Are any parts that touch the food made out of aluminum? Where is the aluminum?
1626581
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.
1626582
Hi Ben - Reading the other comments there must be two products on the market. The product I have looks like the image that accompanies this. The only aluminum are side tubes. The strainer and basket are stainless and the turn screw is all steel (checked with magnet) with some plastic caps for looks. The screw will rust - stainless would be too soft, so after each use dry screw and apply a little olive oil. I've done a lot of work with mine.
1626583
So far as I can tell, every part that touches the food is aluminum. There is a basket-like metal cage attached to the handle which crushes the fruit into the aluminum container, forcing the juice out through the aluminum spout.
1626584
Not sure, but the plate that presses the fruit is plated with something that has chipped off of mine and the screw has begun to oxidize after just one use. I am currently trying to return mine, unfortunately I'm not having much luck. My advise.... Buy a better product. There was red spray paint all over the screw threads when I took mine out of the box. It took a lot of work to get it cleaned off.
893712
no mine are pure glass. :) metal isn't healthy for cooking like glass is. and certain metals are very hazardous for your health to use like aluminum. We love our glass cooking pots.
1937608
No non-stick or aluminum. All very thick stainless. Because of the thickness of the bottom you don't scorch food.
1896011
It's all stainless steel, no aluminum parts. I love that, because there is not oxidation that you get with the aluminum.
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.
615086
No the inner lining including the bottom, is all one piece and made of aluminum. It does not bother me. I do not see how that affects the food in the inner pot. It does get dirty and stained easily which I keep clean by adding some vinegar to the water inside every now and then.
1218185
Seem like all stainless steel. I don't see any aluminum at all. A few plastic parts on the outside.
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.
999950
Not during the time I own it. I believe that it is constructed with Aluminum.
1909606
Aluminum core bottom, clad in stainless steel. Not used for induction glass cooktops. See item description. No aluminum touches food.
543163
Pretty sure it's aluminium. My wife,who is Japanese, loves this item and uses it constantly.
615085
No the inner lining including the bottom, is all one piece and made of aluminum. It does not bother me. I do not see how that affects the food in the inner pot.It does get dirty and stained easily which I keep clean by adding some vinegar to the water inside every now and then.
1326640
Aluminum. They work excellent! I did a few test runs only filling one or two until I figured out the amount of batter that worked best for my recipe. The doughnut holes were very good. I have 2 sets.
1358344
Yes. And I believe that the material is made of aluminum, but I'm not 100% sure.
1018175
I was told it was aluminum, we don't put it in the dish washer....we wash it by hand. We love it and how it cooks.....
326246
Don't think it has aluminum in it. According to the package it has the following trace minerals: sodium chloride / calcium /potassium / sulphur / magnesium / iron /phosphorus / iodine / manganese / copper / zinc
1952079
I called the customer service line to ask this specific question because in the past i have had terrible reactions to aluminum, mainly that I can't think straight after using aluminum cooking products. The woman at the end of the line said that it is Breville's company policy not to disclose the materials used to make their products. Seems fishy and misleading. I will be returning this product, I just cannot take the risk. BTW- I tried to see if I could take a peak inside but it was too complicated.