I am concerned about Aluminum poisoning of my family's food. Can you tell me if the bottom has Aluminum layer inside or outside?
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I too, am concerned about aluminum, and, therefore, do not buy anything with an aluminum interior. Of course, you cannot tell by just looking, so I purchased this by trusting what the mfg. has stated. That said, I love this pressure cooker! Happy cooking!
1691866
This Fagor pressure cooker model is constructed from high gauge 18/10 stainless steel with an aluminum encapsulated bottom that guarantees even heat distribution. The pressure cookers will work on any kind of stove top: gas, electric, ceramic and even induction! This means that there is NO aluminum in contact with the food.
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there would be no aluminum touching your food, it is sealed inside and out with SS
1691868
Interesting. I confess my lack of attention to detail in this case: I did not know that there was aluminum in the construction, as all I saw was stainless steel. Now I see that the bottom exterior does show evidence of the encapsulated aluminum section to which others have referred; obviously this is not an interior feature.
1691869
The inside is completely stainless, the aluminum layer is sandwiched between this and the base and never touches the food.
681542
I believe the bottom is a very thick aluminum plate. The inside, sides & lid is completely stainless steel. in other words, the whole pot is stainless steel clad with an aluminum bottom for heat disbursement. I've had mine over 25 years and it still looks like new after regular household use. Just bought another for my sister and it is identical as my original ... not cheapened over the years. Great pot.
811779
I am not sure -- outside is -- inside tank may be aluminium -- i am just not sure
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We contacted Nutrex and were told the ALUMINUM is naturally occurring in the productWe hope this helps you can also contact NUTREX if further information is needed1-800-453-1187Thank youHouse of Nutrition
932759
It aint aluminum cuz it melted at around 300'F. Not lead, cuz toxic. My guess is some bismuth / antimony eutectic alloy - but have not tested. But the part came, and fixed my pressure cooker !
2261224
Inside they are stainless (ceramic). I think the outside bottom is aluminium.
934100
Sorry - I answered it wrong the first time. The inner layer is steel. The base is also magnetic steel - it works well on induction. You will be cooking in steel - I do not use aluminum either.
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Aluminum is only toxic (very mildly so) when cooking acidic fluids. I bake in the oven on the supplied trays covered with aluminum foil sprayed with cooking oil or else in steel baking pans. This is dry baking (oil is dry in this sense), so there is no aluminum ion exchange. If you bake bread, as I do, then the formation of the crust quickly stops ion exchange even if you bake dough directly on aluminized steel sheet or foil.
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Appears to be stainless with a clad aluminum bottom for improved heat dispersion. Stains are just residue from what you cooked. It just shows up so well because of the high clarity of stainless but stainless is a virtue in this regard because you can see better what was left behind, and easily clean with steel wool or abrasive cleanser or metal polish if it really bothers you.
480383
Negative. A magnet will not stick to the bottom, so I'm assuming its aluminum.
1611428
The pan is definitely made of aluminum. I still have the packaging that came around the pan because it has recipes on the inside of it. it says on the packaging made of aluminum for even cooking throughout. This pan has been awesome.
946253
Looks like aluminum. Conducts heat (cold) like it, too. Not a problem in use, unless you're totally opposed to aluminum in food prep.
1937606
All surfaces that touch food are stainless. There is an aluminum disk bonded to the bottom that provides even heating, but it is isolated from the cooking surfaces. I retired an older Mirro cooker due to the same concern about using aluminum.
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Hi Ben - All parts that come in contact with food, herbs, etc. are steel. The only aluminum are tubes covering steel side supports, more for decoration - no contact with food. For the money this is an excellent unit for home use.
305990
It is coated with a non-stick material. I believe that because of its weight that it is aluminum.
845683
Aluminum is a great heat conductor... however I don't like to cook directly on it...the aluminum is encapsulated in the bottom of the pan...I believe triple encapsulated means another material (usually copper) is also used on the bottom..however I love this pan.
1637048
It has aluminum case on top, but I am not sure about bottom. I would say it is probably plastic.