T&T: Titanium cookware (was Cast Iron Cookware)

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Arild,

we have a titanium soup pot (Scanpan from Denmark < http:// 
tinyurl.com/2lzv2o >) with a glass cover which we use quite frequently.

While it has a "lifetime guarantee, and we have had it for about 3  
years, there appears to be a coating of some sort inside that seems  
to bubbling up. The size of the defects is like the size of pimples  
that teenagers get.

The bottom of the pot has a metal base that is probably not titanium  
because it leaves a black mark on the shelf where it is stored. I  
clean it every so often using a scouring powder but only lasts one or  
two washings. It goes in the dishwasher nearly all the time, but  
sometimes, it still needs a manual cleaning...

The Admiral likes it because it has a clear cover, but otherwise. she  
is not impressed.

It probably conducts heat faster, and cools quickly, but a good  
stainless pot with an aluminum core would probably be just as good.

It is lighter than a cast iron pot, but cleaning it is a different  
experience

If titanium was the "mother lode" of cooking metal, than I wonder why  
I do not see more pots and pans made from it. I walked into  
Bloomingdales some years ago into their cookware area and found only  
one small shelf with some titanium pots on it. And, none at William  
and Sonoma.

And, I would have to question why it is being sold at a standup stand  
@ a supermarket.

It may all be a gimmick, with some potentially questionable science  
and claims behind the concept.

Also, thanks for the long post on cast iron cookware

Lee
On 4 Jun 2007, at 02:24, Arild Jensen wrote:

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By coincidence a cookware sales booth was set up at the local  
supermarket today. I asked the rep there about energy savings. He  
claimed their titanium coated non-stick cookware would save 35%  
compared to cooking with cast iron. Somehow I doubt that figure! A  
more realistic value might be around 15 - 20%;   but then again,  
maybe??? Hmmmm! Anybody have any hard data to contribute? Arild

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