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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Maddie Thomas

Non-toxic and long-lasting: how to choose the best cookware

Change by degrees composite how to source (and look after) cookware that lasts
Some cookware is recyclable while others end up in landfill: Australians throw away almost 3m pots and pans a year. Photograph: Rixipix/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Zero-waste chef and two-time MasterChef contestant Simon Toohey likens good cookware to old cars: they just never die.

“We spend this whole time buying more often than we need to, for things that should technically be able to last a long time – especially knives and pans,” says Toohey.

So how do you find cookware that lasts a lifetime? And how do you look after it to ensure it lives up to its reputation?

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