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Canary in the coal mine...
Its a tempting thought, but remember that chocolate and grapes are toxic to dogs and we don’t worry about their effect on humans.
Stainless steel with some basic seasoning every once in a while (oil, high heat, it’s easy to do) has done me well for a long time. I do keep a non stick around just for eggs though, hard to beat.
PTFE fumes are also not exactly healthy for us humans.
It’s funny, if you are into 3d printing a huge safety thing is not heating your hot end above 250c if you have a bowden tube - made of PTFE.
Over 250C is the breakdown point, which seems like a stove would hit pretty easily.
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You don't need to skip eggs! They are high in cholesterol, but the dietary cholesterol from eggs doesn't impact your serum (blood) cholesterol levels the way other fats do. Eggs are one of the best bang-for-your-buck foods you can work into your diet. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-ch...
The site you linked says that studies have shown a link between eating eggs and heart disease, which was the basis of my suggestion that they be avoided. > Although some studies have found a link between eating eggs and heart disease, there could be other reasons for these findings. and: > Health experts now suggest eating as little dietary cholesterol as you can, aiming to keep intake under 300 milligrams (mg) a day…
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It's super non-stick. I know you're going to rebut with saying that iron pans are too, and I'm sure they are, but most people don't want to put in any level of the effort needed to make iron pans as non-stick as teflon. A lot of people care only a mild amount about cooking, and don't want to invest the time to know how to properly use a cast iron or a carbon steel (which I have and only seldom use). They'd rather get…
This. I absolutely hate cooking. With a passion. I don't want to spend time on it. I wish it was possible to buy decent home cooked food for a reasonable fee :( We can outsource pretty much everything else that's a chore. I drop my washing in a bag to be ready for a tenner tomorrow. Groceries can be delivered for cheap. But delivered or takeaway food is generally very expensive and not very healthy. It's still viewed…
I mean that’s pretty much what supermarkets sell right? Ready meals that can be heated, which are effectively cooked the same way as at the home but just on an industrial scale. Or pasta that’s pre-made and pre-filled and you just have to heat and add some sauce that’s already pre-made.
Im in the UK where we have services like Cook that are good quality meals you can heat up.
Since a few years, I do own only iron pans. Teflon for home use as pans was a ridiculous idea: you need to take care of it and it will wear out after some time and needs to be replaced. Iron pans need very little care and get better with age. What is the point?
I received a granite pan recently and I can't recommend it enough. It doesn't stick and contains no teflon or any other such material.
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I like all clad for durability, and if you use copious oil or scale the pan as you cook, you usually meet minimal sticking substance, but it does require some cooking background to get there.
It also requires some $$. For most people who aren’t keen cooks, there’s much cheaper stainless steel alternatives that get the job done, a simple ikea pan is fine
Anyone try to physically polish cast iron? My Lodge pans are well seasoned but still have a rough surface area that can cause bits to catch.
Ha - I had a line cook show me to get a pan fuming hot, no oil, before throwing mushrooms in, the moisture from the mushrooms create a ledenfrost effect and you get as close as you can to having some browning on the mushrooms (while keeping a lot if moisture in). Can't burn em! I'm unhappy that I've done this exclusively with t-fal non stick pans over the years. Going to get myself a nice 3 ply stainless pan today! E…
PTFE fumes are also not exactly healthy for us humans.
Extremely toxic - https://www.science.gov/topicpages/p/ptfe+fume+exposure.html... . It’s funny, if you are into 3d printing a huge safety thing is not heating your hot end above 250c if you have a bowden tube - made of PTFE. Over 250C is the breakdown point, which seems like a stove would hit pretty easily.