Saving Money: Nonstick Vs. Uncoated Cookware

Television is flooded with ads for high tech nonstick cookware coatings they claim are virtually indestructible. They come with limited lifetime warranties that usually include many exclusions.

No nonstick coating has been proven to equal or outlast uncoated cookware like stainless steel. Scenes of burnt-on foods that are impossible to remove are exaggerated to sell their revolutionary new cookware. Charred foods is usually due to negligence, not the cookware.

In This video:

• Buy cookware based on what you cook. 00:33
• Should you buy individual pieces or a set? 2:17
• Cookware materials. 3:56
• Cookware and stove compatibility. 6:12
• Nonstick versus uncoated. 7:05
• Nonstick materials. 8:18
• What PFOA, PFOS, PFAS, and PTFE free means. 8:44
• Why you should ignore lifetime warranties. 9:42
• Features to consider. 10:38