0:00 Today, I'm answering all of your
0:01 questions on detoxifying your kitchen.
0:04 Right now, your kitchen probably has
0:06 some of the materials that I'm going to
0:07 talk about today because these products
0:09 are being sold legally. They're sitting
0:11 on store shelves and they're being used
0:14 without a second thought. And I see
0:16 these products, I see them online, I see
0:18 them at the grocery store. I go grocery
0:20 shopping and I see these utensils and
0:22 these pans. I cannot believe they're
0:24 still selling them. But here's the
0:25 truth. Product manufacturers generally
0:28 are allowed to sell us products made
0:30 from all different kinds of materials
0:32 and they don't have to disclose what
0:33 those materials are. Nor do they have to
0:35 tell us what those materials do to our
0:37 health. And because of that, we are
0:38 being exposed daily to these toxins.
0:41 Now, I know a lot of you are like me and
0:44 you believe that knowledge is power. You
0:46 want to take control of your health. No
0:47 one else is looking out for you, right?
0:49 We're looking out for ourselves. You're
0:51 looking out for yourself. I'm looking
0:52 out for myself. And eliminating some of
0:55 these toxins from the places where we
0:57 eat and drink, like our kitchen, is a
0:59 big step and going to go a long way
1:01 towards helping us. I asked for your top
1:03 questions. I have about 16 of them to
1:05 answer right now. I'm going to roll
1:07 through some of them really quickly, but
1:09 I'm actually really excited for this
1:10 video because I did a lot of research to
1:12 bring you the best answers and give you
1:14 the best information. Okay, so the first
1:16 question, and I got this question a lot,
1:18 so that's why I'm putting this first. Is
1:19 parchment paper bad? And actually, I
1:21 have a few props to share, but this
1:23 first one is a question. I get this
1:25 question on every video all the time.
1:28 Seems to be a hot topic. You all are
1:30 wondering if it's safe to use parchment
1:32 shape paper. I shared in a previous
1:34 video that parchment paper more often
1:37 than not is coated. You will see it says
1:41 on your parchment paper, if you just
1:42 take a look at it, non-stick. If you're
1:45 like me, you're thinking, "Oh, this is
1:47 just paper. It's fine." And I'm going to
1:49 link this uh article that I found below,
1:51 but Mavation, they're a website I refer
1:53 to frequently because they do a lot of
1:55 product testing. They tested five of the
1:58 top brands of parchment paper out there
2:00 and they tested them for forever
2:02 chemicals. You've heard me talk about
2:03 those before. Those are the chemicals
2:05 that they come into our bodies and they
2:08 stick around forever because they're
2:09 really hard to get rid of. They're
2:11 really dangerous. They're endocrine
2:13 disruptors. They're known to cause
2:15 cancer. All kinds of terrible things.
2:17 Anyway, they tested these five top
2:19 brands. Two of those top brands had PAS.
2:22 I'm sorry to tell you. Number one, the
2:24 Costco brand one, the Kirkland's
2:26 parchment paper, tested positive for
2:28 PAS, and also Reynolds, which is the one
2:30 I unfortunately have, and this is the
2:32 white one. So, if you are looking for
2:35 safe parchment paper, I'm going to give
2:36 you two options. Number one, a lot of
2:38 you shared this and and I learned about
2:40 it from you all, the if you care brand
2:42 of parchment paper. This one has been
2:45 deemed safe. Also, if you don't want to
2:47 get that brand, what I would recommend,
2:49 this is also Reynolds, but this is
2:52 unbleached. But again, it says
2:54 non-stick, but if you're going to go for
2:56 parchment paper, at least get the
2:57 unbleached one. You will know that it's
2:59 unbleached because it will look like
3:02 this color rather than the pure white.
3:04 The other thing you can do for an
3:06 alternative to parchment paper is get
3:08 yourself something like this. This is
3:10 silicone. Uh you could do like a sil
3:12 pad. I used to use those for many years.
3:14 Those come from those are made in
3:15 France. This one is the netzero company
3:19 and I'll link it. This one has been
3:21 certified by a number of certifications
3:24 and it's medical grade silicone. I've
3:26 been using this one. I know a couple of
3:28 you have also bought it and you said you
3:30 liked it. So, I'm happy to hear that.
3:31 What I would say, you know, you could
3:33 use this in place of the parchment paper
3:34 if you need something non-stick like
3:36 this. And I just try not to use it uh
3:38 any higher than 350° Fahrenheit. If
3:41 you're in other countries, that's 180°
3:44 C. I didn't get this on Amazon. I got it
3:46 directly from another company. It's hard
3:48 to get good quality silicone on Amazon,
3:51 but I'll talk a bit about that in a
3:53 second in another question here. The
3:55 next question, most of us can't afford
3:57 to just toss everything toxic away and
3:59 replace it all at once. Where should we
4:02 start? What's the most important? Okay.
4:04 So, what I would do if this if this is
4:06 you, I would start with things that come
4:09 into direct contact with your food.
4:11 That's going to be your cookware and
4:13 it's going to be your food storage
4:15 containers and anything that heats up
4:17 really. So, I would prioritize cookware.
4:20 If you are cooking a lot at home like I
4:22 do, you want to make sure that you are
4:24 cooking on safe pots and pans and things
4:28 that do not contain non-stick coating.
4:31 They don't contain the forever
4:32 chemicals. They don't contain Teflon. If
4:35 you have pans that are non-stick and
4:38 they are scratched, definitely get rid
4:40 of them. Do not even think about using
4:42 those. With everything that you cook in
4:45 them, you are being exposed to a crazy
4:48 amount of chemicals. You do not want to
4:50 do that. Don't even donate them.
4:52 Unfortunately, you just you don't want
4:54 to make this someone else's problem. You
4:56 just need to get rid of them. And I'm
4:57 going to talk a bit more about cookware
4:58 in a in another question that's coming
5:00 up. But let me also tell you about food
5:02 storage. So, I would recommend getting
5:05 rid of all of your plastic food storage.
5:07 I only recommend glass. Now, yes, this
5:10 does have a plastic top. Uh some of them
5:12 come with wood. This is the glass lock.
5:14 I can link this one cuz I love this this
5:16 kind. It's a little heavier, right? Cuz
5:19 it is glass, but it's not crazy. And
5:21 this is great because it's oven safe. If
5:24 you use a microwave, it's microwave
5:25 safe. If you're using plastic, just
5:28 don't put it in the microwave. You never
5:30 ever want to heat up plastic. I see so
5:32 many people still putting plastic in the
5:34 microwave. I even see people putting
5:36 food and they'll put saran wrap or like
5:39 cling film on top of it and heat it up
5:41 in the microwave. That's the fastest way
5:43 to get exposed to a ton of chemicals in
5:45 a short amount of time. That is going to
5:47 leech right into your food. So, don't
5:48 ever do that. Back to these storage
5:49 containers. You want to get something
5:51 that's glass. If glass is a bit too
5:53 heavy for you, think about stainless
5:55 steel. I have some stainless steel
5:56 mixing bowls and they came with tops.
5:58 So, I like to store food in those. If
6:00 you get rid of the plastic, you know,
6:02 you don't have to throw it away. You can
6:04 store things in it like non-edible
6:07 things. I actually put all of my extra
6:10 makeup into it in my and I have it in my
6:12 bathroom. You know, anything that's
6:13 non-food, I think you could store in
6:15 there. You could also potentially store
6:16 dried food in there, like rice or
6:19 something like that. I think that would
6:20 be perfectly safe. But if you're storing
6:23 pastas and soups and stews and things
6:25 that you've cooked, like leftovers, just
6:28 get the glass. And listen, you don't
6:29 have to replace everything at once, you
6:32 can replace things as they wear down.
6:33 So, don't feel like you must run out and
6:36 get all new everything. Just kind of be
6:38 smart about it and do it as you can. If
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6:44 next question. This is on cookwware.
6:45 Finding safe cookware options is
6:47 challenging. Nickel and chromium are
6:49 often found in stainless steel pots and
6:52 pans. Any thoughts on less expensive
6:54 clean alternatives? Yes. Okay. So, a lot
6:57 of you inquire about nickel-free
6:59 stainless steel and you know that is a
7:02 bit more difficult to find, but you can
7:04 find it. I recommend if you don't have a
7:06 nickel allergy, I think the 1810
7:09 stainless steel perfectly fine. I will
7:11 link some of that and some of the um
7:16 nickelfree options that I found. I do
7:18 think that, you know, I want to be
7:19 careful of price. You want to get
7:21 quality, but you don't want to pay a
7:22 ton, right? So, I'm trying to find
7:24 things that are high quality, but not
7:25 too expensive. But I also want you to
7:28 think about the fact that when you buy
7:31 something like this, it's going to last
7:32 you forever. I've shared this before. I
7:35 have this stainless steel pan, okay?
7:38 This is over 20 years old and this is
7:41 gonna outlast me. And and and I think it
7:43 was maybe I I'm not even sure how much
7:45 it was back in the day. Maybe it was $50
7:47 or something like that. This comes from
7:49 AllClad. But it it's an investment and
7:52 it's going to last. These are things
7:53 that when you buy them, you're not going
7:55 to replace them. A lot of this the
7:57 non-stick cookware that they're selling
7:59 right now, they only guarantee it for a
8:01 few years. They only they expect you to
8:04 use it for five, six years and then
8:06 replace it. No one wants to do that. I'm
8:08 gonna buy this once and that is the end
8:10 of it. Now, I will say about cast iron
8:12 because I am going to link um some
8:14 options for some affordable options for
8:16 cast iron. It is heavy. And I I was
8:20 thrifting with my mom last week. I was
8:22 in Florida with her and we went
8:24 thrifting and I found the Lodge cast
8:26 iron pan. She's looking for a pan. So,
8:28 we were thrifting and I have to say it
8:30 was a lot heavier than I expected. I
8:32 picked it up and I was I was pretty
8:34 surprised. But, you know, you could view
8:35 it as maybe some forced exercise, you
8:38 know, arm weights, lifting of weights.
8:40 I've also heard really good things about
8:42 pure ceramic. This would be the the
8:46 uncodated ceramic. I think there's a
8:48 brand called Extrema that a lot of
8:50 people like, but again, not the
8:52 non-stick ceramic that they sell. I'm
8:54 talking about the uncodated ones.
8:56 Everything I'm talking about is uncoded.
8:58 You don't want anything that has a
8:59 coating on it at all. I've taken a hard
9:01 stance on this. I think that we have
9:03 really tried to value easy cleanup more
9:07 than we have our health and it's just
9:09 it's not worth it to me. Okay, moving on
9:11 to the next question. I'm curious about
9:13 silicone utensils. They seem to wear
9:15 better than the hard plastic ones and
9:17 don't chip or peel. Are they non-toxic?
9:19 So, I did a whole video on silicone
9:21 because I too was wondering about this
9:24 and I wanted to make sure I was
9:25 recommending good silicone. So, this is
9:27 from Pyrex. This is silicone. I shared
9:30 before when you pinch your silicone, you
9:32 don't want to see any white streaks
9:34 because that means that the silicone
9:35 likely has fillers in it. Now, the most
9:38 important thing when it comes to
9:40 silicone, I think silicone is generally
9:42 safe. Okay? I know there are times when
9:44 we need it. For example, this rubber
9:46 scraper, we need the scraping action.
9:49 Maybe you still use non-stick and you
9:51 don't want sharp utensils. I get that.
9:54 So, I'm going to say that it's generally
9:56 safe with some caveats.
9:59 It needs to be food grade silicone,
10:01 preferably med medical grade. That is
10:04 considered safe. And it's so much more
10:06 stable than plastic. What I do though, I
10:08 try not to heat this up. You know, I
10:10 don't put this in anything hot. I don't
10:12 heat my silicone above that 350
10:14 Fahrenheit, 180 C mark. I will also put
10:17 these certifications up, but I would
10:19 look for products that are labeled LFGB
10:22 certified. That's a European safety
10:23 standard. And FDA approved as well. But
10:26 the thing is, you don't want to get that
10:27 cheap silicone that has the fillers in
10:30 it. You just want to be careful that
10:32 breaks down over time. It's low quality.
10:35 You don't know what's in it. And to my
10:37 point before, you do need to be careful
10:38 on Amazon. I was going to say this. I've
10:40 bought silicone there. And I know you
10:42 guys have too, and it was labeled as
10:44 food grade. It's hard to be sure if
10:46 those claims are true, unfortunately.
10:48 Just one more thing about utensils. I
10:50 have to say this again. I know we're
10:52 talking about silicone in this question,
10:54 but I do want to share if you are using
10:56 this black plastic stuff. I'm not using
11:00 this. I've saved this as a prop. This is
11:03 oxo. This has PAS in it. You will go on
11:06 their website. They fully disclose that
11:08 it has PAS in it. You don't want to put
11:11 this in your food. This is recycled
11:13 nylon. And what it has in it, it's just
11:16 got a lot of weird stuff because it's
11:17 recycled from random sources. It's got
11:20 flame retardants and other chemicals
11:22 that you don't want. This stuff breaks
11:24 down. You put it in hot liquids. I can
11:26 see this is scratched and chipped. Where
11:29 are those chips? I've eaten them. So,
11:31 you don't want this stuff. I would still
11:33 continue to recommend things like
11:35 stainless steel. This is the best. This
11:37 was I can link this. I think I got it on
11:39 Amazon. Super lightweight, easy. And of
11:42 course, wood. Wood is the best. I will
11:44 also link some really good stuff.
11:47 Natural materials is always best as a
11:49 good rule of thumb when it comes to
11:50 utensils. Okay, moving on to this
11:52 question. I've been thinking about my
11:54 Bridto water pitcher. It's plastic of
11:56 course and water sits in it all day
11:58 every day. Any thoughts if that's
12:00 problematic and any alternatives that
12:02 won't break the bank? Okay, so first
12:05 things first, Britta filters are all BPA
12:07 free, right? Storing water longterm in
12:10 plastic isn't ideal. So, what I'm going
12:12 to say is if you want to keep your Brida
12:14 and keep on using it, what I was doing
12:16 when I had a Brida was I would fill up
12:18 the Britta, filter the water, and then I
12:20 would pour it into a glass pitcher. And
12:22 then I put that glass pitcher in the
12:23 fridge. You could leave it on the
12:24 counter. If you don't want to use glass,
12:26 stainless steel is fantastic. And if
12:29 you're looking for a new water filter,
12:30 I'll actually link a video if you want
12:32 to watch it after. I'll put a card up.
12:34 Uh, but I did do a whole video on water
12:36 safety, and I've been really enjoying
12:38 the Berky. I will say it is a bit more
12:41 expensive upfront, but I decided it was
12:43 worth it because the filters don't need
12:45 to be replaced for eight years. So,
12:47 actually over those eight years, it ends
12:49 up being cheaper. I like that because it
12:50 filters out the microlastics, but Brida
12:55 filters out about 60% of microplastics.
12:57 So, generally, that's a good option. I
13:00 would just say transfer the water into
13:02 something else after you've filtered it.
13:03 Okay, this question, what do you think
13:05 about using microfiber towels for
13:07 cleaning? Norwex was a big deal a few
13:09 years back, but now we're told it's full
13:10 of microplastics and bad for the
13:12 environment and our bodies. Thoughts,
13:14 please. So, yes. So, I also used to
13:17 recommend microfiber. I did not know
13:20 back in the day, a few years ago
13:22 actually, that it was made of plastic.
13:24 It feels like a fabric, but what they do
13:26 is they take plastic and they weave it
13:29 into this fabric like microlastic towel.
13:33 And I recommended it cuz it really does
13:35 have fantastic cleaning properties, but
13:38 because it's plastic, it is shedding
13:41 microplastics when you use it and even
13:43 more so when you put it in the washing
13:45 machine. One cool thing that I found cuz
13:47 if you love them and you want to use
13:49 them, I found this a few years ago and
13:51 and I'll put it up. It's it's called a
13:53 guppy friend bag and these are bags. You
13:56 can put your microfiber cloths into them
13:59 and then safely put them into your
14:00 washing machine and dryer and it doesn't
14:03 shed anything. It will catch all of
14:04 those microplastics. They also have this
14:07 really cool I was thinking about getting
14:08 it. Let me know if anyone has this. It's
14:10 like a washing machine filter that
14:11 catches microplastics because even our
14:13 clothing has microlastics in it. If you
14:16 have polyester, for example, that's
14:18 plastic. I would say if you can really
14:20 try to opt for cotton cleaning cloths or
14:23 Swedish dishcloths are a great option.
14:26 That would be my recommendation over the
14:27 microfiber. I got this question emailed
14:29 into me. Thank you so much because I was
14:31 also wondering this. So, um, they asked
14:34 if these Molita coffee filters had
14:38 plastic in them because I shared that
14:40 coffee filters generally contain
14:42 plastic. And even if they're not made of
14:46 plastic, a lot of times they will use
14:48 plastic glue. So, I was concerned
14:50 because I looked on here and I couldn't
14:52 find anything on it that said 100%
14:55 paper. So, I did reach out to them. I
14:57 sent them an email. They got back to me.
14:58 They were great. I'm going to put up
14:59 their response, but they basically said
15:01 to me, "Molita filter paper does not
15:03 contain any
15:05 plastic/microplastics. Our paper is
15:08 chlorine-free, cleansed using an oxygen
15:11 cleansed process, and there are no
15:13 epocchloro hydrants. All our filters
15:15 meet the needed governmental and FDA
15:17 requirements for food safety and are
15:19 biodegradable, made with wood pulp.
15:21 That's what they said to me. And the
15:23 fact that they're biodegradable lets me
15:25 know that it doesn't contain plastic.
15:26 I've had a lot of you comment that you
15:28 have compost piles and you've put your
15:31 coffee and coffee filters in there and
15:32 then the coffee filters stick around for
15:34 years. That's a clue. That's plastic.
15:37 Dishes. So, I have heard that if our
15:39 dishes don't say that they're lead free,
15:41 then they contain lead. Can that be
15:43 true? I have Pottery Barn made in Japan
15:46 and William Sonoma made in Portugal and
15:48 neither say lead free. Okay. So the FDA
15:52 started regulating lead in our dishes in
15:55 the 70s 1971 and then they made the
15:58 regulations a bit stronger after 1992.
16:00 So you can really rest assured that if
16:02 your dishes are 1992 or older that they
16:05 most likely don't have lead in them. I
16:08 will say if they come from places
16:09 outside of the US or Europe, you know,
16:12 it's hard to know for sure. The FDA,
16:16 funny enough, does not require that
16:18 dishes be 100% lead free. Instead, they
16:21 limit the amount of leechable lead to 3
16:24 micrograms per millimeter of leeching
16:27 solution. So, all that to say that at
16:31 the time of manufacture, the FDA
16:33 requires that there's no lead leeching
16:36 out. Okay. However, if it has lead and
16:40 it gets chipped, then the lead may be
16:43 leeching and that's the problem. You
16:44 know, all of this testing is done at the
16:47 time of manufacturer about the label.
16:49 So, so this is my Fiesta where you know
16:51 that I love this. It it says lead free
16:54 on the bottom. A lot of manufacturers
16:56 know that us consumers are savvy and
16:59 that we don't want to be buying lead
17:01 dishes. So, they've started saying lead
17:04 free, which is great. So, so we can know
17:07 that this does not have lead leeching
17:08 out. Some of them will say lead safe. I
17:12 would caution you if it says lead safe,
17:14 I would not use that because all that
17:16 simply means is that there is lead
17:18 leeching. It's just below the amount
17:20 that the FDA has deemed acceptable. If
17:22 it doesn't say lead free, that's okay.
17:25 It doesn't mean that it has lead. But if
17:27 you are worried and if your dishes are
17:29 older, vintage dishes in particular, do
17:32 some lead testing. I lead tested my
17:34 entire kitchen. I did not find lead in
17:37 anything except for my Corning wear
17:39 dishes that were definitely made before
17:42 the 70s, so they're pretty old, older
17:45 than I am at least. I'll link the lead
17:47 testing kit that I used. I thought it
17:49 was pretty good and it gave me a good
17:50 idea. I also tested some of my mom's
17:52 dishes and we found some lead there,
17:53 too, which was surprising. Okay, moving
17:55 along. I don't want this video to be too
17:57 long, but it's about cutting boards.
17:59 I've been looking into the best kind of
18:00 cutting boards. One says plastic is bad.
18:03 Wood is bad. Metal might be good, but it
18:05 could chip your knives. A glass cutting
18:07 board over time gets chipped. What in
18:09 the world do you do? Help. I hear your
18:11 pain. Hands down the absolute best
18:15 material you can use for a cutting board
18:17 is wood. This is this is all this is
18:19 what I think. It is safe. If you take
18:22 care of it, it will last forever. There
18:24 is some great wood out there like maple,
18:27 walnut, acasia. I think that's how you
18:29 say it. These are self-healing. So, if
18:32 you are actually cutting and you get
18:34 little nicks in your board, it will kind
18:36 of close up and seal. Wood is also
18:39 antimicrobial. The problem with plastic,
18:42 plastic can trap bacteria. And I know
18:44 you can put it in the dishwasher, but
18:45 you know what? Every time you use it,
18:47 you're cutting and getting plastic into
18:49 your food. This is happening. You do not
18:52 want to do this. Glass and metal are
18:54 good, but I do worry about dulling my
18:56 knives and I worry about the glass
18:58 chipping. So, so to me, I I say wood all
19:01 the way. And that kind of gets me to
19:03 this next question here. They say that
19:05 when you get lots of knife cuts in your
19:06 wood cutting board, eventually meat
19:08 juices can get into the cuts and not be
19:11 cleaned properly. It can get germs into
19:12 your other foods. I still use my wooden
19:14 cutting board and I clean it very good
19:16 after each use. You are doing it right.
19:19 As I mentioned, wood cutting boards are
19:21 antimicrobial. Truly, all you need to do
19:23 is wash your cutting board with hot
19:25 soapy water after you use it and then
19:28 dry it immediately so that it doesn't
19:29 warp and that's it. You can occasionally
19:32 polish it with mineral oil. I do that a
19:34 couple of times a year. You can
19:35 disinfect it with vinegar or hydrogen
19:37 peroxide if you're worried after raw
19:39 meat. I've never had a problem. And then
19:42 the next question, any affordable
19:43 cutting boards under $200? Absolutely.
19:45 You do not need to spend that much. I
19:47 will link some some really great
19:49 options. The only thing with the wood
19:51 cutting boards, you do want to be
19:52 careful that you don't get any with a
19:54 lacquer on them or any glue. Sometimes
19:57 they use glue. In a video about a year
19:59 ago, this is back to water filters. You
20:00 mentioned a water filter that you have.
20:02 Can you share the brand? I trust your
20:04 judgment. Thank you so much. I I do
20:06 check out a lot of things. I'm a little
20:08 bit fanatical about these things. The
20:10 filter I mentioned before is the
20:12 Everyrop filter. And this is actually
20:15 it's a fridge filter. And I got this the
20:18 every drop filter because we have a lead
20:21 pipe. Well, we don't have it now. We had
20:23 a lead pipe that supplied the main water
20:25 supply to our house and it was just
20:28 something that all of us on our street
20:30 have. It got replaced this past summer.
20:33 So, we no longer have the lead pipe, but
20:35 I got that every job filter because I
20:37 was very concerned about lead. I even
20:40 bought the filter. We then sent the
20:43 water out to an independent testing lab
20:45 to make sure because I have three kids.
20:47 I certainly don't want to mess around
20:48 with lead. It came back, the water was
20:51 fantastic. So, that is a great filter. I
20:54 wanted to take it a step further and I
20:55 got the Berky because that filter, all
20:58 of those fridge filters, they don't
20:59 filter out microlastics and I want to
21:02 filter out those microplastics. I'm
21:04 essentially running everything through
21:05 that fil fridge filter and then I'm
21:07 putting it into the Berky and that's the
21:08 water that we're using. Okay, next
21:10 question. I use my Same as You air fryer
21:13 most days. What do you think of the new
21:15 glass air fryers? For example, the Ninja
21:17 air crisper. The glass ones are awesome.
21:20 I think these I just wish I had gotten
21:23 them. I wish I had done more research. I
21:25 did get the Ninja. I think I mentioned
21:27 on a video that it's been offging. It
21:31 did off gas for about a month. Now, when
21:34 I cook with it, it still off gases. I
21:37 don't like that. I don't know what it's
21:39 coated with. I know that it says a
21:41 ceramic coating, but then what's the
21:43 metal that the ceramic is on top of? I
21:47 just get very worried about it. But the
21:48 glass ones are amazing. I wish I had
21:51 gotten one of those to be honest with
21:52 you. The only downside is they can be a
21:54 bit heavier and they take longer to heat
21:55 up. But you know what? Who cares, right?
21:57 So, if you use your air fryer daily,
21:59 that could be a good option. Okay,
22:00 sorry. This video is taking longer.
22:02 We're almost there, though. I'm
22:04 currently trying to find some salt and
22:05 pepper grinders that have metal gears
22:07 and components instead of plastic ones.
22:09 I recently noticed that most are made
22:11 out of plastic. Yep, totally. I did find
22:14 some metal grinders that are well
22:17 reviewed. They're durable. I'm going to
22:18 link them. Okay, next one. Which sites
22:20 are best for finding safer personal and
22:22 household products. So, I will link the
22:25 ones that I like below. I particularly
22:28 like Environmental Working Group. Um, I
22:30 think that that's good for ingredient
22:32 safety and you want to know what's in
22:33 your cleaning products or in your
22:35 personal care products. Um, there's also
22:37 the Yucka app. This is one that you all
22:40 told me about and I love it. I've been
22:42 using it. You can use it on food. You
22:45 can use it on personal care and makeup
22:47 products. It's fantastic. Next. Okay.
22:49 What about crockots, blenders, and
22:51 instant pots? Okay, let me let me just
22:53 address each one. So, so crockotss or
22:56 slow cookers, generally these have a
22:58 ceramic insert. So, that's great.
23:01 Sometimes older models could have lead
23:04 in the glaze. And I have an older one.
23:06 Fortunately, mine is okay. I think
23:08 mine's probably from the8s, but if
23:10 you're not sure, just again, you can
23:12 test it with the lead testing swab. I
23:15 would say though, stay away from any
23:17 Crock-Pot that is non-stick. You just
23:20 just want the ceramic, the pure ceramic
23:22 insert. Blenders, so many blenders are
23:25 made of plastic. I can't stand it. If
23:27 you can find some, look for the glass
23:30 blenders. They have glass pictures. Um
23:33 because even BPA free plastic, it
23:36 degrades. I'm not buying it. What I have
23:38 found is that Oster and Vitamix, there's
23:41 a stainless steel pitcher option. So,
23:43 that's a great choice. And then an
23:45 Instant Pot. Guess what? I was also
23:47 worried about the Instant Pot. You don't
23:48 have to worry. The whole inner pot is
23:50 stainless steel. Very high quality,
23:53 great stainless steel. It is the best
23:55 option and I love mine. Okay guys, if
23:57 you have stuck around, those those are
23:59 your top questions. That is everything
24:01 that you all are asking me. Thank you so
24:03 much for sending these questions in. And
24:05 the things that I mentioned as
24:06 replacements, I'm going to link them
24:08 below in the description and in the
24:09 pinned comments if you want to check
24:11 anything out. If you would like to keep
24:13 watching, I'm going to link a playlist
24:14 right here. So, click on it and I'll see
24:16 you there. And as always, don't forget
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