Lead Safe Mama


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Join me for a tour of my kitchen … and check out all the Lead-free things I have there!

Keystone Article· Tamara's Home· Tamara's Kitchen

Scroll down for links to many of the kitchen products shown in this video!

 

For those new to this website: 

Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) to test consumer goods for toxicants (specifically heavy metals — including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Antimony, and Arsenic). Tamara’s work was featured in Consumer Reports Magazine in February 2023 (March 2023 print edition).

Lead Safe Mama Kitchen Tour
Filmed: Tuesday — March 2, 2022

I have included (below) affiliate links to many of the items in my kitchen — so please watch the short video, and then scroll down to see those (check back periodically for any changes or updates to this list!) Thank you for taking the time.

Amazon affiliate links to things in my kitchen below.

I only use Lead-free things in my kitchen (most of which you can see in this video!), with one exception — do you know what that is? 

DISCLAIMER: I am linking the numbered items on the list below to the exact (or very similar) product I have in my home at the time of linking BUT as you know (if you ever shop on Amazon), sometimes things are sold out so the links may change or the product included at that link might be slightly changed from the version I bought. Similar items (by the same brand or other brands) with materials, finishes, or colors different from the exact items in my home may or may not test positive for Lead and other toxicants.

For more information about any product (including the specific one I tested), please use the search bar on this website and put keywords into the search bar — a detailed article should pop up. As an example, search “Bread Box.”  For a video that shows how to most efficiently search this website, click here. 

Prices updated as of April 10, 2024 (prices may change)

  1. My bread box – $67.95
  2. My compost bin – $23.49
  3. My big iron frying pan – sold out, but here’s another product from this brand
  4. My electric kettle (they don’t have my color, the others test similarly) – $59.39
  5. My giant cutting board – $200.95
  6. My Instant Pot Ace blender (this product is no longer available, here’s a good lead-free alternative for $99.50)
  7. My Instant Pot (any size should test similarly, though my exact model is no longer available) – $99.95
  8. My stainless pan (on the stove in the video), this exact product is not currently available, but here’s the link to the company’s website
  9. The brand of sink I have (I think I would get stainless if I got a new one, I don’t know that all of their enamel is Lead-free, you should always ask) – $434.20
  10. My Duralex ramekins (they have them in different sizes!) – $24.90 for a set of 4
  11. My Duralex small bowls (these come in different sizes too!) – $29.98 for a set of 6
  12. My large Corelle bowls – $21.59 for a set of 3
  13. My small Corelle bowls – $38.99 for a set of 8
  14. My clear glass Pyrex mixing bowls – $21.08 for a set of 3
  15. My Corelle pie plates – $39.99 [This is overpriced, you should be able to find them cheaper elsewhere]
  16. My Corelle plates – $44.33 for a set of 8
  17. My Corelle serving bowls – $20.64
  18. My mugs – $44.95 for a set of 6
  19. My Duralex glasses – $34.98 for a set of 6
  20. My Bormioli Rocco pitcher – $27.99 each
  21. The water bottles I bought for my kids – $24.99 each
  22. The type of rolling pin I use in my home – $16.95
  23. The stainless counters I bought (Not currently available – April 2024)
  24. My piece-of-crap toaster ($39.99 – purchased in November 2019 and hasn’t broken yet!)
  25. My loaf pans – $16.10 for a set of 2
  26. My organic cotton dish cloths – $10.13 for a set of 3

Here are a few new additions to my kitchen since I made this video
April 10, 2024 Update

Amazon links are affiliate links. If you purchase something after clicking one of our links, Lead Safe Mama, LLC may receive a percentage of what you spend at no extra cost to you. Solidteknics links are affiliate links, too! Soliteknics will contribute 10% of what you spend (when you start with one of our links) back to Lead Safe Mama, LLC in support of our childhood Lead poisoning prevention advocacy work.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Sandra Carey says

    My husband was a salesman in the late ‘60’s. The spoons were a free promotional item. I would say the era is some where around 1967 to 1969.

    Sandra

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    • June says

      I recently bought an etch-a-scetch at a yard sale. It was original, still in the box. I’m worried about giving it to my great grand children.
      I remember giving one to my own kids some 50 years ago!

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  5. Emily says

    Do you have a pitcher that you like for hot things like tea? In trying to get rid of some plastic things I was looking towards ceramic but am somewhat nervous about glazes now… having small kids glass can be tricky also. We drink tea fairly frequently and since lead and other things seem to leach more with hot things I’m just curious if you have any recommendations.

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  7. Ekaterina Vorotnikova says

    For kids back packs we use Ocean & Ground (non toxic, 100% Nylon): https://www.smallable.com/en/search?q=Ocean%26Ground. The bags come in XS, S, M and L sizes. This is our favorite: https://www.smallable.com/en/product/crazy-backpack-m-terracotta-ocean-ground-162486?algsearch=36a8f416f4e10da8b9ad3b295cc62848
    For lunch bags we use Fluf bags (100% organic cotton, excellent sizes): https://us.fluf.ca/
    There were ones like lunch backpacks with straps: https://www.sproutsanfrancisco.com/catalogsearch/result?q=fluf

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  9. Anna says

    Hi, are the aus-ion skillets safe and does the coating matter? That brand seems to have a few different finishes for their pots. On a different note have you ever tested the nordicware line? Thank you for all that you do!! It has opened my eyes!

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  10. Angela Callender says

    Hi, Tamara
    Do you have a link to your coffee grinder shown in this video? I couldn’t find it in a search for ‘coffee grinder’ or ‘cuisinart’. Thank you!

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  11. Gina says

    Do you have a safe coffer maker? My husband uses a cheap plastic one! Can only think of all the bpa and phytates!

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  12. Lisa says

    Do you have any links or recommendations for colanders? I have ‘stainless steel ‘ ones in various sizes, but given that they rust, I assume they are not just stainless steel…

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  13. Sheyla says

    Hi,
    Any recommendations on pans that you can use in the daily basis just to make scramble eggs and simple dishes? The ones that you listed are not available on Amazon and I need to move of my Greenpan ASAP.
    Thanks!

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  16. Karol Sinats says

    I have seen a photo of you with a handheld detector on a Moroccan tea glass (gold with green diamonds) but the text does not say if this is toxic or not. I have 6 of these exact same ones. Are they toxic?

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    • Tamara says

      I have tested tens of thousands of items and do not recall testing those – do you have a link to where you saw that photo? Perhaps I can research the results in my archives based on the photo you saw (if I know when it was taken.) Thank you!

      Tamara

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  22. Susan says

    I just read all the info on KitchenAid stand mixers! I am calling to get replacement attachments ! Thank you!!!

    Any safe options for toaster ovens and hand mixers?

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