I have a true passion and interest in nutrition, health, consumer safety, and alternative medicine. I believe that conventional medicine is heavily flawed and does not appreciate the potential that a healthy diet and lifestyle can have on one’s health. I also think that Americans are literally poisoning themselves with all of those unhealthy foods (like junk food filled with genetically modified ingredients, high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors and colors, etc), unnecessary prescription drugs (when herbs, diet, and exercise can do the job), and unhealthy lifestyles (using chemical laden personal care products, cooking food in microwaves and teflon pans, getting mercury fillings, etc). I also believe in the healing power of herbs and natural foods.
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Okay, so I saw the infomercial for these pots this morning and I am intrigued. I’m getting ready to purchase my first set of pots and pans (Moving out for the first time), however, I had no plans to buy Teflon because of how detrimental Teflon chips and fumes are to your health. I had originally decided I would just buy Stainless Steel and that would be the end of it, but then I saw this infomercial and I wanted to know are these pans really this amazing.
Are they really “Green” and work this good? Do you have them? How often do they stick? Are they really scratch resistant? Anything else you can tell me about this product I would appreciate. Thank you very much and answers on this product only Please!
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I’m interested in buying some but the big question really is, “Has it been tested thoroughly enough that they can say without a doubt that it is not harmful?”
Does any of the material leech into your food on a molecular level at high temperatures and if so what are the potential health hazards to such a thing occurring?
Don’t get me wrong,… I REALLY want a set if they’re as easy as everyone says… I just want to be safe and not find out ten years down the road that it gives people brain cancer or something like Teflon was discovered to make people ill after all these years of use.
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Trying to get away from Teflon and the health hazards!
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1-Has the government been involved in this?
2-Any websites that warn consumers about this serious health concern?
3- What kind of cookware do you use?
Thanks!
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I have a one year old son and I am also expecting due Feburary, my husband and I purchase a sofa and we were offered Teflon on our Sofas. I was doing some research and I seems to me that Teflon is not that good to use for health reasons, can anyone help me? Please help me with this question.
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My bro put a teflon or plastic spatula in the top rack of a load of dishes in the dishwasher. Well, during the rinse sequence the spatula apparently fell into the very bottom. When the heated dry sequence initiated, the heating pad was in contact with the spatula and melted it. When my brother opened the dishwasher he was bombarded by stinky chemical smelling steam – fumes. Now (a few hours later) he has a chemical taste in his mouth and nausea – and exhaustion. He’s feeling a little better and drove over here – but does this thing happen often and could it ever be life-threatening or carry serious health implications??
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I have learned (and observed) that most hard anodized cookwares have a layer of non-stick coating, in most cases Teflon. Since hard anodized surface is supposed to be naturally non-stick, WHY would the manufacturers add this coating (which can be harmful to health)? It’s very hard to find real hard anodized cookware without additional non-stick coating.
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I bought a Caphalon non-stick skillet at an outlet store location several months ago, and I have really become rather fond of it. Granted, it took me a bit of time to get used to cooking with it [in truth, I still haven't completely mastered it]. I have had it about 6 months and the cooking surface has developed a couple of scratches and dings despite my best efforts and not owning / using any kitchen utensils made of wood or metal.
1) is the technology improved so that the pan can still be used even though the surface of the pan has been breached? (Remember Teflon coated pans had to be tossed because they leached chemicals into the food from any scratches breaking the surface)
2) is there a better cookware for non-stick cooking?
Much as I love frying in a bit of butter in my old iron skillet, I have gone non-stick due to health issues. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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We have a new website we are putting up at www.Mencook2.com. It launches Sept. 1. The reason I am saying this is that we are selling extremely high quality cookware but are interested in finding out what people prefer. Personally I think copper looks great and heats great but is not as good (health reasons) as something like tri ply material. I do not like Teflon and only think aluminum is good in the middle (tri ply). Is my view warped or realistic?
Any comments would help immensely.
Thanks so much ahead of time for all responses.
The site again is www.mencook2.com. We have some products listed. The cookware sets is what I am interested in. Specifically the Gourmet Standard cookware.
Hey men cook too, but I want all opinions!
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I usually make this spinach-egg omelet. I use 2 eggs and a small amount of blanched spinach. I use 1 tbsp of whipped butter (this equates to a little over 1/2 a tbsp of stick butter) to grease the pan, and my omelet STILL sticks. I use a stainless steel pan (I don’t use nonstick/Teflon pans for personal health reasons). Oh yeah, and don’t recommend using cooking spray; I prefer not to coat my food in chemicals propellants.
Thanks to all who respond!
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