Abstract:
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 at stainless steel. Out of ail 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 iabourers, due to its cheapness and convenience.
Stainless steel utensils also find a place
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.
