in water and medicines. A small part of aluminum is absorbed by the human body, its excess is easily excreted without complications.
Almost every housewife has aluminum utensils. In such dishes, food does not burn, liquids quickly heat up. This cookware is lightweight and comfortable.
Modern tableware manufacturers have developed new production technologies. By applying stainless steel to aluminum, they began to receive aluminum cookware more resistant to deformation and chemical influences.
Aluminum damage
In high concentrations, aluminum is toxic, can cause damage to the nervous system, kidneys, liver, anemia and tumor growth.
When cooking, aluminum cookware and foil can react chemically with foods. For example, milk is an alkaline environment, and vegetables are an acidic environment. Under the influence of any of these environments, aluminum enters from food into food, and then into the human body.
The amount of aluminum that gets from dishes or foil into food is too small, so it can not cause harm to a healthy person. However, people with diseased kidneys may experience serious illnesses such as Parkinson and Alzheimer's.
Recommendations for the use of aluminum cookware and foil
Using aluminum cookware and baking foil is safe for health if you follow the following recommendations:
- prepare dishes with a neutral environment: baking, dairy-free cereals and heating or boiling water;
- after cooking in aluminum dishes or foil, it is necessary to shift the food into ceramic or glass dishes;
- Do not clean dishes with abrasive materials, because this will damage the protective film.
In order to restore the oxide (protective) film in an aluminum dish damaged by abrasive cleaning, it is necessary to draw water into the dish and let stand for ten minutes, then wipe it dry.
