Best non-toxic cookware: Pots and pans to ensure healthy cooking

When looking for non-toxic cookware, surely the first question is: what cookware is considered toxic?

The UK has strict manufacturing rules, especially when it comes to the tools we use to prepare our meals. There have been some questions raised about plastic, non-stick coated cookware and whether they can 'leak' plastic compounds into cooking ingredients. Teflon was once in the firing line for including man-made perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in its formula, but it removed the carcinogenic compound from the equation in 2013 after it was banned by the Stockholm Convention.

Teflon-coated products made after this date - which exclude PFOA - are safe to use. That said, if the coating has become scratched or damaged, it's best to seek a replacement.

While non-stick allows one to cook on high heat without buckets of oil or packets of butter and makes cleaning cooking instruments much easier, there is still cause to believe it is harmful to humans and animals. Luckily, there are excellent non-toxic alternatives on the market to help your kitchen adventures.

Options like , ceramic, glass, and can resist high oven temperatures and be or too.