PFAS in non-stick pans: how fast does it migrate to food?

https://molecularspec.substack.com/p/pfas-in-non-stick-pans-how-fast-does

by adomasm3 • 2 years ago

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stuckkeys• 2 years ago

Dang. Uncontaminated blood found dating back to the Korean war that was saved and archived. Now that is messed up.

And then ofc you see stuff like this on Duponts website “DuPont is using science and innovation to make the world a safer, healthier, and better place to live. It's how we're helping to invent a better now.”

RGamma2• 2 years ago

There's non-stick pans without PFAS. More expensive, but they work pretty well for me thus far.

Ekaros• 2 years ago

I always wondered how are they non-stick. There must be some type of non-stick surface or chemicals involved. Are these less or more risky than PFAS for example? Do we have any data, it took pretty long for PFAS to be considered bad.

RGamma2• 2 years ago

Mine are apparently made of quartzite. Not much public info about this particular implementation ("QXR")

01HNNWZ0MV43FF2• 2 years ago

Cast iron is one of the only things where I've switched to basically "old for the sake of old". It's just gross seeing Teflon flake off the pan. Iron's heavy but I can deal

shiroiushi2• 2 years ago

The weight isn't the problem, it's the clean-up. Teflon pans are very easy to clean; cast iron seems virtually impossible without a sandblaster. It's also useful for foods where you can't have the food sticking to the pan without ruining it.

Doxin2• 2 years ago

cast iron seems virtually impossible without a sandblaster.

What are you on about? You scrape the pan and get most of the grease out with a paper towel. For the incidental big clean you just wash it by hand with water and soap, but then you do need to oil it some to avoid flash rust.

Non-stick is much more fragile than cast iron.

PFAS in non-stick pans: how fast does it migrate to food?

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