Aluminium Cookware: Toxic or Not?

Aluminium is the most common metal on the earth's crust. In fact, 8% of the earth's surface is Aluminium. It's everywhere - in the water you drink, it's in the soil, in vegetables you eat, in medicines you take.

So we ingest aluminium all the time, so the real question is - does the extra bit of aluminium that leaches from your vessels into your food somehow cross into toxic territory.

[thecomment]

Didn't the older generations mostly used cast iron vessels and utensils? Aluminium utensils became more widespread because of industrialisation and mass production.

[geetaganeshgudi]

My momma knew this more than 25 years ago. She used to cook rice and plain dal in aluminum utensils, and didn't cook curry or gravy sabzi in aluminium utensils. She would say aluminium reacts with sourness of Tomato/tamarind in curry.
She isn't a science graduate, but she's avid reader and new all these things. She's 68 now.

[sinsunjai]

Aluminium is very soft and can leech in significant quantities if the pan or kadai is repeatedly and rapidly scraped while cooking.

[sarathmenon]

Aluminium is a highly reactive metal. While this is normally a bad thing for cookware, pure Al instantly reacts with atmospheric oxygen and create a barrier coating of Aluminium Oxide which acts as a strong protective coating. Aluminium oxide is strong stuff - it takes a very substantial acid to break it down, and if the food you are consuming is that acidic, the extra Al consumed is among the least of your problems.

[adnanroni]

Very good summary, but the part that is poorly constructed is the reasoning that just because our of previous generations have been using it for a long time and they don't visibly show signs of toxicity, it is usually safe.
Many forms of

[kcsivaranjani]

Thanks for this! You wouldn't believe the level of peace your video has given me. I was genuinely worried that I had been inadvertently poisoning my family all these years.

[sai_]

When Krish Ashok makes a video on something, it is THE video on it. You do a great job of presenting the facts in a clear and accurate way, and make sure to address all the relevant sensationalism or fearmongering.

[muse]

I noticed long time back lemon rice wrapped in aluminum foil, that was brought to a hot picnic day had small holes on top. the acid in the lemon reacted with foil. I never use Aluminum pots after that. No Teflon, No Aluminum, no Microwave in our house. In olden days people used clay pots to cook soups, rice etc. those are the healthiest.

[sirishasriram]

Thanks, you obliged all of us, in fact even rich in small towns and villages do use some aluminium vessals, as you say avoid slow cooking and acidic ingredients, Bravo

[vivekvivek-nnxo]

Originally in india people used to use clay, iron, copper and brass. Aluminum came later as cheaper, lightweight alternatives . Along with that came the nonstick and pressure cookers.

[vivekkumar-eivz]

what a world, all are great doctors and knowledgeable guys, all seem correct with each contradicting each other, not sure whom to believe.

[gangadharhiremath]

Your videoes are the ones that i always see in full.You are enlightening the ppl against dozens of scare mongers.

[VishalKhopkar]

You single handedly debunk the nonsense spewed by youtubers like Fittuber. Great job!!

[Aren]

Wow thank you so much.... Ive been trying to replace all my alluminium untensils to steel and other expensive materials..but now i get it. 🙏

[anonymousfz]

It's amazing how things that provide convenience are somehow now being termed as dangerous, Thank you masala sahab for debunking these myths and providing logical context. Todays world is replete with scare mongering and control and your videos are like a ray of hope. I hope more people move towards logic

[Utkarsh_]

Aren't all aluminum vessels anodized?
Like when we perform experiments even in H2SO4 we have to grind the aluminium for the shiny pure aluminium to get exposed as it anodizes with atmospheric oxygen and forms an inert coating (al2o3) over aluminum, that is also why aluminium never corodes?

[johnl]

This has definitely made me feel a lot more at easy. I was worried about cooking my rice in my aluminum pot. Also, side note I am used to seeing you on Instagram and I am subscribed to you over there, nice to see you have a channel here on you tube as well.

[jyotirjyotir]

Simply fantastic. Thank you for such beautiful presentation. Be blessed.

[vinishshetty]

Being from South Canara/ Dakshina Kannada region, both My grandmothers cooked in clay pots, In olden times they used firewood after LPG was available they used gas but the cooking was mostly done in earthenware they lived to cross 80+ My parents mostly used SS and SS with copper bottom, My dad passed away at 62 my mom is diabetic with hypertension at 69.
Lifestyle and activities have a huge influence on longevity.

[vamshimyana]

Do you have research papers on aluminum vessel for cooking