Bhai Naranjan Singh jeeo, your questions are quite valid and logical. I think the aversion to stainless steel is there because at one point, stainless steel was going to take over Sarbloh. When steel was first introduced in Punjab many Singhs who were Sarblohi used steel for sometime thinking it was Sarbloh or improved Sarbloh but then Singhs had a meeting and decided that since it does not rust, and the residue of Sarbloh does not pass on to the food through it, therefore, it cannot be equalled with Sarbloh.
Many Singhs who stored food in Steel also slowly started eating in it. This was causing a serious damage to Sarbloh Rehit. Since there was a danger that stainless steel could replace Sarbloh, Pakke Sarblohi Singhs started avoiding it altogether.
Clay, Cheeni or wooden utensils have been acceptable because Singhs traditionally have been using them. I was shocked to see that Babbar Sarblohi (most rigid Sarblohi) Singhs of India considered it okay to eat Daal cooked in Bhadoli (clay pot). Milk is always done Kadhna (slow heating for many hours) in a Kaadhni (clay pot). I personally think that milk in kaadhni is fine but not Daal in Bhadoli. Where non-Sarbloh can be avoided, it should be avoided.
I think the main thing is to eat and cook in Sarbloh and try not to save food at all, for the next day and if storing is required then if possible use the traditional utensils for storage namely Clay, Cheeni etc. I know some Singhs do use Steel to store (I don't look down on them or consider them non-Sarblohi) but Singhs I associate with or look up to, recommend that traditional utensils be used for storing.
Rest Bhai, Guru Sahib knows.
Daas,
Kulbir Singh
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਬਚਨਕਮਾਵਣੇਸਚਾਏਹੁਵੀਚਾਰੁ॥
. Though not for cooking; reheating the food, Parshada etc, she finds very convenient in Microwave. Can Chini utensil, Papers, Cloth piece be used for warming the Parshadas? What will happen if one places metallic utensils in microwave? Do the Bibeki Singhs, warm up the tiffen food at job place, using Micrwave?
