Domestic Utensils Aluminium

Abstract

I. Product and its Uses Domestic utensils, as the term' indicates, are used for household purposes like cooking, storing water, preparing hot water etc. and these utensils are made mostly out of non-ferrous metals like aluminium, brass and copper as well as out of stainless steel. Out of all these metals, aluminium utensils are largely and widely used by people from all walks of life especially middle class, lower middle class, weaker sections and labourers, due to its cheapness and convenience. Stainless steel utensils also find a place in domestic use, but they are used mostly by well to do families and to some extent by middle class families. Aluminium utensils are mostly accepted by all classes of people when compared with utensils of other metals. These utensils are also preferred by catering organisations like hotels, restaurants, canteens, defence, railways etc. Though these establishments do replace a few items 01 aluminium with stainless steel ones, but for cooking purpose aluminium is still preterred. Reserved List No. 474.