Wow, ABC show talking about teflon overheating

[Deja Q]

FINALLY!

People interested in birds have known for THOUSANDS of years that overheating teflon kills birds. This suggests breathing the fumes emitted by teflon when cooking might just hurt humans too.

Sheesh. About freakin' time.

Be careful when you cook with the stuff and keep the overhead fan ON to draw the air away from you!

[bloom]

1. I was happy to see that get some play, too

now that I have a TV signal...

[Gloria]

2. Actually, the dangers of Teflon were hinted at a loooooooong time

ago, and I stopped using it years ago. Even then I only used it to cook eggs which I never burned.

And I've stopped reheating anything in the microwave in plastic containers, microwavable or not....

[Melsky]

3. I'm using cast iron

we still have the teflon, but I'm trying not to use them as much and getting into using my 2 old cast iron skillets instead.

I have heard this gives you the mineral iron in your food. Does anyone know if this is true?

[RC]

4. Yes it is true.

I have heard this gives you the mineral iron in your food. Does anyone know if this is true?

Women can get all the iron they need this way.

[supernova]

5. A well-seasoned cast iron skillet

is practically non-stick anyway. edit: I'll bet the one I use every morning is at least 70 years old.

[TXlib]

6. I have a small cast-iron skillet my maternal grandma gave me.

It's at least 100 years old, and I still use it.

Meanwhile, the modern junk I bought 10 years ago is falling apart.

[asjr]

7. teflon

My iron skillet is about that old too, but the only things I can cook in it without sticking is cornbread and fried chicken. My eggs adhere to it.

[supernova]

9. Heh. Isn't that the truth.

I don't understand built-in obsolensence. I love my skillet, it's from my materal grandma too!

[sleipnir]

8. Wow, and 3 more American kids were killed in Iraq,Britain is on high alert

I'm glad ABC has their priorites straight.....

[supernova]

10. Just watched the piece about the travesty of

wait for it.... high heels. x(

Sorry, I only wear high heels on dates and special occasions where I don't have to walk very much.

[sleipnir]

11. Fucking Victorian America!!!

I hate this, the egotism, selfishness, image-driven American exactly replicates the old world of Victorian England...match for match, and guess what, the Brits failed after their grand movement,

[Rhiannon12866]

12. I started watching this, then changed to CNN

I guess I want to bury my head in the sand because I love my non-stick cookware. They said Silverstone was just as bad. They promote non-stick on The Food Network, which I also frequently watch. How depressing that it took so long for someone to tell us.:-(

[corarose]

13. They told us at Culinary College never to use it because

You can get sick from it even the most expensive Teflon coated pans can make you sick.

[DS1]

14. If Teflon is thousands of years old, how come Dupont holds a patent?

:shrug: