debrabenge

"That's a real disease?  I thought you were just saying that stuff to get attention!"  My response?  "Google it."

I'm new to this (1 week), and have a few questions.  I used to do a ton of baking-I baked all of our breads, everything.  I use the Pampered Chef stoneware bread pans.  Do I need to buy new ones, or will a good washing in the dishwasher clean them up enough I can start experimenting with gluten-free breads?  Do I need to scrub all of my stoneware?  (I have a LOT of stoneware that I use on a regular basis.)  What about my bamboo utensils?  Do I need to scrap those and buy all new?  Should I switch back to plastic and/or metal?  Heck, are my regular pots and pans safe for me to use?  What about the plastic cups/refillable water bottles I've been using?  I didn't realize cross contamination was such a big issue...  Now, I don't know if I'm simply cooking my gluten-free meals in gluten pots/pans and defeating the whole purpose of the gluten-free diet.  And because I have no idea what my "tolerance level" is, am I going to have to worry about gluten in my shampoo, conditioner, soaps, lotions, lip balms and such?  I'm beginning to think this isn't going to be as easy a transition as I thought it would be...

Thanks in advance!