Jaffle irons

Hi Peter,

The older Jaffle irons were made of aluminium.

Very interesting subject. there was a study carried out into Alzheimer’s in England many years ago. They did not find elevated levels of aluminium in the brains of the deceased patients as everyone expected but insted found elevated levels of copper in many of the patients.

Aluminium is one of the most common minerals on the planet and the human body cannot live without it.

If no sharp implements are used to get the Jaffle out of the Jaffle iron, therefore not scraping aluminium off the iron, I cannot see how it would make a difference to our health, as we would not be ingesting it.

We also have one of the aluminium type of Jaffle irons.

Cheers, Bruce.

It is an urban myth. Go the jaffles cooked on aluminium.

RA.

Stay away from aluminium at all costs!
I’ve been drinking beer out of aluminium cans for 50 years now and the wife says my brain is completely stuffed.

I've been using my aluminium Jaffle iron when camping for 41 years - I'd use it for 42 years if I could remember where I put it !


Cheers

Gazz

Just don't let the missus decide to make popcorn in an aluminium jaffle iron in a roaring fire, you only get the handles back Now off to get a new one.

Cheers.

the dangers of aluminimum have loooooooong be ebunked but the myth remains

it came about in blood transplant patiants who throught the process it greatly concentrated the water used and also the aluminimum in the water to massivly more times than could otherwise be possible. it gave rise to alzeimers LIKE symptoms which went away when the problem was rectified and changes made

but yet still now in 2013 the myth continues

oh and like i loooove telling these myth perpetuaters who love spreading myths about all these new things that will kill you

"and yet somehow we keep living longer and longer"
enough said

Bugger! I thought I had the last aluminium jaffle 'iron' in existence - used it for at least 30 years....
I have been looking for another one for many ages without success.

Would someone out there please put them back on the market!

Cheers, Dalb

Like most things in life to do with health, I always put it down to the Mack truck theory.

The theory is no matter what you do, eat or drink, if a Mack truck crosses to your side of the road all other theories are obsolete. Moderation is the key

Trev

Shape is more important to us, Square or round

Square uses the bread better, but has corners were the filling doesn't get to, Round you get an even amount of filling but waste more bread

There is an eliment of truth to the aluminium thing.

My wife is a dyalisis nurse of nearly 20 years.....there are all sorts of issues with various metals getting into high concentrations in the blood......in her work they measure concentrations of all sorts of stuff in both blood and water on a very regular basis.
AND they have to know what the proven side effects are

Yes aluminium in the blood stream can cause certain brain defects and malfunctions......but people with healthy kidneys are perfectly capable of getting rid of the stuff adequately.

Most people will not understand that there is aluminium used in treating almost all drinking water......ALUM...potasium aluminium sulphate..is used as a floculant in most dringking water filtration processes...makes the dirt clump and fall out of suspension.
Traces exist in all drinking water.
Aluminium is found in fairly high concentraions in soil in most of northern Australia.

You'll also find it in antiperspirant and toothpase among other things.



If wana want to stur your daughter up, have a look at the issues arround the use of stanless steel in cooking untensils, especially in ovens and frypans.....there are known issues with the nickle and chromiumm

A lot of the alternative types are very pro cast iron......thats all fine & beaut.......but what do we know about foreign metals in the cast iron comming out of china, where most of our cast iron cooking gear comes from......much of it will be made from scrap metal and who knows what it was contaminated with

Tell her to lighten up and eat her jaffle...it will be btter for her than the junk food from the city.

OH here is one for the Vegitarians......one product that has been known to have very high levels of aluminium...levels that could be a problem.. is .....Soy milk


cheers