BOB > wrote:

> I'm betting that it is the "old news" that we've heard for years. Bird owners
> can't keep birds in the part of the house where the kitchen is if they use Teflon
> pans.
> Most of the non-stick pans today are Silverstone, Inovexx (sp) or similar, not
> actually containing Teflon

Actually, Silverstone is a variation on Teflon.