Do Freepers think that teflon is carcinogenic?

[eclecticEel]

About half of all substances are carcinogenic when administered in large enough dosages, as in a laboratory setting. I doubt that most people will ever have to worry about it too much though. Even if some teflon flakes away from your pan and you end up swallowing it, you can’t digest it, it will pass harmlessly through your system.

[LouAvul]

I use Revereware and All Clad. All Clad is stainless.

But I have a Cuisinart electric skillet that only goes to 450. What temperature is considered "overheating?"

[mad_as_he$$]

Seems according to Dupont you should not use above 500f. I would not go above about 350f if I still used teflon pans. Attached is a link with some very good information.

http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/healthandfitness/a/nonstickpans.htm

[LouAvul]

So, according to the article, the toxicity occurs when the teflon is overheated and becomes airborne. There is no mention of “flakes” of teflon. As a solid it’s harmless? As a gas it’s questionable?

[mad_as_he$$]

According to Dupont yes. However, I still am not sure what comes off that stays in the food. ANYTHING that starts with flourine as a component is suspect in my opinion.

[MortMan]

It doesn’t matter - the charge will never stick. ;-P

[Vendome]

You know I was rethinking your post and wondered why they couldn’t cook off Teflon around airports and downtown of almost any major city like NY, SFO, Santiago, Paris, London, etc.

I think those rats would eventually get the message...

[RebelTex]

ROTFLOL

Yeah, as a former Scoutmaster, I’ve experienced a lot of similar scenarios, hahaha.

But I loved teaching Scouts skills needed for their cooking merit badge (and other merit badges, too).

By the time they were ready to cook the required meals, they knew their stuff.

My reward was getting to eat all the great meals they created.

(Ok, sometimes it was my punishment if they hadn’t paid attention, but they had to do it again until they got it right, lol.)

;>D

[FreedomPoster]

I went on the tour of the Lodge factory last year. They shut down for the week of the Cornbread Festival in South Pittsburgh, TN. Good stuff!

Oh, and I have a pile of good Lodge C.I. stuff. I need to thaw some venison and make another venison ragout in my big Dutch oven.