Barbara Ellington, Lifestyle Editor
Picture this: four friends gathered around the dining table. Talk is about food, eating habits, the history of diseases in their families and how bad eating habits are contributing to them daily. Then the guest of honour offers the light at the end of the tunnel. We can halt the slide into high cholesterol, heart disease, high blood pressure and strokes if we change the way we cook and the containers we cook in.
Hands-on demonstration
Sheryell Wizzard, direct dealer for Saladmaster in Jamaica.
Meet Sheryell Wizzard, direct dealer for Saladmaster in Jamaica. She will come into your home and give a hands-on demonstration of how to use the cookware. She told Food that the cookware have revolutionised the way many people all over the world approach home cooking. These pots work because:
Cooking requires no water and no oil is needed for frying. The pots allow food to retainup to 93 per cent of their micronutrients. Food tastes fresher and more natural.
They allow the eater to reduce the risk of cancer, obesity, heart disease, diabetes and digestive disorders.
Pots that are made from aluminium, or coated with Teflon, or cast iron, or other metals, have elements that are harmful to health. The simple test with water and baking soda, that compares what happens after heat is applied, was enough to scare us all into wanting to go home and throw out our present pots.
What is titanium?
Titanium is a chemical element with the symbol Ti and atomic number 22. It is a light, strong, corrosion-resistant (including sea water and chlorine) transition metal greyish in colour.
Titanium can be alloyed with iron on aluminium, among other elements, to produce strong, lightweight alloys for aerospace such as jet engines, missiles, dental instruments and medical prostheses.
Titanium was discovered in England by William Gregor in 1791, and named by Martin Heinrich Klaproth for the Titans of Greek mythology. In its unalloyed condition, titanium is as strong as some steel and 45 per cent lighter.
Saladmaster cookware
The Saladmaster range of cookware has been around since 1946 and the pots have a lifetime warranty. Many people who buy them do not purchase another set of pots again and mothers usually give their daughters a set when they get married. The parent company is located in Wisconsin, in the United States of America.
Wizzard has been a recent convert and there is no looking back. "I introduce them to people at dinners like this, we all cook a meal and partake of it and when busy housewives see how efficient they are, there is no looking back," she explained. The pots are of the highest quality and are designed to help you save time and safeguard your health.
One advantage of the Saladmaster titanium pot is that the handles can be removed and the pots used for serving. They are stackable and can be hung in storage.
Fish fillets are cooked in this small saucepan. Just add onions, garlic and your favourite seasonings. The fillets are placed on top of slices of orange and, again, no oil or water is added as the fish is cooked by the heat evenly distributed throughout the pot. - photos by Barbara Ellington
This entire meal took 38 minutes to prepare and included a cake made from Betty Crocker mix. The mixture was placed in a greased pot and baked on the stove top.
You can also boil an egg in the same pot with the vegetables, just wash it first. That's right, no water necessary.
