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Perhaps the only fine print I've seen on PTFE-coated pans is that they should not be heated above 500F/250C. My understanding is that, under these temperatures,
by ericpauley 4y ago
Perhaps the only fine print I've seen on PTFE-coated pans is that they should not be heated above 500F/250C. My understanding is that, under these temperatures, decomposition of the PTFE is not possible.
- sirsinsalot 4y agoYeah but it has been shown in normal cooking these temps are often exceeded. Hence the material being dangerous under normal conditions. Do you cook steak with a thermometer on the pan?
- gruez 4y agoDefine "normal conditions". Searing a steak is arguably "normal", but it's also not something that I'm going to do with a non stick. If I'm stir frying some veggies, or cooking some eggs, I'm probably fine because the oil will start burning before the pan starts emitting fumes.
- sirsinsalot 4y agoNormal as in, anything that may reasonably happen in a consumer kitchen. I'm sure plenty of people sear steak in a non-stick pan.