Times of India·4 min read·medium

Can ancient utensils like clay pots and iron kadhais improve health?

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Can ancient utensils like clay pots and iron kadhais improve health?
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This article explores the potential health benefits of returning to traditional cookware like clay pots, iron kadhais, and brass vessels. It suggests that modern non-stick and aluminum cookware may lack the nutritional and moisture-retaining properties of ancient methods.

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There is a growing consumer trend toward traditional and sustainable living practices as a means to improve personal health and wellness.

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Clay Pots, Iron Kadhais and Brass Vessels: Can bringing back these ancient utensils help improve health?Modern and thick-bottomed cookware in our kitchen has not only replaced our traditional cookware but has also taken away the technique and nutritional value of the food that we used to prepare. The non-stick pans and aluminium cookware cannot retain food moisture as clay pots can. Classic Indian texts like the Sushruta Samhita describe how utensils used to make food influence digestion, immunity, or water purification. Both Ayurvedic literature and modern sciences reflect upon the effects of cooking and storage vessels. Traditional techniques involved cooking food on chullahs that were made of clay or mud stoves fuelled by wood. Our fast-paced lives over time led us to choose modern cookware, but you don't have to choose between healthy and convenient anymore.

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