Cuisinart promotes a model that uses Tritan plastic from Eastman Chemical. Despite claims that it is “BPA Free, Tritan leaches BPA and potentially other endocrine disrupting compounds. For peer-reviewed studies and more on this, see: Why “BPA Free” is a meaningless marketing scam (And some plastic safety claims are false).
Author Archive | Lewis Perdue
Stainless measuring cups were substituted for existing plastic ones.
Removing portions of ham that were in contact with plastic packaging
Organic and uncured to minimize plastic contact during processing and packaging. The top and bottom slices were not served because of extensive plastic packaging contact.
Pressure pasta maker – acceptable
To avoid plastic contamination from commercial pasta processing (including commercial flour) aw materials Acceptable except for macaroni die which has plastic parts. However, not acceptable because it’s not capable of making adequate quantities of pasta.
Day 1, Menu development begins, July 9, 2019
Our goal was to select three days of menus from among the ultra-processed menu from the NIH study, then “reverse engineer” them to be prepared with minimally processed ingredients. Our selection process was shaped by which meals would best fit the definition of a “typical American.” Among those meals, final selections were based on which […]
KitchenAid KSMMGA Metal Food Grinder Attachment – Acceptable
KitchenAid meat grinder attachment (KSMPEXTA)- plastic failure
Cleaning materials
Best commercially available cleaning solution to avoid ethoxylates.
Instapot — Acceptable – Stainless steel cooking surfaces