I looked into these choices in detail from a heavy metal contamination point of view recently. * Cast iron: this site implies that cast iron may not be safe, b

I looked into these choices in detail from a heavy metal contamination point of view recently. * Cast iron: this site implies that cast iron may not be safe, but it is the safest option if you need a little iron in your diet- most people do and an iron panel will tell you if your iron levels are too high. Safer than cast iron may be wrought iron- it is less likely to have accidental contamination issues [1]. Darto sells wrought iron pans at a reasonable price [2]. * Stainless steel- also a great option and this site does mention concerns of nickel leaching out. Nickel is not as concerning as lead contamination, but it is a concern for cooking acidic food. This site refers to all low nickel stainless steel as low quality, but there's a potential health advantage here to having a no nickel or low nickel pan even if it doesn't hold up as well. * Rivets and other issues. I just bought a Noni no nickel stainless steel pan. It's made from a single piece of stainless, including the handle. [3] Rivets in pans can be contaminated with lead. More details from XRF testing of cookware are here [4]. I also saw some other Century Life articles. They recommend silicone utensils but most silicone is contaminated with low levels of cadmium [5]. Undecorated wood is a safer bet. Century Life also mentions Le Creusset and enameled products without a discussion of lead contaminated. [6] [1] https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=302979 https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=302979 [2] dartointernational.com [3] https://www.solidteknics.com/solid-products/ https://www.solidteknics.com/solid-products/ [4] https://tamararubin.com/2021/01/i-want-to-buy-some-nontoxic-cookware-which-pots-pans-are-the-safest-for-cooking-which-pots-pans-are-the-least-toxi https://tamararubin.com/2021/01/i-want-to-buy-some-nontoxic-... [5] https://tamararubin.com/?s=silicone https://tamararubin.com/?s=silicone [6] https://tamararubin.com/category/le-creuset-cast-iron/ https://tamararubin.com/category/le-creuset-cast-iron/