"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> > wrote in message
>> But first about the teflon...The biggest drawback in teflon is that if
>> you scratch it and then follow the manufacturer's instructions (in tiny
>> print) you should throw the pan away. This is because the aluminum
>> that is under the teflon is under serious consideration as a major
>> contributer to Alzheimer's Disease. Do an internet search for the
>> connection between aluminum and AD and you'll see what I'm talking
>> about.
>
>
> You are talking nonsense. This had been debunked over and over. Read, as
> you suggested, and update yourself.
>
>
> Secondly, there is a lot of debate about the connection between
>> cooking with teflon and people's pet birds dropping dead in the
>> kitchen. There are many sites you can go to where you will see
>> warnings against using teflon pans if you own a parrot, for instance (
>> http://www.exoticaquatics.net/birdpage.html -read the warnings at the
>> bottom of the page). I figure that if it's killing birds, it can't be
>> too healthy for people. Coal miners used to use canaries to warn them
>> if the air was becoming poisonous in the same way.
>
> There is some truth to this under certain circumstances. Overheating a
> pan can cause problems for birds. Ov eheating a non-teflon pan with oil
> or food in it can case problems also.

>

So therefore birdbrains beware.


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