• brad_troika (he/him)
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      -76 months ago

      Source on the pan giving you cancer?

      Yes, non-stick becomes stick because the teflon coating comes off, it’s really hard to make teflon stick to anything. Using metal utensils will hasten this but afaik simply using heat will help loosen the teflon coating.

      I don’t mind buying a new non-stick pan about every 5 years (last one lasted 7), I usuall stick to the cheapest ones, they serve a specific service to me that stainless ones can’t do.

        • brad_troika (he/him)
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          -86 months ago

          Afaik the coating is not a carcinogen only under certain circumstances like high heat can it produce something unsafe but even there it’s just potential, not yet proved to be carcinogenic but feel free to prove me wrong.

            • brad_troika (he/him)
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              06 months ago

              Are we reading the same article? It doesn’t say it’s bound to the pan. Why bother to choose a source that you don’t read and disagrees with you?

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                  26 months ago

                  I’m out of my element here but my understanding is that the chemicals in the FDA article are not the non stick layer, it was used in creating it and is bound to it. While I wouldn’t suggest eating it (the coating) and can be harmful when heated to levels uncommon (but not impossible) in a kitchen environment there’s no proof that teflon dishes can increase the chance of cancer.

        • brad_troika (he/him)
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          -16 months ago

          The part you quoted says nothing about cancer, article only mentions potential risks with no evidence and no article cited. I’m sorry but articles like these are why people believe chocolate cures cancer or sitting down is as bad as smoking.

          I don’t claim there’s no connection but so far I’ve seen no evidence.

          • @RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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            6 months ago

            I don’r know why you’re downvoted. That’s not an unfair assessment of the article. I offered it more as inference that the release of toxins when overheating the material is releasing potentially carcinogenic toxins. I take the view that what effectively amounts to burning many materials releases carcinogens and toxins, particularly man-made materials.

            • brad_troika (he/him)
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              16 months ago

              This is an article about a factory right? Not exactly the same conditions as cooking with a pan.

              • snowe
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                06 months ago

                buying a pan increases demand for that item, which then gets built in those factories that then pollute the water you drink and the air you breathe. So yeah, they’re directly correlated.

      • @HikingVet@lemmy.ca
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        66 months ago

        I bought a cheap stainless pan about 20 years ago. Don’t have issues with food sticking, don’t have to worry abouy coatings coming off, and if the handle breaks I can make a new one.

        Coating breaks down, stainless doesn’t.

        • @nomy@lemmy.zip
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          26 months ago

          I have a mix of stainless steel and cast iron. I’m not terribly worried about consuming small amounts of either of those.

          A bonus is that because it’s all metal I can use most of it in ovens or while cooking outdoors.

          Sticking isn’t really that much of an issue if you’re careful. I feel like non-stick would’ve never taken off if people knew how toxic it was in 1970.