![]() While I do still feel Lodge is a good starter option for those just getting in to non-toxic cookware on a budget, the companies that produce Finex and Le Creuset have clearly demonstrated through their actions and product history that keeping you (and their workers) safe from exposure to environmental toxicants in their products is not a top priority for these companies - as they have a history of persistently defending the continued production and sales of cookware with either Cadmium-laden or leaded decorative elements – and as such are simply not companies I can recommend at all (even though they may carry non-toxic products in their current lines).Īs a result, I think with Stargazer we finally found a “winner” in the high-quality, toxicant-free* cast iron pan category! In contrast to a less-expensive more mass-manufactured brand (like Lodge – which has fairly inexpensive cast iron pieces), I can see from the high-quality heavy-gauge materials and solid construction of this Stargazer pan -readily noticeable in touching and handling the piece - that it is unlikely to suffer the fate of many modern-era cast iron items of lesser quality (which often have visible casting flaws that tend to be the causes of premature failures in what has otherwise – across centuries – proven a truly time-tested, virtually indestructible type of cookware!) Specifically, with some Lodge pieces I have heard accounts from some of my readers that they have ordered them new online and they arrived cracked or broken, although I expect this is the exception not the rule. ![]() ![]() Unlike Finex or Le Creuset, the Stargazer pan has no decorative enamel coatings or other decorate elements that might be positive for Lead or other heavy metal toxicants (Finex has Leaded brass end-caps on their handles, brass that is positive for as much as 40,000 ppm Lead!] unseasoned pan), I also think this is reasonably-priced for a pan of this quality – especially considering that other high quality options out there either are usually more expensive and/or are made by companies using toxicants in some or all of their cast iron pans (like Leaded-brass elements or Cadmium-based enamel coatings). At $80 to $120 a pop (depending on size and whether or not you get the seasoned vs. This cast iron pan seems like a great option for those looking for an heirloom-quality cast iron piece.
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