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Default Non-Stick Material; Safest


Chef Dom wrote:

> surfaces. Another misunderstood issue is the overheating thing, most
> nonstick surfaces have to get to 500 degrees before they release any
> gas that could be harmful (mostly to exotic birds, usually causing
> nothing more than a headache to humans). The pan also must be
> completely empty and left on a high flame for about 30 min, which will
> result in a glowing RED hot pan. I still stand by my opinion that


This is horrendously false. 30 MINUTES on HIGH FLAME? Not:

http://www.ewg.org/reports/toxicteflon/tempgraphic.php