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"teflon92fig82yt8gf7u" wrote
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Hi,

... Are there any brands of non-stick cookware which will work like my
old pan where the fried eggs just slide off?
...

Hi,

Thanks for all the advice. I bought an Analon 8 inch frying pan and it works
even better than my old one. I used to have to shake the pan to release the
eggs but with the new pan they are not even sticking to that small extent.
What made me select that brand was the 60 day gurantee - try it for 60 days
and if you don't like it you can return it to the place of purchase.

I have a couple of Analon pieces, and I love them. I also have some
Calphlon Professional Nonstick, and those pans are great also. The
Circulon I have doesn't work well for eggs, but for steak and pork
chops, as well as sauteed veggies, all I can say is wow.

As to Teflon itself, that is a DuPont trademark and the chemistry is a
DuPont patent. Each of these competing brands have their own
chemistries and engineering, and honestly, I think these other brands
are superior.

Then there is the issue a few years back of the Teflon chemical
perfluorooctanoic acid, which has been found to be carcinogenic. This
agent will be phased out of Teflon in consumer products pertaining to
food and culinary purposes (but will remain in the Teflon used to coat
bullets ["Hey, I may get cancer from being shot by that Teflon coated
bullet." "You're dead, what does it matter?]). As a result of this
concern cookware with actual Teflon has fallen drastically in sales.
And retailers now discourage their employees from using the generic
"teflon" when discussing non-stick cookware.

jt