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Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid

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Re: Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid

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Post by adrianmonk »

andrewstuart wrote: post #39

I threw out all my pots and pans that have non stick surfaces and replaced them with stainless steel. Same with most kitchen cooking implements. Stainless steel pots and pans are much cheaper, last longer, you can scrub and scrape them and the big upside is you don’t have to consume DuPont non stick chemical coating nor feed it to your children. Despite all the celebrity chefs in the world attempting to sell you thei…

> you can scrub and scrape them

Though you won't need to scrub very long if you use this:

https://barkeepersfriend.com/products/cookware-cleanser-poli...

Because of chemistry I don't understand, oxalic acid is amazing at removing burnt on food.

Re: Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid

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Post by ars »

imp0cat wrote: post #76
ars wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This myth needs to die. Teflon is only an issue at temperatures you're just not going to encounter in a kitchen. And if you did encounter such temperature, and you had oil on the pan - well you've poisoned yourself more than the Teflon would!

Unfortunately it's quite easy to overheat a teflon pan on an induction stove.

The question is not the temperature if you forget the pan on the fire, the question is which is worse: High Temperature Teflon, or High Temperature Oil?

The answer is that Teflon is safer.

Re: Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid

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Post by cdchn »

kylebenzle wrote: post #73
andrewstuart wrote: post #39

I threw out all my pots and pans that have non stick surfaces and replaced them with stainless steel. Same with most kitchen cooking implements. Stainless steel pots and pans are much cheaper, last longer, you can scrub and scrape them and the big upside is you don’t have to consume DuPont non stick chemical coating nor feed it to your children. Despite all the celebrity chefs in the world attempting to sell you thei…

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Must people restrict their comments to only what is raised in the linked pages?

Re: Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid

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Post by com2kid »

notnaut wrote: post #82
esperent wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have, very regretfully, stopped using cast iron. Being a man, in a country where I can't easily donate blood, iron load is something that I want to be careful of. It is possible to cook with cast iron in a way that won't leech too much iron into food, just as it is possible to cook with nonstick in a way that won't leech Dupont chemicals. But I'd much rather just use foolproof stainless or ceramic cookware that doe…

Is this comment an implicit endorsement of giving blood as a health benefit because it allows to slough off heavy metals or something? what…? News to me.

Donating blood actually has multiple positive upsides!

Re: Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid

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Post by nine_k »

gsky wrote: post #58
andrewstuart wrote: post #39

I threw out all my pots and pans that have non stick surfaces and replaced them with stainless steel. Same with most kitchen cooking implements. Stainless steel pots and pans are much cheaper, last longer, you can scrub and scrape them and the big upside is you don’t have to consume DuPont non stick chemical coating nor feed it to your children. Despite all the celebrity chefs in the world attempting to sell you thei…

I kept saying this for a decade but no one listens, even my mom. Consider all outside food is toxic too.

Just curious: do you raise your own poultry? Milk your own cow? Grow your own wheat?

If so, my huge respect! (Otherwise...)

Re: Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid

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Post by andy_ppp »

notnaut wrote: post #82
esperent wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have, very regretfully, stopped using cast iron. Being a man, in a country where I can't easily donate blood, iron load is something that I want to be careful of. It is possible to cook with cast iron in a way that won't leech too much iron into food, just as it is possible to cook with nonstick in a way that won't leech Dupont chemicals. But I'd much rather just use foolproof stainless or ceramic cookware that doe…

Is this comment an implicit endorsement of giving blood as a health benefit because it allows to slough off heavy metals or something? what…? News to me.

No giving blood particularly for men (I wonder why) is good because having too much iron in your body rots your flesh: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/haemochromatosis/

Re: Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid

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Post by amiantos »

MengerSponge wrote: post #95

My Aeropress filter cap is the only remaining black plastic in my kitchen. The Aeropress is pretty much the only plastic that remains in my kitchen. I'd pay good money for a replacement cap made out of white nylon, PMMA, PEEK, etc.

They make a glass aeropress that comes with a stainless steel cap now.
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