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====Aluminium====
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[[File:Circulon-anodized-aluminum.jpg|thumb|right|An anodized aluminium [[#Sauté pan|sauté pan]]]]

Aluminium is a lightweight metal with very good thermal conductivity. It is resistant to many forms of corrosion.  Aluminium is commonly available in sheet, cast, or anodized forms,{{sfn|Williams|1986|pp=8–9}} and may be physically combined with other metals (see below).

Sheet aluminium is spun or stamped into form. Due to the softness of the metal, it may be alloyed with magnesium, copper, or bronze to increase its strength. Sheet aluminium is commonly used for baking sheets, pie plates, and cake or muffin pans.  Deep or shallow pots may be formed from sheet aluminium.

Cast aluminium can produce a thicker product than sheet aluminium, and is appropriate for irregular shapes and thicknesses.  Due to the microscopic pores caused by the casting process, cast aluminium has a lower thermal conductivity than sheet aluminium.  It is also more expensive.  Accordingly, cast aluminium cookware has become less common.  It is used, for example, to make [[Dutch oven]]s lightweight and [[bundt]] pans heavy duty, and used in ladles and handles and [[wok]]s to keep the sides at a lower temperature than the center.

[[Anodized aluminium]] has had the naturally occurring layer of [[aluminium oxide]] thickened by [[anodizing#Process|an electrolytic process]] to create a surface that is hard and non-reactive. It is used for sauté pans, stockpots, roasters, and Dutch ovens.{{sfn|Williams|1986|pp=8–9}}

Uncoated and un-anodized aluminium can react with acidic foods to change the taste of the food. Sauces containing egg yolks, or vegetables such as asparagus or artichokes may cause oxidation of non-anodized aluminium.

Aluminium exposure has been suggested as a risk factor for [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref>
{{cite web | title=Am I at risk of developing dementia? | publisher=Alzheimer's Society | work=Facts about dementia | url=http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/Facts_about_dementia/Risk_factors/info_aluminium.htm | access-date=October 14, 2005 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523043238/http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=102 | archive-date=23 May 2015 | url-status=dead }}
</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Bondy|first1=SC|title=Low levels of aluminum can lead to behavioral and morphological changes associated with Alzheimer's disease and age-related neurodegeneration.|journal=Neurotoxicology|date=January 2016|volume=52|pages=222–9|pmid=26687397|doi=10.1016/j.neuro.2015.12.002|s2cid=261385155 |url=https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5c15r7xj}}</ref>{{too many pages|date=October 2021}}<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Kandimalla|first1=R|last2=Vallamkondu|first2=J|last3=Corgiat|first3=EB|last4=Gill|first4=KD|title=Understanding Aspects of Aluminum Exposure in Alzheimer's Disease Development.|journal=Brain Pathology (Zurich, Switzerland)|date=March 2016|volume=26|issue=2|pages=139–54|pmid=26494454|doi=10.1111/bpa.12333|pmc=8028870}}</ref>{{too many pages|date=October 2021}} Of one of which its proponents is  Prof. [[Christopher Exley]], who has published his findings. However, the Alzheimer's Association states that "studies have failed to confirm any role for aluminum in causing Alzheimer's."<ref>{{cite web 
| url=http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_myths_about_alzheimers.asp
| title=Myth 4: Drinking out of aluminum cans or cooking in aluminum pots and pans can lead to Alzheimer's disease
| publisher=Alzheimer's Association
| work=Alzheimer Myths 
| access-date=June 19, 2010
}}</ref>{{better source|date=October 2021}} The link remains controversial.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Yegambaram|first1=M|last2=Manivannan|first2=B|last3=Beach|first3=TG|last4=Halden|first4=RU|title=Role of environmental contaminants in the etiology of Alzheimer's disease: a review.|journal=Current Alzheimer Research|date=2015|volume=12|issue=2|pages=116–46|pmid=25654508|doi=10.2174/1567205012666150204121719|pmc=4428475}}</ref>{{too many pages|date=October 2021}}

[[File:Casseroles cuivre Vaux.jpg|thumb|Copper saucepans, [[Vaux-le-Vicomte]] castle]]