Cooking with brass utensils has been a practice since the olden days. Before adopting stainless steel utensils, people used to have different brass cookware utensils at home for everyday use.
Brass utensils are one of the most sustainable products in kitchenware. Consuming meals prepared in brass cookware builds immunity, sharpens memory, soothes skin disorders, and purifies the blood in the long run. It heals the body from within and solves respiratory issues as well.
Brass or “Pittal” is an antibacterial alloy made with 70% copper & 30% zinc.
According to Ayurveda, brass utensils pacify the effect of imbalanced Pitta dosha causing indigestion, and aggression. In Charak Samhita, it has been mentioned that brass is used to create many treatment tools and used in bhasma (ash form treatments).
When using tinnerbrass cookware, you can use it for multiple purposes as mentioned below.
- It can store milk and ghee. Lactic acid present in milk doesn’t react with tinned brass vessels but would not be okay to keep in uncoated or untinned brass cookware and can turn sour.
- You can store cut fruits & vegetables in tinned brass utensils.
- Make sure you get the daily brass cookware tinned every six to eight months. Since the tinning can melt and needs to be checked in a few months.
Cleaning your Brass cookware utensils-
Since brass can easily oxidised and turn green, it’s important to keep the utensils clean & maintained for long-life usage. Here are a few tips-
- Use Pitambari Powder- An age-old treatment to clean brass items. You can rub the powder directly with your hands on the brass utensils and then clean it with a cloth.
- Lemon & Salt- You can mix lemon juice and salt, and also alternate with baking soda to clean the utensils.
- Vinegar & Salt- This can be used in two ways- One, you can add salt into vinegar and use it as a cleanser or you can make a diluted solution and soak the utensils in it.
Types of Brass Cookware you can have in the kitchen –
Brass Pan for Stewing- Easy to use a heating pan that comes with a lid, it is made with high-quality brass material that supports even heat conduction. One of the most sustainable products made with natural metals, the brass pan is highly useful for everyday cooking requirements.
Brass Flat Base Kadai- Add authentic taste to your cooking with a flat base kadai. It provides superior heat conduction with even distribution and cooks meals with proper nutritional value.
Brass Patili& Ladle- A useful brass cookware in your kitchen, this patili will be helpful in cooking and comes with a brass ladle (karchi) for serving.
The patili comes with a top lid to cover the contents and is coated from the inside for taste preservation.
Brass Masala Box- Hand-crafted with intricate designs, this masala box in brass (peetal) not only keeps your spices & essentials safely intact in one place but also adds aesthetic value to your kitchen.
Brass Paraat- With a beautiful finish and durable material, this brass paraat is a multipurpose utensil with a high recycling factor.
