Are hard anodised and non-stick vessels the same?
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Are hard anodised and non-stick vessels the same?
You can check the answer of the people under the question at Quora “anodized aluminum cookware vs teflon“
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No, they are different (at least used to be).
Anodizing is a method of (usually) electro-chemically treating the actual surface of the aluminum alloy into a different aluminum compound, usually harder than the original aluminum alloy underlying it now. It chemically and physically changes the aluminum several microns deep. It is NOT a coating. Sometimes it might be a straight chemical reaction (vs electro-chemically), but seems to not be as commercially as common.
Most (certainly all retail commercial ones I’m familiar with as of ~20 years ago) non-stick (certainly Teflon) are coatings of non-stick chemical compounds applied to the aluminum.
Caveat — today, there may be some newer non-stick surfaces, that I am not familiar with, that are actually an anodized coating. So bear that in mind.
10 Pcs Non Stick Cooking Set w/ Frying Pans & Saucepans
The debate over hard anodized cookware vs. non-stick cookware has been raging since hard anodized cookware entered the market, and de-throned non stick cookware as the go-to cookware for home cooks looking for cookware that was easy to use, and easy to clean.
Non-stick cookware has been the most popular cookware in millions of home kitchens around the world, since the slippery coating that prevents food from sticking was developed in the 1940’s, and marketed to the public in the 1950’s by DuPont as Teflon® coated non-stick cookware.
There are now several types of non-stick cookware on the market today, some made with and without the potentially dangerous Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). A popular type of cookware, which was developed by leading cookware manufacturer Calphalon, in 1968 to prevent food from sticking to the pan and withstand the daily beating of a professional kitchen is hard anodized cookware, This type of non stick cookware is popular with professional chefs and home cooks who want a non-stick cookware, but that is 100% PFOA
Non-Stick Cookware Set, Pots and Pans – 8-Piece Set
Hard Anodized is scratch resistant; non-stick is a slick coating that will keep food from reacting to the metal of the pan by adhering. Two different things, though there is some overlap in some cases.
Calphalon 10-Piece Pots and Pans Set, Nonstick Kitchen Cookware