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Teflon is inert unless you really overheat it.

• sgt101 4y ago
  It's not the teflon that is my concern, it's what they have used to get the teflon to stick to the pan. read this : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GenX#Pollution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GenX#Pollution
  • eutectic 4y ago
    Pans themselves don't contain significant levels of PFAs, but I agree about the environmental issues.
• brudgers 4y ago
  The 'f' in 'teflon' is the F from the periodic table. Florine is remarkably not inert. Teflon is a relatively stable Florine compound. But as you say, it can destabilize when the pan is used within a few sigma of ideal cooking temperature.
  • eutectic 4y ago
    Reactive elements make stable compounds. e.g. sodium + chlorine -> sodium chloride.
  • ta988 4y ago
    There is no FL in periodic table. And Teflon is not as stable as believed.
    • novok 4y ago
      He said 'F', not 'FL'. It is on the periodic table: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorine
      • ta988 4y ago
        The comment got edited, you just happened to see it after.