4 types of bowls and plates should not be bought because they can be toxic

1. Bowls with patterns painted on enamel

Currently, there are two types of enameling techniques: Under glazed enamel, where the patterns are submerged under the enamel, and Over glazed enamel, which refers to the coating on the surface of the ceramic.

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The colorants of the floating enamels when exposed to friction or high temperature are easy to release into food, which can be harmful to the health of users. Because many manufacturers have chosen cheap chemical pigments containing relatively high heavy metals (lead, mercury, cadmium) in production to reduce costs.

Therefore, it is best to buy white bowls or sink enamel bowls because they will not be impacted, will not release heavy metals.

To choose a good enameled bowl, you can gently flick the mouth of the bowl with your hand. High heat resistant porcelain is harder, more beautiful color and delicate will have a very brittle sound, and opaque sound is low temperature porcelain.

2. Stainless steel bowl

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Stainless steel bowls are not fragile, have two layers of insulation so they are not hot, which is loved by many users. However, stainless steel bowls are not suitable for storing some acidic foods such as tomatoes, orange juice, lemons or strong alkalis such as baking soda because they are easily corroded and harmful to health if stored for a long time. .

Especially now that there are many types of stainless steel bowls on the market of good quality, which can contain heavy metals containing heavy metals.

If you want to buy stainless steel bowls, choose high quality 304 or 316 stainless steel so as not to affect your health. And when washing stainless steel dishes, you should not use a pot brush because it will be scratched.

3. Bowl without base

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Baseless bowls are easy to stack, do not take up space in the dishwasher, so many people choose.

The bowl does not have a nice base but poor practicality. When eating, the bowl without a base is very troublesome because it is hot and slippery, so it is easy to break. Therefore, you should consider carefully before choosing to buy.

4. Rough bowls, complex textures

The rough details, complicated textures that are difficult to clean make it easy for bacteria to accumulate.

Kareem Winters

Update 21 March 2023