Baking

The Pampered Chef small unglazed stoneware pan: 29 ppm Lead (safe by all standards, but I would not use in my home).

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020

Posted: Saturday, March 14, 2020 Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses high-precision XRF testing…

#LeadSafe: Sur La Table White Ramekin / Custard Cup

April 10, 2018

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This Sur La Table White Ramekin (Custard Cup) from their “Every Day Porcelain” line tested negative for lead in the white glazed surface and positive for trace levels of lead (at just 36 ppm) on the unglazed bottom exterior surface. This was purchased new in late 2015/early 2016 and tested in 2016. Testing was done…

#LeadFree (but #Cadmium): Silicone Baking Cups

December 3, 2017May 27, 2023

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Silicone Muffin Cups: Lead Free Tested in 2017. Thank you to Sally Taber for donating and supporting my advocacy work! I DO NOT recommend that you buy this product, but here’s the link so you can read the specs on Amazon*. Cadmium levels were as follows: Pink: 227 ppm Orange: 227 ppm Yellow: 166 ppm…

We keep a vegan home & I haven’t cooked a turkey in more than two decades, but here is what I would use IF I were going to cook a turkey!

November 22, 2017November 15, 2023

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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…

My Personal KitchenAid Mixer

January 18, 2017December 9, 2022

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KitchenAid Mixer Blade & Dough Hook: Between 600 – 800 ppm lead!!! This is MY KitchenAid – from my wedding to my ex-husband in 1994. I had tested the blue part before and it was negative and before testing the blades from my friends’ mixers it NEVER occurred to ME to test my own blades (doh!) –…

Baking Lead-Free This Holiday Season! Top Tips: Clear Glass, Stainless Steel, Cast Iron, Natural Stone & Untreated Natural Wood

December 19, 2016August 19, 2023

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POST UNDER CONSTRUCTION! EXCUSE MY DUST! Some of my readers told me the links on this post (originally written on December 19, 2016) were not working – so I have started revamping it and choosing new items to feature. I will change this note with a note stating it has been updated as soon as…