There's been a lot of videos online recently about the dangers of Teflon where in laboratory animals, PFOA has been shown cause cancer, liver damage, growth defects, immune-system damage and death.
They say its ok if its non-disturbed, meaning when you clean it, clean it gently, never scrub/scrape etc and we should not have it in our homes? should only be stainless steel ..
Wanted to see everyone's thoughts on it. Why is it still being sold if its so dangerous how does it remain unregulated?
+1 on the dark waters film. Great watch.
Why is it still being sold if its so dangerous how does it remain unregulated?
Similar reason to cigarettes. $$$$$.
I only use my non stick pan for pancakes and I try to replace every 12 months.
I can’t understand people who only ever cook in non stick pans…it is chemicals! Why take the (avoidable) risk?
Stainless steel is not really that hard to clean.
Everything is chemicals!
I haven't used non-stick cookware in a long time. I kept replacing the frying pans with more expensive brands each time they flaked out on me & ran out of new brands to try so ditched them completely.
Lol i remember the time when people are claiming mobile phone causes brain cancer. The end result was everyone forgot about it and couldnt stop using their phones.
Buy a pan with 'stone' coating with that doesn't contain PFoAs. Plenty available.
The stone coating releases silicon dioxide every time you cook with it…
Silicon dioxide seems to be little studied as to potential harms, but probably safer than Teflon!, and also I'd assume eventually the pan will stop being non-stick once the silicon dioxide has run out
It's only dangerous if it is flaking off and you eat it. So not a problem on pans in good condition.
they also say also if it get scratched while cleaning and its used after being scratched, the coating in small amounts ends up in your food and it emits more chemicals while cooking
Cast iron is my favourite - over time of oil burning on it to "season" it, that forms a non-stick coating which gets better and better with time.
Don't use detergent as it removes the non-stick coating you created, just a brush and hot water (or a light brush with steel wool if something is really stuck, which doesn't seem to happen once it's well seasoned)
Side benefit it's heavy so it's just like going to the gym every day in your kitchen
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Road accidents cause many injuries and deaths but it is not outlawed.
You have the choice to drive or not.
Pots and pans are of less risk. There are some regulation standards in place.
We're not made to live in a bubble.
Same concept.
.. thats a bad example
This is a bad response (because it's without reasoning)
Research on how a strong healthy immune system is built.
Did you recently watch Dark Waters?
no
the movie is about teflon killing people, watch it
Ive moved to ceramic saucepans and pots. They are great for sauce, but not for searing. Still need a cast iron or stainless for that.
yup. I came on to say the same thing. Amazing movie based on a true story about this topic. And for people saying its safe, Hogwash, Dupont who make teflon even in their own research showed it was dangerous and hence why they paid off the class action suit.