I've seen scraped up Teflon pans that seemed to have some sort of crap between the coating and the metal; I don't think it's just a mechanical bond. Anyway, wi

I've seen scraped up Teflon pans that seemed to have some sort of crap between the coating and the metal; I don't think it's just a mechanical bond. Anyway, with how gentle you need to treat those pans I don't think they're worth it, even if safe. Stainless or cast iron aren't hard to clean and are essentially idiot proof, so that's what I like to use.