I’m a potter and you will never find me trusting a “pan” to cook in made in China!

I have used this cookware for several years and have made a considerable investment in quite a few pans and on the whole am satisfied with them. However there has been quite a bit of information lately about the indoor pollution caused by gas stoves which I have used pretty much all my life but now am concerned about. I did write to Xtrema to inquire about whether there is a way to use this cookware with an induction stovetop. The person who replied stated that they didn’t have any experience with this but that the cookware can only be used on an induction cooktop with a “converter disc” and also sent a link to these on Amazon. There they are referred to as “inductor-interface-disc”.
So I’m wondering if you have any information and/or experience with using ceramic cookware with induction. It seems to me that this is an issue that Xtrema should be addressing again given the reporting on gas stoves and the considerable investment that the ceramic cookware represents for regular users. I would like to have some information about if the discs actually work before investing in an induction stovetop and the discs.
Thanks very much

I still use it…

Kathy:

There are no metals in Xtrema – pure ceramic. 🙂

Nadine:

Thank you for commenting. So sorry you feel the way you do. Here are our testing results for the past 13 years. https://xtrema.com/pages/product-testing/ These are the gold standard tests for ceramic cookware. No other test is approved for proving the safety of ceramic cookware. Xtrema is pure ceramic and does not contain any metals, chemical or toxins. 100% healthy and versatile. XRF testing is not a valid test for the extraction of heavy metals. Our factory is FDA approved and has been for the past 13 years. We are the only cookware company in the world that publishes it’s test reports. We stand behind our research and USA government test reports. Please provide me with the government documentation that says we failed any leaching test for lead and heavy metals. Our tests are done by government scientific testing labs and not done by individuals. Blessings and be well. Team Xtrema 🙂

Katie, I greatly appreciate your work and my family has benefited greatly from it. In light of Nadine’s findings, it would be wonderful if you could follow up and report back to your followers whether Xtrema Cookware is still a brand you would recommend for nontoxic cookware. Thank you, Melissa.

Richard, I have read through all of your comments regarding the finding of heavy metals in your products. One of the main issues is that you claim that your products are completely free of any heavy metals…when it’s quite apparent that is a false statement. Whether the XFR test is a required test for you to be able to sell your product or not, is irrelevant. The XFR testing has shown, on a number of occasions, that there are, in fact, high levels of multiple heavy metals in your products…specifically in the glaze, you cannot deny that. Whether those metals leach into food from the products or not is another matter. But with the levels of metals in the surface that contacts food, I have to wonder how it’s possible that none of it is leaching….? You are employing false advertising by claiming your products are completely free of metals. This greatly reduces your credibility.

Also this…

“As of June 25,2019, I contacted the FDA to verify the “FDA lab certification” posted on Xtrema’s website. The representative was very informative and told me the FDA does NOT certify labs and the document on Xtrema’s website was made by Ceramcor, LLC; NOT the FDA. Ceramcor, LLC took information from FDA’s “general information” and cut and pasted to create their own document. The FDA also told me that Ceramcor, LLC is NOT currently on the FDA’s list for company’s allowed to import product into the USA. Their import qualification expired on June 15, 2018. This means they shouldn’t legally be importing ANY product from China at this time (or any time after June 15, 2018).”
What do you have to say about that?

Induction cooktops can give off a significant amount of EMF radiation (and gas stoves give off fumes). Regular electric cooktops are a better option healthwise. They’re perhaps not as speedy or precise, but convenience vs health risks is something each person has to decide.

Elysia:

Metallic oxides are basic in nature because they react with dilute acids to form salt and water. They also react with water to form metal hydroxides which are alkaline in nature because these metal hydroxides release OH- ions in solution. … Therefore, non metallic oxides would be acidic in nature. Metals of d-block elements are used for many industrial applications. They behave as catalysts, super conducting materials, sensors, ceramics, phosphors, crystalline lasers etc.

Any product that has a glaze or are painted it would contain metal oxides as well. They are safe and used all over the world. Thank you.

Here are all of our testing results for the past 12 years: https://www.xtrema.com/pages/product-testing/

Elysia;

Xtrema® cookware is different. Made from 100% ceramic, Xtrema® is all-natural, non-toxic, inorganic and nonreactive. From the glaze to the core, it contains no PFOA, PTFE, glues, polymers, coatings or dyes. Most importantly, Xtrema® cookware will never leach chemicals, metal, cadmium, lead, or change the taste of your food. Xtrema does not use any non-stick coating for we believe them to have the potential to be toxic. There is no testing that proves that these coatings are safe. https://www.xtrema.com/pages/pure-ceramic

Ashleigh – Thank you and Katie I am sure will respond. In our families that all have been using Xtrema for over 12 years there are now over 17 grandchildren in our families raging from 1 year of age to the oldest being 26 years old. All children were born healthy except for Asher who my nieces’s family lost at birth from a genetic disorder. I hope this gives you a sense that our Xtrema is being used entirely in all of our families for the past 12 years. All of the children are happy and joyful for they have a profound love of Jesus. We are a blessed family for God has made it so. Rich

Glass or ceramic is the only one to use. Xtrema.com makes the only pure ceramic double boiler in the world. Rich 🙂

Glenda – This is Rich and I worked for Corning for 23 years and Corning Ware is 100% safe and free of any heavy heavy metals and chemicals. Fabulous product. 🙂 Rich

I have been using Xtrema cookware for a few months now, and absolutely love it.
Initially, before ordering, I worried about it being heavy and about breakage, given it is ceramic. But honestly it is fine. I have had no issues what so ever with these regards.
As for food sticking. The alternative is non-stick Teflon and ceramic coated etc, which are all definitely unhealthy. And if you compare it to metallic cookware such as stainless steal, honestly Xtrema is non-stick in comparison. Stainless steal is so difficult to cook with. Of course, if like me, you have been used to Teflon and the such, you need to learn to adapt. But after cooking with Xtrema a few times, you learn quite quickly how to use it. I am very happy with choosing to change my cookware to Xtrema, and wish I had known about it earlier and made the switch earlier in my life.
Thank you Richard for creating such a fantastic ceramic product, and thank you Katie for recommending it.

Grace: Sorry about your cooking experience and did you call us about cooking with ceramics. We are here to help but we do not remember you calling us or reaching out to us? Please email us https://support.xtrema.com/support/tickets/new We can help you learn to cook with Xtrema. Low heat and slow cooking and Xtrema is not non-stick cookware. We are pure ceramic with no metals in our cookware. Thank you – Rich