What Are The Characteristics Of Enamel Pots

Enamel pot is one of the essential tableware for various households, so what are its characteristics? Let's take a look together.

What does enamel pot refer to

1. Enamel is a composite material that melts inorganic glassy materials onto the base metal and firmly combines them with the metal, formerly known as enamel. Enamel has the inherent mechanical strength and processing properties of metals, as well as the corrosion resistance, wear resistance, heat resistance, non toxicity, and decorative properties of coatings. Enamel pot refers to a pot made by coating enamel on the surface of a metal body. Has metal mechanical strength and ceramic glaze physicochemical characteristics.

2. The metal materials used for enamel mainly include steel, cast iron, aluminum, copper, and stainless steel. Enamel steel generally refers to low-carbon steel plates, which have a lower carbon content (generally ≤ 0.08%). This is the main material used for the inner liner of volumetric water heaters. The glaze raw materials used for enamel mainly include three categories: mineral raw materials, chemical raw materials, and pigment raw materials. The production of porcelain glaze involves melting the three raw materials mentioned above in a certain proportion (depending on the manufacturer), at a high temperature of around 1200 ℃, and rapidly cooling them to form granular or sheet-like borosilicate glass. It is divided into base glaze, surface glaze, edge glaze, and decorative glaze based on its technological performance. According to the different matrix materials, it can be divided into steel plate glaze, cast iron glaze, copper enamel glaze, aluminum enamel glaze, and stainless steel enamel glaze.

What are the characteristics of enamel pots

1. Enamel pots are highly sought after for their beauty, lightweight, and heat resistance. Enamel pots are generally white in color, and the glaze solvents used for white enamel are silicon oxide, alumina, manganese oxide, potassium oxide, and sodium oxide. They are lead-free, so there is no risk of aluminum poisoning. Meanwhile, due to the stable chemical properties of enamel pots, they can store mild acidic and alkaline foods. So high-quality pot enamel is non-toxic and harmless. Generally suitable for making soup.

2. Enamel pots should not be used for stir frying, as the enamel tableware coated on the outer layer of enamel products is actually a layer of enamel, containing substances such as aluminum silicate. When stir frying, collision and friction can easily cause damage, causing substances such as aluminum silicate to transfer to the food. In addition, to extend the service life of the wok, it is best not to quickly cool or heat it up, and try not to store acidic foods such as vinegar and kimchi for a long time. When purchasing enamel pots, it is best not to use bright colors, such as red or orange, which may contain metals such as cadmium and are not good for the human body.