[Sca-cooks] non stick, was Pots 'n Pans,

[Kirsten Houseknecht]

just as a note.....
i am a bird owner, and Teflon based non stick gives off fumes that are
lethal to birds.  it *technically* has to be "overheated" to do this, but
their definition of "overheated" is something that i have DONE to my pots
and pans too often to count.

and no, i am not making it up.. lots of people have had their birds die
because they overheated one non stick pan in their house.

never give teflon non stick cookware to a bird owner unless you *know* they
want it.  i have had to smile politely and look gracious while accepting non
stick cookware that i *know* will be at Goodwill the next morning.

in addition there is some newish research that it gives off some nasty
chemicals at other times, but i dont know how verified that is.

there are plenty of other non stick including silicon  but i dont know much
about it.. after the Teflon mess i avoid non stick whenever i can.
Kirsten
kirsten at fabricdragon.com
http://www.fabricdragon.com

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ciorstan" <ciorstan at attbi.com>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 9:16 PM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Re: [Sca-cooks]Pots 'n Pans, was Copper bowl


> Generys writes:
>
> > Hmm, on that note - I'm thinking about upgrading my current set of pots
> > and pans over the next few years - right now I have a set of T-Fal - the
> > decent T-Fal, non stick with enameled (I guess? they're blue anyway)
> > outsides. They're great for cooking dinner, etc, as they have and do
> > take a hell of a lot of abuse (and keep their coating).  But.... I'm
> > getting the impression that "serious" cooks don't bother with non-stick
> > stuff?  Is this the case? And if so, what would you all recommend? I'm
> > willing to spend a bit on these, as I'm only planning on buying 1 or 2
> > at a time...
>
> Well, I'm a list- lurker and I get the digest, so I'm late replying to
> Generys' question. I have Calphalon, the regular (non- non-stick). I
> thought to replace all of my first cookware 20 some years ago with
> Calphalon after I'd been given one 2 1/2 quart pot by my stepfather, who
> had bought it some time before I was born.
>
> I'm turning 42 in February. I still have the pot and its matching lid...
>
> ciorstan
>
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