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Those eggs appear to be on a non-stick pan, so without oil. Try cooking with oil and you'll see PM levels go to enormous heights.
by Tade0 1y ago
Those eggs appear to be on a non-stick pan, so without oil.
Try cooking with oil and you'll see PM levels go to enormous heights.
- progbits 1y agoIndeed, and I prefer short period of increased air pollution + ventilation and air filters, to nonstick pan and eating PFAS which is unavoidable (and unmeasurable at home).
- onli 1y agoAfaik the nonstick pans are not emitting pollution in that sense, the food does not get contaminated, even if the surface peels off that is supposed to be benign. The problem is the production process, having already contaminated the drinking water of the whole world with PFAS - and that's the route where we get contaminated for real as well. But who knows, maybe those pans are even more dangerous than currently known.
- cassianoleal 1y agoIf it's Teflon / PTFE, as long as you don't let it smoke you should be fine. The polymer chain is too large to enter your cells, so your body just expels them intact. That's not to say you should go out and buy everything coated in PTFE. It generates tons of pollution when it's synthesized. I'm just saying there's no need to rush to throw away the ones you may already have at home - that might be counter-productive as you're now generating waste unnecessarily.
- chao- 1y agoDo people normally not use oil with nonstick pans? I always use some regardless of pan because it crisps better and adds flavor.
- nkrisc 1y agoSame. The primary benefit of the oil, I’ve found even in a non-stick pan, is better and more even transfer of heat and more even browning.
- lotsofpulp 1y agoI couldn't imagine cooking without oil. Pan frying spices in oil is pretty much the first step of cooking for me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempering_(spices) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempering_(spices)
- nkrisc 1y agoThat's a good point I didn't think of as well. Oil (fats) are great for holding onto and distributing flavor throughout the dish as well.
- Tade0 1y agoI wouldn't know as I avoid frying altogether and my cooking is largely stewed or steamed.
- Aaargh20318 1y agoI have an air purifier in my bedroom. It measures PM1, PM2.5 and PM10 as well as TVOC (Total volatile organic components) and adjusts it's air intake according to the air quality. Usually it runs at very low speed and is inaudible, even at night. When I start cooking downstairs, within a minute or so I hear the purifier upstairs ramp up to full speed.
- andrewl 1y agoThat sounds like the kind of air purifier I want. What brand/model is it?
- Aaargh20318 1y agoIt's an AEG AX91-604DG
- octo888 1y agoLooks nice but £100 for a filter? Crazy
- casualphysics 1y agoI actually did cook this with oil
- Tade0 1y agoThat is an interesting result. Every time I cook with oil my air purifier indicates 100ug/m3+ and will relentlessly churn air for minutes.