There was folklore going around in the 1970's and 80's that aluminum contributes to Alzheimer's, which has since been shown to be completely false. You will get some aluminum oxide and eventual pitting of the surface by cooking acid foods, such as tomatoes. Most of us just boil water to rehydrate foods, so that isn't an issue.

The grease pot is built to contain hot grease, so it is food grade (people do reuse grease). The main issue with the grease pot is that it's easily dented. The cost of replacing a dented grease pot every year or two takes quite a few years to equal the cost of one titanium pot, though. However, I ended up getting titanium after a couple of years with the grease pot.

However, cans are a different story--they are lined with plastic which does contain BPA, which is released by heat. What is controversial there is, how much BPA is harmful? The US Government doesn't think it's an issue. Other governments do. I personally won't use a can for cooking and try to avoid canned foods, but you need to research and make up your own mind.



Edited by OregonMouse (03/10/16 04:21 PM)
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