That particular Teflon cooking pan… I hit mixed feelings on it. I’m using it with wooden utensils only because I didn’t want to eat Teflon anymore but I did want the non stick.
Anyway, that finish seems to protect the Teflon, but its like a file or sandpaper for any utensil. So I’m slowly eating my wooden spoon.
Newer versions of that pan use ceramics, not Teflon
It seems to be slightly less non stick, and more sensitive to quick temperature changes over time (hurts adhesion of the ceramics), but otherwise it’s pretty solid and very safe
Not like it’s good to eat it or anything, but just to help with the worries, teflon is absolutely safe to ingest, it’s a very stable molecule that don’t interact with absolutely anything, it goes in and out basically intact. Of course it doesn’t mean you can EAT it, but ocasional accidental ingestion due “scraping the bottom” are pretty safe.
When people say it’s Toxic, they knowing or unknowingly are talking about the chemicals used to make it, mostly PFOA — perfluorooctanoic acid. These are nasty, and are present GLOBALLY, like everywhere, from the sea to the middle of deserts and even on the poles, that also includes our blood.
PTFE is considered a PFOAs molecule by ROHS3 and you can’t use it in new design. I know this because I design stuff that occasionally may need high temperature plastics or other solids. The stuff is inert but its not good for you as the other commenter mentioned. Once heated to 500F or 260C, it may release toxic fumes that can cause flu-like symptoms, liver damage, cancer and disruption in development of kids.
Totally, it’s safe if you take care of the pan; however, if you ever get it above a certain temperature the coating will break down and that’s when there’s risk. Also as you said, how much forever chemicals are released into the environment during it’s production, and might I also add that those bits that go in and out are also in the environment forever.
I suspect no one wants to hear about cast iron pans anymore lol.
That particular Teflon cooking pan… I hit mixed feelings on it. I’m using it with wooden utensils only because I didn’t want to eat Teflon anymore but I did want the non stick.
Anyway, that finish seems to protect the Teflon, but its like a file or sandpaper for any utensil. So I’m slowly eating my wooden spoon.
Newer versions of that pan use ceramics, not Teflon
It seems to be slightly less non stick, and more sensitive to quick temperature changes over time (hurts adhesion of the ceramics), but otherwise it’s pretty solid and very safe
I thought there was a class action lawsuit against the company for faking “ceramic” coating while still using PTFE.
Oh nice!
Micro-Class-Action-Lawsuit payout for all of the micro-plastics in my body.
As if the payouts aren’t already a joke.
Not like it’s good to eat it or anything, but just to help with the worries, teflon is absolutely safe to ingest, it’s a very stable molecule that don’t interact with absolutely anything, it goes in and out basically intact. Of course it doesn’t mean you can EAT it, but ocasional accidental ingestion due “scraping the bottom” are pretty safe.
When people say it’s Toxic, they knowing or unknowingly are talking about the chemicals used to make it, mostly PFOA — perfluorooctanoic acid. These are nasty, and are present GLOBALLY, like everywhere, from the sea to the middle of deserts and even on the poles, that also includes our blood.
PTFE is considered a PFOAs molecule by ROHS3 and you can’t use it in new design. I know this because I design stuff that occasionally may need high temperature plastics or other solids. The stuff is inert but its not good for you as the other commenter mentioned. Once heated to 500F or 260C, it may release toxic fumes that can cause flu-like symptoms, liver damage, cancer and disruption in development of kids.
It’s a good thing I’m poor. My oven doesn’t go above 450F.
Yeah I forgot to mention the heating bit, don’t let it get too hot folks!
Have there been any independent long term studies done on Teflon inside human bodies?
Totally, it’s safe if you take care of the pan; however, if you ever get it above a certain temperature the coating will break down and that’s when there’s risk. Also as you said, how much forever chemicals are released into the environment during it’s production, and might I also add that those bits that go in and out are also in the environment forever.
I suspect no one wants to hear about cast iron pans anymore lol.
what do you mean by that last point?
He probably likes cast iron pans
Yes, I saw him at the iron castration anonymous meeting! He liked it!
Cooking with Teflon pans has loads of evidence of killing pet birds nearby though so I’m not too sure it’s as 100% safe as you say it is.
Birds are not real. The internet is never wrong.
There are ceramics too
Yeah, ceramics is the way to go. But they have to be Pb free.