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Reply #15 - May 4^th, 2026 at 3:22pm

I have Jamie Oliver cutlery and Gordon Ramsey (Royal Doulton) stainless steel pots/pans
A long time ago I bought the Amway Queen s/s waterless cookware. I’ve still got it. They have a convex bottom to be able to acquire waterless cooking with only 2 tablespoons water
My latest edition is Staub round cocotte. Cast iron with enamelled interior. Made in France

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Reply #16 - May 4^th, 2026 at 3:25pm

Sophia wrote on May 4^th, 2026 at 3:18pm:

tallowood wrote on May 3^rd, 2026 at 4:43pm:

Stainless steel grade for cooking is 304.

BTW, vintage glassware and ceramic glaze may contain uranium, it was added for tint, and when hot it will leak into food.

Does that include what was called Vision glass cookware?

It's easy to tell if glass contains Uranium- even without a Geiger counter.
Turn off the lights and shine an ultraviolet torch light at the glass.
It will glow green if it contains Uranium.
Uranium glass is very rare so I doubt it.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-06/demand-rises-for-radioactive-antiques-glo...

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Reply #17 - May 4^th, 2026 at 3:26pm

Sophia wrote on May 4^th, 2026 at 3:22pm:

I have Jamie Oliver cutlery and Gordon Ramsey (Royal Doulton) stainless steel pots/pans
A long time ago I bought the Amway Queen s/s waterless cookware. I’ve still got it. They have a convex bottom to be able to acquire waterless cooking with only 2 tablespoons water

Should be OK -
it's only cheap Chinese cookware that we need to worry about.

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Reply #19 - May 4^th, 2026 at 3:31pm

Bobby. wrote on May 4^th, 2026 at 3:25pm:

Sophia wrote on May 4^th, 2026 at 3:18pm:

tallowood wrote on May 3^rd, 2026 at 4:43pm:

Stainless steel grade for cooking is 304.

BTW, vintage glassware and ceramic glaze may contain uranium, it was added for tint, and when hot it will leak into food.

Does that include what was called Vision glass cookware?

It's easy to tell if glass contains Uranium- even without a Geiger counter.
Turn off the lights and shine an ultraviolet torch light at the glass.
It will glow green if it contains Uranium.
Uranium glass is very rare so I doubt it.

Thanks I will do that tonight.,I think the vision corningware was made in France

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Reply #20 - May 4^th, 2026 at 4:25pm

I recently bought a titanium frypan. Haven’t used it yet, but since they make parts for bodies with titanium, surely the cookware must be safe?
Never-the-less I have ordered that test liquid for $11 from Amazon. Once I get it, I will be testing everything. Then I come back here with my results, will be a couple weeks before I get it though.
Back later.

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Reply #21 - May 4^th, 2026 at 4:36pm

Bobby. wrote on May 3^rd, 2026 at 10:24pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 3^rd, 2026 at 7:22pm:

And when China is called out on it, they throw a tantrum and embargo imports because they feel they've 'lost face'...

What face?

We know what China does to its own people... why would they care about foreigners?

Too much of it going on.
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Chinese shortcuts with galvanizing:

https://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1776664551/60

I'd bet the materials used to make cheap crockery and glassware are sourced from contaminated sites whose owners sell them to manufacturers at dirt-cheap prices.

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Reply #22 - May 4^th, 2026 at 4:52pm

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 4^th, 2026 at 4:36pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 3^rd, 2026 at 10:24pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 3^rd, 2026 at 7:22pm:

And when China is called out on it, they throw a tantrum and embargo imports because they feel they've 'lost face'...

What face?

We know what China does to its own people... why would they care about foreigners?

Too much of it going on.
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Chinese shortcuts with galvanizing:

https://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1776664551/60

I'd bet the materials used to make cheap crockery and glassware are sourced from contaminated sites whose owners sell them to manufacturers at dirt-cheap prices.

The Chinese became capitalists but even worse than the worst capitalists -

anything to make an extra penny on every item they sell.

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Reply #23 - May 4^th, 2026 at 5:46pm

Bobby. wrote on May 4^th, 2026 at 4:52pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 4^th, 2026 at 4:36pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 3^rd, 2026 at 10:24pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 3^rd, 2026 at 7:22pm:

And when China is called out on it, they throw a tantrum and embargo imports because they feel they've 'lost face'...

What face?

We know what China does to its own people... why would they care about foreigners?

Too much of it going on.
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Chinese shortcuts with galvanizing:

https://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1776664551/60

I'd bet the materials used to make cheap crockery and glassware are sourced from contaminated sites whose owners sell them to manufacturers at dirt-cheap prices.

The Chinese became capitalists but even worse than the worst capitalists -

anything to make an extra penny on every item they sell.

The speed at which China ditched Marxist-Leninist communism for authoritarian capitalism after it joined the WTO, when the Chinese realised they could become stratospherically rich, led the Chinese down a dark path to slave labour, mass corruption, and an explosion of their cultural instinct of chabuduo - fraudulently less quality, more quantity.

The central government imposed little to no regulations, being fixated on getting mega-rich quick... while entering into a contract with the people: 'Let us rule unchallenged, and we will let the billions roll in.'

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Reply #24 - May 4^th, 2026 at 6:06pm

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 4^th, 2026 at 5:46pm:

The speed at which China ditched Marxist-Leninist communism for authoritarian capitalism after it joined the WTO, when the Chinese realised they could become stratospherically rich, led the Chinese down a dark path to slave labour, mass corruption, and an explosion of their cultural instinct of chabuduo - fraudulently less quality, more quantity.

The central government imposed little to no regulations, being fixated on getting mega-rich quick... while entering into a contract with the people: 'Let us rule unchallenged, and we will let the billions roll in.'

And as I have said -
they do illegal price dumping at below cost to drive non-Chinese companies out of business.
How many steel mills are left in Australia?
BHP used to have many of them.

How many companies manufacturing stainless steel cookware are out of business?

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Re: Don't use Chinese stainless steel for cooking:
Reply #25 - May 4^th, 2026 at 6:30pm

Bobby. wrote on May 4^th, 2026 at 6:06pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 4^th, 2026 at 5:46pm:

The speed at which China ditched Marxist-Leninist communism for authoritarian capitalism after it joined the WTO, when the Chinese realised they could become stratospherically rich, led the Chinese down a dark path to slave labour, mass corruption, and an explosion of their cultural instinct of chabuduo - fraudulently less quality, more quantity.

The central government imposed little to no regulations, being fixated on getting mega-rich quick... while entering into a contract with the people: 'Let us rule unchallenged, and we will let the billions roll in.'

And as I have said -
they do illegal price dumping at below cost to drive non-Chinese companies out of business.
How many steel mills are left in Australia?
BHP used to have many of them.

How many companies manufacturing stainless steel cookware are out of business?

And we've only got ourselves to blame... How many of us are happy with the idea of buying dirt-cheap Chinese goods over more expensive, well-made, safer local products?

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Reply #26 - May 4^th, 2026 at 6:50pm

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 4^th, 2026 at 6:30pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 4^th, 2026 at 6:06pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 4^th, 2026 at 5:46pm:

The speed at which China ditched Marxist-Leninist communism for authoritarian capitalism after it joined the WTO, when the Chinese realised they could become stratospherically rich, led the Chinese down a dark path to slave labour, mass corruption, and an explosion of their cultural instinct of chabuduo - fraudulently less quality, more quantity.

The central government imposed little to no regulations, being fixated on getting mega-rich quick... while entering into a contract with the people: 'Let us rule unchallenged, and we will let the billions roll in.'

And as I have said -
they do illegal price dumping at below cost to drive non-Chinese companies out of business.
How many steel mills are left in Australia?
BHP used to have many of them.

How many companies manufacturing stainless steel cookware are out of business?

And we've only got ourselves to blame... How many of us are happy with the idea of buying dirt-cheap Chinese goods over more expensive, well-made, safer local products?

For quite some time, I have been vigilantly avoiding “made in China” products.
There are other products non Chinese made to buy that aren’t expensive, some items are a bit more $ but buy a good product once and there be no long term consequences especially health wise, which are more costly!
I looked at my first s/s cutlery I’ve used since 1976 and it’s made in Japan. Whew!
My latest is Jamie Oliver cutlery.
I looked at steak knives I’ve got and it’s Wiltshire.
I will be testing all of them! Including s/s mixing bowls, pots, pans, etc
After hubby watched the YouTube (Bobby put up earlier) first thing hubby said is to get that liquid to test it. I said I’ve ordered it already!

The other thing that was crap was “exploding glass”…from China…coffee tables, outdoor bbq tables, anything glass made from China!

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Re: Don't use Chinese stainless steel for cooking:
Reply #27 - May 4^th, 2026 at 6:59pm

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 4^th, 2026 at 6:30pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 4^th, 2026 at 6:06pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 4^th, 2026 at 5:46pm:

The speed at which China ditched Marxist-Leninist communism for authoritarian capitalism after it joined the WTO, when the Chinese realised they could become stratospherically rich, led the Chinese down a dark path to slave labour, mass corruption, and an explosion of their cultural instinct of chabuduo - fraudulently less quality, more quantity.

The central government imposed little to no regulations, being fixated on getting mega-rich quick... while entering into a contract with the people: 'Let us rule unchallenged, and we will let the billions roll in.'

And as I have said -
they do illegal price dumping at below cost to drive non-Chinese companies out of business.
How many steel mills are left in Australia?
BHP used to have many of them.

How many companies manufacturing stainless steel cookware are out of business?

And we've only got ourselves to blame... How many of us are happy with the idea of buying dirt-cheap Chinese goods over more expensive, well-made, safer local products?

It's hard to avoid - go to Bunnings and 95% of everything is made in China.

I bought a tap cartridge 1 month ago from Bunnings here:
https://www.bunnings.com.au/kinetic-35mm-mixer-tap-flat-cartridge_p0568630

It works well but I didn't know it was made in China
till I got it home but there was nothing else the right size.
See the pic:

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Re: Don't use Chinese stainless steel for cooking:
Reply #28 - May 4^th, 2026 at 7:20pm

Sophia wrote on May 4^th, 2026 at 6:50pm:

For quite some time, I have been vigilantly avoiding “made in China” products.

Or so you think... The 'country of origin' can outsource parts of the manufacturing process to China, like material sourcing and casting, then receive the part-completed product from China, add manufacturing value to it, then label it 'Made In ......'

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Reply #29 - May 5^th, 2026 at 9:38am

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 4^th, 2026 at 7:20pm:

Sophia wrote on May 4^th, 2026 at 6:50pm:

For quite some time, I have been vigilantly avoiding “made in China” products.

Or so you think... The 'country of origin' can outsource parts of the manufacturing process to China, like material sourcing and casting, then receive the part-completed product from China, add manufacturing value to it, then label it 'Made In ......'

There's no reversing China's toxic influence on world trade...

It has infected every industry.

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