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JimJalinsky t1_jb77mcj wrote

Reply to comment by klaroline1 in Make my choice: which stainless steel food container should I get? Round, Rectangle or Square? Looking to get away from plastic containers for the kids but can't decide which one is more practical in long run by klaroline1

Is there an issue with acidic foods like pasta sauce?

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Foreign-Cookie-2871 t1_jbp6ea7 wrote

Not really, otherwise how would you cook pasta sauce even? Good stainless steel is ok

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JimJalinsky t1_jbprxi1 wrote

The difference is cooking is typically way shorter time than food storage. Google it, but here's a snippet I found..

"Since proteins can form complexes with metal atoms, such as iron, in the pan, and acidic foods, such as tomatoes, cabbage, lemon, sauces, etc., can react with the stainless steel, causing leaching of the material into the food."

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