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Borosilicate glass (and some aluminosilicate glass-ceramic) is transparent, doesn't leech iron or nickel into the food, is easier to clean since limescale doesn
by devit 8y ago
Borosilicate glass (and some aluminosilicate glass-ceramic) is transparent, doesn't leech iron or nickel into the food, is easier to clean since limescale doesn't bind easily to it, doesn't rust when exposed to salty water, can be used in a microwave oven, unlike cast iron and stainless steel.
The only disadvantage is that it shatters if you drop it or hit it with enough force.
- philwelch 8y agoIron is a nutrient, though.
- code_duck 8y agoIndeed, and cast iron pans are specifically employed by vegans for the dietary iron they provide.
- marcosdumay 8y agoStainless steel shouldn't leech anything into your food, no matter what's inside it. (It's used to store many kind of acids, and doesn't leech anything into those. I hope your food is tamer than pure fluoridric acid, for example.) But there is a lot of stuff labeled "stainless steel" that stains. Sometimes even before you buy it.