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> To my knowledge they're only poisonous during manufacturing (ie. the precursor chemicals) and when they get too hot. Teflon pans kill birds unfortunately. On
by Swizec 5y ago
> To my knowledge they're only poisonous during manufacturing (ie. the precursor chemicals) and when they get too hot.
Teflon pans kill birds unfortunately. Once you live with a bird, you can’t have any hot teflon in the house because it releases toxic fumes. Fine for a human because we’re large animals, smol birds reach lethal levels within minutes.
There’s stories of people turning on an air fryer and their pet bird dropping dead in another room.
- bluedino 5y agoOverheated Teflon. Not egg cooking temps
- hedora 5y agoAt regular cooking temps, the chemicals still leach into the food. Also, you should throw a teflon pan out if it has a single scratch, since it leaches much more rapidly after that.
- gruez 5y ago>At regular cooking temps, the chemicals still leach into the food Source?
- hedora 5y agohttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18419647/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18419647/ They list "coated food contact materials" as a source of PFOS and PFOA in the abstract.
- xyzzyz 5y agoI don’t think Teflon leaches into food at normal cooking temperatures (it’s a very stable chemical), but even if it did, it’s totally fine, as Teflon is biologically inert. It is used in medicine for implants, catheter linings etc.
- hedora 5y agoTeflon is definitely not biologically inert. It leaches estrogen analogues (sometimes called xenoestrogens), and ~ 100% of people alive today have biologically active levels of those compounds in their blood. In particular, Teflon brand nonstick coating contains PTFE and PFOAs. This has been settled science for at least 20 years.
- hedora 5y agoThe plastic handles on pots and pans also kill birds. Neither are fine for humans. The dosage is still high enough to cause long term health issues. (Mostly cancer and hormone issues.)