Porter Hall added an entry about remove Teflon pans from my kitchen:

Carl Tashian writes about the reasons to ditch Teflon, why restaurants don’t use it, options for going without it, and tips for non-stickiness.

Porter Hall added an entry about remove Teflon pans from my kitchen:

According to the Washington Post, there’s a chemical in Teflon coating called perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) that has been identified by the EPA as a likely carcinogen.

Not only that, but Wikipedia says that when overheated, Teflon releases a gas that is lethal to birds and causes flu-like symptoms in humans.

Lots of bad news about Teflon lately. By 2015, DuPont and a handful of other companies will eliminate a harmful chemical in Teflon called PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid), which has recently been classified as a likely carcinogen by the EPA. No one will straight up admit Teflon is the next asbestos. But does it really matter? Hot pans kill birds.

Why restaurants never used Teflon anyway

• Restaurants cook on high. To a restaurant cook, stoves have only two settings: off and high. And Teflon burns too easily on high.

The chemical used to make Teflon as well as grease-resistant packaging and stain-resistant textiles has been the subject of a lot of bad news recently.