FWIW....when I was in Morocco veiled women rarely ate in public.  When they did they did not face the public, they faced the wall, or they had a separate place with females only to eat in.

Just what toxic compounds have you read cast iron releases? I have heard it releases iron, which can or can not be good, bepending on the iron needs of the person, but in all I have heard nothing bad about cast iron.  The information regarding teflon was very upsetting to say the least.

I try to keep it  simple regarding food preparation and use time tested methods .  I have cast iron, stainless steel, glass and terracotta. 

One of my favorite cooking tools is my tajine.   You cook on a very low flame for hours.  The vapor circulates up the chimney and down again to the food being prepared.  The results are spectacular (of the mechanics of proper use of the tajine, not my cooking), however it is rather time consuming.  All the flavors melt together into a nice thick sauce. 

Some substitute dutch ovens for a real tajine, but in my opinion, from experience, there is no comparison to the difference in flavor.

 Yes I know many really swear by Le Creuset, I am not particularly fond of them because the enamel can be too easily damaged.  Cast iron I season myself is more work in the begining, but offers a longer life.  I use olive oil to season mine.

I never thought about the fact that they retain cold too....now if I could not drop them and retain the intact enamel longer this is really something to consider. Thanks for your input

 To insert a link with a word all you do is highlight the word.  Two little chain links on the top bar will appear, one unbroken and the other broken.  Pick the unbroken one.  A dialogue box will appear, from there you can then insert the link, and specify opening the (target)  the link in a new page or on the same page.

I hope this helps.  I like to specify opening the link in a new page so I don´t loose my place here.

 Are you getting married to a Turkish person? Probably the easiest thing to bring into your wedding would be a kinna night party.....then maybe you could have your guests cover you with gold coins?

The first link is a pretty modern "Westernized" kinna party....here is another link about the kina night party.

 Turkish Wedding

A Turkish friend of mine, who recently moved to Istanbul,  requested I bring some cast iron cookware.  I was sad to decline the request because transporting them in my luggage through airport security and all would have been just about impossible. 

In looking through photos here I noticed the cookware in this photo.  Cast iron cookware must be used in Turkey, but what is it called?  I think recently more modern cookware probably was introduced, but cast iron is still preferable due to the heat retention and the natural none stick nature of a properly seasoned cast iron pots and pans. 

Benefits of cast iron

 They are very easy to miss, particularly when they are the same color and tiny. Many times the ones who pack things get paid by weight....so adding a few stones makes things weigh more.  I have not noticed this problem as much in the last 10 years though....but from past experience I am wary.  All it takes is one tiny stone to ruin a tooth.

One of the advantages to the use of a food mill is you catch little pebbles that may be mixed in with the lentils., seeing as everything goes through the holes.  I ruined a tooth eating brown rice and lentils in a health food restraunt years ago.  There was a tiny stone in the mix....ewww...$2,000 and a lot of pain later I´m very careful now.

 BTW....welcome back Deli Kizen!

FWIW...there are actually quite a few different varieties of lentils.  I cook the brown ones about once a week.  I don´t have any electric food processors (hate the noise) , so I use a food mill instead to pure the lentils to a creamy texture.

 Actually the reviews on Amazon.com were not that great.  If I were you, I´d save my money. ...that´s what I´m going to do...or find a better alternative...

"It was discouraging to see that others had a similar experience to mine. The product worked fine a few times, but after only a few jars the inner clamp broke. (I then opened the jar by hand, so it wasn´t the jar´s fault!) This happened on both the one I used and the one I bought for my mother.

Good idea but wait for a new, improved model.One Touch Jar Opener "