Everything but the kitchen sink: how to choose more sustainable and durable cookware

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As a baby boomer and grandmother, I’m keen to find ways in my kitchen to try to make up for the damage wrought by my generation and help keep the planet sustainable for my children and grandchildren.

As a former professional cook, I have the culinary tools to feed my growing family but am only now acquiring the knowledge to do so in a sustainable way by making small changes at minimal or no cost.