Nobody is downplaying the health impact of overheated non-stick cookware. There just doesn't seem to be much of an impact. Think about this for just a minute.

Nobody is downplaying the health impact of overheated non-stick cookware. There just doesn't seem to be much of an impact. Think about this for just a minute. Millions of idiots crank the heat on their cheapo non-stick pans every day. I know people who sear steaks in their nonstick for fucks sake. This has been happening since the 1960's. If there was a significant hazard in this activity, don't you think someone would be able to find it? The fact that cookware makers aren't overly concerned with temperature warnings should tell you something about the health risk here. There is little liability risk to them because apparently there is no demonstrable health risk. At the risk of repeating myself endlessly: > read up on fluorinated polymer fume exposure, you'll find exactly zero known deaths, only a handful of known injuries, and no firm evidence of long term health effects. If you can find any evidence of negative health impacts from nonstick cookware, there are thousands of ambulance-chasing personal injury lawyers who would love to see your work.