Ceramic Or Enamel

As a verb enamel is to coat or decorate with enamel.

Ceramic or enamel.

We don t really have enamel cookware. What we do have is enamel painted baked on coatings on other materials. I don t know of any enamel coated aluminum cookware but it could be we do have several line. It may be ceramic cast iron or steel.

Read the enameled cast iron vs. As nouns the difference between ceramic and enamel is that ceramic is uncountable a hard brittle material that is produced through burning of nonmetallic minerals at high temperatures while enamel is an opaque glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects. As nouns the difference between enamel and porcelain is that enamel is an opaque glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects while porcelain is usually uncountable a hard white translucent ceramic that is made by firing kaolin and other materials. Additionally cheaper ceramic cookware may discolor ceramic glass cooktops at higher heat.

As a adjective ceramic is made of material produced by the high temperature firing of inorganic nonmetallic rocks and minerals. Houzer recommends washing the sink with a solution of water and dish detergent and periodically using a 50 50 solution of bleach and water to disinfect. Clay discussion from the chowhound cookware cast iron food community. Avoid the use of harsh cleaning tools such as steel wool and abrasive cleaners such as scouring powder.

Updated by sarah long 10 2 2017.