4 ms·Wait, Teflon is safe? Why did my mom make me throw out my chipped Teflon pans?by mrfusion 5y agoWait, Teflon is safe? Why did my mom make me throw out my chipped Teflon pans?woleium 5y agobecause of the layers beneath the Teflon that are used to stick the Teflon to the metaltacotime 5y agoHeating it up to common cooking temperatures causes it to decompose into unsafe decomposition products.