Question from Lyn Ko
I have been told that the interior enamel of the Staub cookware contains quartz. Is quartz a safe product to have on cookware. How does it impact your health. Thank you for your expert opinion.
Debra’s Answer
Quartz is totally fine. It’s a natural mineral. Nothing toxic about it.
Upon requesting info from the manufacturer, I have been advised that the enameled interior of Staub cookware contains minutiae amounts of barium. Since barium is classified as a heavy metal and therefore toxic, can you comment on the safety of cooking with Staub?
My rule of thumb is to eliminate as much exposure to toxics as I can. That said, it’s impossible in today’s world to eliminate them 100 percent.
You may get more exposure to barium from the air walking down a street than you would cooking in a Staub pot.
This is one of the reasons why I take PureBody Liquid Zeolite detox drops. It removes heavy metals from your body.
Debra, what is your input re: this: “Lung cancer is associated with occupational exposures to crystalline silica specifically quartz.” (does the STAUB cookware have some quartz in it?)
Your reaction, please?
Cyrstialline silica is ONLY a hazard as a DUST. It’s a particle hazard. It is NOT a hazard when bound into a solid. There is nothing toxic about quartz. Cast iron does not contain quartz as a standard ingredient.
It isn’t a standard ingredient, but I seem to recall that Staub uses quartz in the coating (enamel) of their cast iron cookware. Staub is similar to Le Creuset – enamaled cast-iron dutch ovens, etc. But Staub contains quartz, whereas I don’t think Le Creuset does. Just FYI.
So as you said, it is bound, not a particle that will be inhaled.