Question from Sue
Hi Debra,
I have very recently discovered the grim reality of stainless steel.
I have been doing a lot of reading and shopping. not sure how i found you but i am grateful!
I noticed that you recommend and use both visions and xtrema. the price difference is definitely a consideration for me.
I have found some used visions sets and single pieces on ebay . i have also seen the xtrema website and they have some nice sets which are on sale right now for mother’s day.
Ok here are my questions:
- are the xtrema/vision ware items very fragile?
- do you recommend one vs. the other? or are both good?
- does the vision ware age well? ie do scratches effect the food?
I am leaning toward the xtrema but i am totally open to the vision ware.
It is funny how learning about one thing changes everything! the whole thing started when i “saw” my super cheap, “stainless steel” tea kettle. it totally freaked me out!! haha! i am so ready to get rid of all the stainless steel in the house but first i must replace it.
Thank you so much for doing what you do. i am super excited to learn more from you.
Debra’s Answer
I use both Xtrema and Visions.
Xtrema is made of very fine ceramic.
Visions is made of glass. Visions is no longer being manufactured, but many pieces are available used at flea markets and online. Visions online.
I have 3 Visions pots that I’ve been using for 30+ years. I have about half a dozen pieces of Xtrema that I’ve been using since they’ve been available, I think about 10 years. I’ve never broken either of them.
I have a lot of glassware and pottery. These are not fragile in the sense of a fragile glass that would break if you tipped it over. They are both very “heavy duty”. That said, I once chipped my large X pot while washing it. I have a ceramic floor and I would imaging both might break if I dropped them on the floor, but that has never happened.
Both Xtrema and Visions are very good, each in their own way.
My Visions pots have aged very well. They are glass through and through so no problem with scratches.
Hi Debra! Thank you for the great info! Are there any lead leaching concerns you may have with the vision? You prefer that to stainless as far as toxicity? Thank you so much!!
Darrah
No lead concerns whatsoever. Yes I consider Visions glass to be less toxic than stainless steel. I don’t use stainless steel at all, but use my Visions all the time.
Visions is still being made and sold.
http://www.shopworldkitchen.com/visions/
Oh! Good to hear! 🙂