Have you thrown out your teflon pans?

ldrosophila

Have you gotten rid of your teflon pans?

If so what are you using to cook with, what are you using besides tons of oil to keep the food from sticking, or do you think this anti-teflon craze is crazy!

doorki

I threw out my grill because I heard the char marks are cancerous.

Duck_Puddle

I use my Teflon pans in my death-ray-box.

auddii

I use my Teflon pans in my death-ray-box.

My death-ray-box usually freaks out if I put metal in it (well it would if it weren't broken right now). So for now I just use my teflon pans on my stovetop...

losingw8now

I never heard about a problem with them - love the non-stick surface and will keep using them unless good evidence to the contrary - I have lived through the "eggs are bad for you - they are full of cholesterol" to the "we were wrong, eggs aren't really bad for you!" and many many more, so I don't scare at the first "study" or test. What is the deal with teflon?

PriceK01

I haven't had any in years. I do all of my cooking in stainless steel or cast iron.

cmriverside

I have one small skillet for eggs with a non-stick coating. As soon as it scratches, I buy a new one. I dunno if it's paranoia or not.


The rest of my pans are Revere Ware. The. Best. Ever.

I've had them for twenty five years, my mother had them all her life. They are really easy to clean...still stick a tiny bit, but, meh.

neanderthin

I use either french carbon steel or stainless steel, but I prefer the french steel. The french steel is similar to what a traditional Chinese wok is made from and after repeated uses it develops a non stick surface similar to a cast iron pan, which I also use. I have a french steel exclusively for egg prep and 2 12" ones and a couple of 9". Oil is something I use for culinary purposes as opposed to the theory less is better. I use olive oil, butter, duck fat, bacon fat, coconut oil in no particular order and has to do with what I'm cooking.

FitbeTMF

Cast Iron ftw.

T1mH

My wife got me one of those cook with no oil ceramic pans for Christmas. So far I've been unimpressed. Maybe I'm just not doing it right. I also got a 14" skillet from a relative that has some kind of teflon'ish coating on it and I like that a lot. I cook meals for 6 of us and I like cooking extra for leftovers for my lunches so that's why the big pan.

Alliwan

I use stainless steel because i like the way they cook and they're so easy to clean. Id love cast iron but with my Rheumatoid Arthritis, i have trouble picking them up and holding them. So i stick to stainless steel

Muddy_Yogi

Gotta die somehow....USE THEM NONSTICK PANS!

numsquat

I haven't had any in years. I do all of my cooking in stainless steel or cast iron.

Have one 8" teflon I rarely use. Have a 12" and 8" well seasoned cast iron I use 90% of the time. No sticking problems with anything, cooks even and easy clean up. I use a lot of cast (lots of outdoor cooking) and all my stuff is quality stuff over 50 years old. Newer, cheaper stuff doesn't work as well, you do get what you pay for with cast iron (unless you get lucky at an auction). The rest of the time I use stainless with copper bottoms, also work very well (but love the cast), mostly pots versus frying pans.

Duck_Puddle

I use my Teflon pans in my death-ray-box.

My death-ray-box usually freaks out if I put metal in it (well it would if it weren't broken right now). So for now I just use my teflon pans on my stovetop...

When your vagina shrinks enough, you'll be good to go. Although sadly, that thread disappeared. At least the death-ray-box thread is still around.

PaleoPath4Lyfe

I haven't had any in years. I do all of my cooking in stainless steel or cast iron.

Me too.

My pans, both stainless steel and cast iron are well seasoned so they are non-stick.

n0ob

because of polyfluronated organic acids? No...

drmerc

because of polyfluronated organic acids? No...

If it's organic it's safe

rml_16

I never owned Teflon pans and never will.

I use cast iron.

scorpio007007

Recently purchased one of those green ceramic frying pans "as advertised on TV" --seasoned it and it works like a charm for eggs. I read many poor reviews, but the trick is use much lower heat and to season them first per instructions.
I also purchased a very expensive griddle w/ a permanent non-stick surface which has been a delight.
Both require much less oil or no oil at all (or butter) depending on what is being cooked.

Chief_Rocka

This is why I don't read

downsizinghoss

I read that as teflon panTs and wondered why anyone would be crazy enough to throw those out.

Starfish1125

I have a parrot, so no teflon in our house at all. Otherwise I'd teflon away

drmerc

This is why I can't read

fixed

cmcollins001

Only when I get tired of washing dishes.

Eskimopie

Kind of want to throw mine out but I bought a stainless steel pan and it sticks like crazy. So I just didn't cook. Finally bought teflon and just said screw it...cant be much worse than walking around running cars all the time in the city.

Responding to see if any tips come up on how to cook without everything sticking! Otherwsie teflon it is for me.

BeachGingerOnTheRocks

I read this as Teflon pants. Wondered where to buy.

doorki

I have a parrot, so no teflon in our house at all. Otherwise I'd teflon away

This confuses me.

cmcollins001

I have a parrot, so no teflon in our house at all. Otherwise I'd teflon away

This confuses me.

Too much temptation to cook the bird, but as it stands, it would stick to the pans they have now, so they refrain.

MireyGal76

how does teflon stick to a pan, when nothing sticks to teflon?

Cameron_1969

Yeah. that teflon is some scary *kitten*. . I've switched to depleted uranium. .

parys1

I tried to throw mine away, but they are like boomerangs and just came back.