What does aluminum thermal base mean, does that mean that it has aluminum inside where the food is cooked?
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It means that there is an aluminum disc encapsulated by stainless steel in the base. Aluminum does not touch your food, but helps to disperse heat evenly across cooking surface.
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It is not aluminum. Could be steel. Il like the pan because it bakes evenly and the will flip out. And it needs no greasing.
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Correct, it is only the base that has the aluminum core. Everything else is stainless steel.
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I know the new answer is stainless. But I have used aluminum all my life and never had any problems. I know when I need another pan it will be aluminum.Lighter heats faster, cooks more uniformly. Aluminum would always be my choice.
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It is Teflon inside. If anyone has any good recipe's I would love to have them or any good idea's for it's use. I hardly use mine. Other then making French fries or doing chicken strips and we're tired of both.
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this is not aluminum. it is a rubber base and a type of plastic hard surface. not cold to the touch either. maintains room temperature, and feels like plastic.
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this is an anodized aluminum. basic aluminum that is special treated in order to provide even heat. No teflon.
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Stainless steel. The entire exposed surface both inside and out are stainless steel. There is an aluminum disc sealed inside the base area, sandwiched between stainless layers. The aluminum helps distribute heat evenly and helps maintain a more constant heat level.
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According to the description it is a Nonstick aluminum insert pan. If you view the image it shows the food inside the aluminum insert pan. Here is a video from Hamilton describing this Cooker: http://youtu.be/7lTnonGP27M
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I think it is aluminum. He really likes it. The only thing he has ever said bad about it food does stick but he will put a little bit of cooking oil or Can't believe it's not Butter in the pan before cooking and it works great! He really has enjoyed this product. He/we do not have any complaints about it! If you are considering buying this product ... yes we say buy it! Its great knowing he can have hot foods right out of his truck while he's out on the road! Also there are other 12V products I brought for him ... and they all work GREAT! The lunch box stove is his favorite but he uses it all.
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yes it does-but it is in the core layer --the outer layer is quantanium so no direct contact if you are concerned with aluminum--these are excellent cook ware--superior heat distribution and food cooks quickly and efficiently--i have a set now and highly recommend
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The base of the pot is about 1/4 inch thick and it seems to be a separate piece that is somehow connected to it. Maybe there's aluminum in it, I don't know
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I have this pot but haven't cooked in it yet. As far as I can tell, this is stainless steel throughout. Doesn't seem as though any other metal would be touching your food.
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I guess It's Aluminum. Fits well on Prestige Cooker.Why bother? It'll melt when pressure is high as safety measure.
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All surfaces that touch food are stainless. There is an aluminum disk bonded to the bottom that provides even heating, but it is isolated from the cooking surfaces. I retired an older Mirro cooker due to the same concern about using aluminum.
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The interior is metal. We use the disposable small aluminum loaf pans inside of it to warm the food. We buy those at Walmart for a reasonable price.
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The outside of the cooker is aluminum, but you actually cook in the stoneware insert. Unlike metal, stoneware evens out the heat so that there are no hot spots. I believe you are only supposed to cook using the insert. When I need to brown meat or vegetables I do so in a frying pan, then use some of the liquid from the recipe to loosen up the brown bits left in the bottom of the pan. I then pour it into the insert along with the rest of the liquid(s) called for.