Are you sure that’s not the different materials or weave? Have you gotten the same species of cotton or whatever fiber in the same weave but at different thread thickness? Or are you comparing sateen weave polyester blend to linen percale?

lol true, though comments of others seem to lend credibility as does the thread count (thick threads worn down = still there, thin threads can’t wear down at all without busting apart).

I personally feel the “high thread count is better” is bullshit. For one, higher thread count forces thinner threads thus they wear through much faster and you have to replace them: sheet makers love this. For two, higher thread count means tighter weave and that means less breathable. And finally, can skin really feel the difference between 200/in vs 800/in?!

I think for what your skin can feel percale vs sateen weave is more important, type of fiber, etc.

I was suspicious when you said it was cast aluminum and not stamped… I zoomed in to try and spot what I suspected and I think it’s pretty clear. I bet you there’s an outer shell and an inner shell, they (partially) fill the outer shell with molten aluminum then push the inner shell down to squeeze it out until what you have is s as middle layer of cast aluminum. You can see the outer and inner shell on the lip to the right of the “open” word, look for a line near the top of the rim and a line near the bottom. The inner shell is effectively perpendicular to the cut by the time it comes all the way to the outer edge of the lip, so it can appear thinner than the outer shell which may have been cut at an angle.

To see if those shells are steel is easy: are they magnetic?

It would be good if they are, you don’t want aluminum in your food and it does leech extensively especially in acidic foods.

Also check out the meta study linked higher up in the post, comment here

You can easily and correctly find things saying “we don’t know if aluminum causes dementia” but this is because there’s a high burden of proof regarding “how?” in order to declare something a causal link.

What is definitely true: there is a strong and obvious link between aluminum and dementia, though how it is caused to exist is uncertain.

If you believe the simple solution is often the correct one here’s the simple answer: cooking and eating with aluminum leads to dementia. Is this proven? No. Is it likely to be at least a part of the truth, whenever that is known for sure? Yes