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Our innovative cooking system becomes the vehicle to accomplish more than you ever thought was possible. We take a holistic approach to preventing and reversing disease.

We offer a variety of alternative health products that treat you, not your condition. We believe that you are not living your best life possible, unless your mind and body are completely healthy. Eating is always a pleasant part of the day. Sharing a meal with friends, even better. If this is your passion, we invite you to present a cooking program by Saladmaster in the comfort and convenience of your own home. Low Temps: The advantage of cooking with low temperatures and little to no water is that foods retain more of some-- but not all--nutrients.

We talk more about this below. The advantage to no added water is that you don't drain away many of the nutrients when the food is done cooking; instead, they stay in the food.

We talk more about this below, too. Are these valid claims? Yes, actually, they are. But there's a lot more to know about the waterless cooking method if you want to use it in your life in the easiest, most practical, and affordable, way. Saladmaster is the original waterless cookware.

They've been around for 75 years and were the first company to promote this low-water, low-fat, low-temperature approach to cooking. Every other company that sells waterless cookware copied the method from Saladmaster. This is a valve in the lid of every Saladmaster cooking vessel. It makes an audible click when the food is approaching the boiling point, alerting the chef that it's time to turn down the temperature. The Vapo-Valve is the key to Saladmaster's simple cooking mantra "Medium-click-Low-is all you need to know.

Saladmaster's direct sales is also part of the waterless cookware world. In fact, the major difference between waterless stainless steel cookware and other brands All-Clad, Tramontina, etc.

Saladmaster and the other waterless makers would say there's more to it than this, but in truth, the differences are minor. We'll discuss exactly what that means below. The simplest answer is: It's expensive because people are willing to pay for it. This is the truth for any premium-priced product.

You have to book a sales appointment and sit through an entire presentation to find out the current cost of a new set of Saladmaster cookware. This is dated, but it gives you an idea of the price you're going to pay for Saladmaster cookware. The Saladmaster sales technique promotes an entire lifestyle of good health and good nutrition. In general, people who buy this cookware are deeply health conscious: concerned about the health and well-being of themselves and their families.

They believe that Saladmaster cookware is essential for achieving an optimal level of health. They believe that a healthy lifestyle is well worth the premium price they pay for the cookware, and that no other cookware can provide the health-conscious lifestyle they're looking for. How many people are going to say "no thanks" when asked if they're told a product can bring them excellent health, possibly prevent cancer, and maybe even help them live longer? Related to the Saladmaster lifestyle are their claims that their "surgical stainless" cookware is the healthiest, safest, most non-toxic cookware in the world.

We very much agree that stainless steel is one of the safest, cleanest types of cookware you can use. But whether Saladmaster's cookware is safer than other stainless steel brands is very much up for debate.

We talk more about stainless steel quality below in the Saladmaster Claims section. Another factor in Saladmaster's premium price is the direct marketing selling technique. Direct marketing, when done well, can command premium prices. Saladmaster has one of the most effective direct marketing sales programs in the world.

There are a few reasons for this, including high pressure sales, emotional appeal, and the impossibility of comparing the product to other brands.

Saladmaster dinner party. Having someone come to your home and put on an elaborate demonstration--the Saladmaster representative actually cooks dinner for you and your family, plus invited friends--is a great way to create a sense of obligation in a potential buyer.

It's awkward to say "no thanks, I'm not interested" to someone who's gone to all this trouble to demonstrate their product; cooking for a group, or even just a family of four, is a lot of work. The salesperson will also create some sense of urgency by offering a temporary deal.

Related to the high pressure sales technique is the emotional appeal of the direct sales method. If a salesperson can get a potential buyer bought in emotionally, they don't have to worry as much about the logical side of their brain putting the brakes on the sale.

It's a method as old as selling itself, and the isolated, high-pressure tactics of direct selling makes it easy. The initial reasons given for direct sales of waterless cookware, after the end of World War II, was that there was no room for their products in retail stores.

The real reason they wanted to sell their products directly to consumers was that it eliminates all avenues of price and quality comparison. They may know the product is similar to other products, but there's no way for them to quantify the differences during the presentation.

You can only take for granted that what the salesperson says is the truth. And if they're good at their job, it's easy to believe what they say. However, it's unlikely that if Saladmaster products were sitting next to All-Clad or Demeyere cookware at a Williams-Sonoma that the salesperson could convince you that it was better to the tune of thousands of dollars.

Because it really isn't. While it's true that waterless cooking is a healthy method and that clad stainless is one of the healthiest cookware choices you can make, the truth is that much of Saladmaster's marketing is just that: marketing. And their direct sales approach makes it possible for them to charge over-the-top prices for what is basically a good quality brand of clad stainless cookware.

Saladmaster uses some questionable sales strategies, but the product is real. The salespeople are selling a real product, and it is a high quality product. We are not questioning the quality of the product, or its use in healthy cooking. We are only questioning the claim that Saladmaster is alone in its ability to help people live a healthier lifestyle. Here, we will look at Saladmaster claims in detail to help you understand what exactly they're selling, and why we think the cookware is overpriced.

Claim: "Saladmaster selects only the finest materials for its products. The Ti Titanium Stainless Steel is of a much higher grade and sheen than the stainless steels used by other cookware companies. The Truth: All grade stainless steel is considered "surgical stainless steel. The additions of titanium and molybdenum do sound as if the steel would be stronger, and therefore probably more stable, than regular grade stainless. But this is not the case. According to this alloy website :.

This doesn't all apply to cookware, but the upshot is that Ti may be slightly more resistant than to certain types of corrosion. However, the main difference seems to occur at temperatures higher than you will see in any normal kitchen. All grade stainless steel is excellent for use as cookware. We recommend that before you purchase clad stainless cookware, you should do some research on steel quality.

Also: Other brands of cookware use Ti. You may also find it in European brands, where Ti stainless is more popular. Claim : "Saladmaster's heat-conducting thermal core provides one of the highest standards for even heating across the bottom and up the sides of any dish. It is the secret to exceptional cooking. The Truth: "Even heating across the bottom and up the sides" simply means that the cookware is fully clad, as opposed to having an aluminum-clad disc only on the bottom.

You can find both types of cookware in the US cookware market--fully clad and disc clad--with full cladding in the better, higher quality brands such as All-Clad. Thus, Saladmaster's "heat-conducting thermal core" is the same technology found in All-Clad, or any brand of fully clad stainless cookware. Claim: "Saladmaster cookware is constructed of Ti stainless steel, a premium material that is non-reactive to the acids and enzymes in your food.

This, combined with our cooking method, protects the purity and flavor of the ingredients you cook for healthier, more nutritious, flavorful food, every time you cook. The Truth: Back to the "surgical stainless steel," Ti is a good alloy, but not really any better than other grade alloys used in cookware manufacturing.

All good quality stainless steel cookware "protects the purity and flavor of the ingredients. Some cheaper brands of stainless cookware may use cheaper grades of stainless--namely, grade or possibly grade, which is nickel-free--but good quality brands all use graded "surgical" stainless steel. This includes All-Clad, Demeyere, Tramontina, and many more. Used Saladmaster lid from Ebay showing the Vapo-Valve left of knob.

Our cooking method also substantially reduces cooking time — so you can get out of the kitchen faster to enjoy your food. The Truth: The clicking valve may make it easier to use the low-heat, waterless cooking method because it alerts you to when the food is approaching boiling temperature so you can turn it down.

There are several brands of waterless cookware that have similar technology. However, you do not need special cookware to use this cooking method. All you need is cookware that has a lid.

Any well-fitting lid will create a small vacuum in the cooking vessel, which will help your food cook faster as long as you don't peek. And we probably don't need to state the obvious, but you can use low temperature cooking with any cookware you own. You do not need special cookware--or even stainless cookware--to keep your burners at medium and low settings. You also do not need special technology to know when it's time to turn the heat down.

It's easy to tell by how the lid "dances" slightly to let you know the vacuum has been created. Once you're in the habit of using this method, you will know when it's time to turn down the heat. A valve that alerts you is a nice feature, but it simply isn't necessary to cook in a more healthful way.

If you think it's worth the higher price, then this is the only valid reason we've uncovered for buying Saladmaster over another good quality brand of clad stainless cookware. Claim: "The Saladmaster waterless cooking method allows you to cook without the need to add and drain-off water.

This maintains the optimal amount of vitamins and nutrients in your foods while also protecting the natural flavor of ingredients. The Truth: Once again, you do not need special cookware to use this cooking method. You can use low heat and no oil or added water with any cookware as long as it has a well-fitting lid. The boiling point is a crucial factor, because this is the point at which food can begin to lose a lot of its nutrients. As long as you keep the temperature below boiling, you can retain the maximum amount of the food's nutrients.

Our Vapo-Valve creates a semi-vacuum cooking environment that locks in moisture and maintains food's natural flavor.

The Truth: First of all, we want to dispel the myth that fat-free cooking is healthy. The truth is that several nutrients require fat to be absorbed by the body. So if you're cooking with no fat at all, you are depriving yourself not only of added flavor, but of many essential nutrients. You can read more about this here.

You don't need a a lot, but a little healthy fat we like avocado oil is actually beneficial, and adds flavor to your food. It's actually a pretty bold statement that you can cook on stainless steel cookware without any added fat. But if you try this method--that is, using low heat--with any cookware, it should work. There's nothing more nonstick about Ti stainless than other grades of stainless. Once a crust is formed, most foods release naturally from stainless steel.

A small amount of oil will help, but you can get it to work with none--on any good brand of clad stainless cookware. The semi-vacuum cooking environment does help to lock in moisture and maintain food's flavor, but it doesn't really add any flavor to your food, so this is a questionable claim. The same is true for "frying foods without oil. You do not need oil to brown your food.

The huge popularity of air fryers is evidence of this. If you watch this video, you can easily see that cooking on Saladmaster with no added fat looks to be about the same as other stainless cookware. It's not what they mean to show, but you can see it, nevertheless. Claim: "Saladmaster cookware uses a simple heating process for most foods. Place fresh or frozen foods in the cookware and place the cover on the cookware.

Begin cooking over medium heat, and when the Vapo-Valve on the cover clicks, reduce heat to low. This method of heating creates a semi-vacuum environment, locking in moisture, reducing the time it takes to cook meals and making it possible to accomplish traditionally time-consuming tasks faster.

The Truth: Once again, you can use this method with any cookware that has a reasonably tight-fitting lid. Waterless cookware does not have the market cornered on "quick and simple cooking. You may get a tighter seal with waterless cookware than with some other brands, but in our experience, any lidded cookware will produce very similar results.

Claim: "Using the easy-to-learn, low-temperature cooking methods taught by Saladmaster, customers can find simple ways to make food taste better and to prepare it faster. Foods can cook with little or no oil, reducing calories and fat in meals, while maintaining flavor.

The Truth: And yet again, you can use all of these methods with any lidded cookware. And you should, if retaining nutrients is important to you. But please use a little healthy fat, not only to add flavor but to increase the nutrient profile of the food. The low heat, low fat, low-temp cooking method called waterless is a healthy way to cook although we suggest some fat, not no fat. However, you can achieve similar results with any lidded cookware.

It doesn't even have to be stainless steel, although that is one of the healthiest cookware choices you can make.

Saladmaster sauce pan. All-Clad sauce pan. If you read the last section on Saladmaster claims, you should have a good idea of the differences between Saladmaster and other brands of clad stainless steel cookware.

The biggest difference is in how the brands are sold. Cookware sold by the direct sales method makes some bold claims that you will not find in the retail cookware world. They claim better nutrition, better health, disease prevention, and even longer life.

You won't find any of these claims in the retail cookware world. Because of the direct sales method, they can get away with this. Also, the steel variant is pretty high-end and there will be no reaction with the food, making food safe to eat. When it comes down to the nonstick coverage, Saladmaster has top-notch nonstick coverage, so you can cook without extra water or oil.

Lastly, the finish is pretty smooth and the shiny appearance surely adds glam to your kitchen without sticking to the food! All-Clad is one of the most expensive cookware brands in the market but they are promised to provide value for money. Be it the durability or cooking performance, All-Clad has it all.

All-Clad usually utilizes the combination of copper and stainless steel since it promises durability as well as quick heating. The copper material in the core helps conduct heat without compromising on superiority.

In addition, when the cookware is combined with aluminum, the heat distribution will be even. Also, the heat distribution will be quick. In addition, All-Clad has made sure that their cookware is easy to clean since the polishing and coating is pretty sturdy.

Besides, there is a magnetic exterior in the cookware that helps users use the cookware on the induction stove. Also, All-Clad cookware has the rolled rims that are easy to pour food with, without any dripping. The handles as well as the lids have used stainless steel construction. Also, there is a looping design for easy handling. As compared to the Saladmaster, All-Clad uses long handles that are sturdily fixed to the pan.

However, their handles are designed with stay-cool technology.