Cast iron pans are great, I have a bunch I got from my grandma, they are ancient and slick, nothing sticks on them. Just gotta watch out for guests using soap on them.

Teflon is banned here in the house, we have an african grey and a macaw, teflon kills parrots.

I'm one of those annoyingly healthy people who doesn't eat fried food so I have no business in this thread. I did, however, just buy a new garlic crusher and it works great! 

Kenneth

Teflon is banned here in the house, we have an african grey and a macaw, teflon kills parrots.

Wow, you learn something new every day. Here's another one: never feed onions to a monkey, they cause them to become anemic. 

A lot of people don't know that about teflon, if it over heats it gives off some gasses that will basically kill the bird in a very short time, once they are exposed to the fumes, nothing can be done.

  It's also deadly to many other birds, African greys are especially sensitive to lot's of regular household stuff, like deodorants, oven cleaner stray, and tobacco smoke to name a few, but teflon can be deadly to most birds.

Kenneth


A lot of people don't know that about teflon, if it over heats it gives off some gasses that will basically kill the bird in a very short time, once they are exposed to the fumes, nothing can be done.

It's also deadly to many other birds, African greys are especially sensitive to lot's of regular household stuff, like deodorants, oven cleaner stray, and tobacco smoke to name a few, but teflon can be deadly to most birds.

It may sound obvious, but there's a real simple reason for this.  African Greys and some many most all birds are not designed to live in small cages in your kitchen snorting PTFE and drinking oven cleaner...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
... they should be kept in a handy place in the broom cupboard, tied firmly to a long stick.  Ideal for those hard to reach corners of the room when it comes to dusting.

What, even the Norwegian Blue?

Beautiful plumage......

I don't use teflon pans.  they give off gases and the teflon gets into your food.

I love my cast iron skillets, but I don't use them as often as I do stainless steel.  I love my stainless steel pots and pans!

That looks like a really nice pan and reasonably priced. 

Seriously, I season mine with becon fat!  
 
I'm a gonna get me another much larger cast iron pan (with lid) thats' a gonna be use for slow-roasting like WOW I'm drooling just thinking about it man.... that smokey becon infused flavor, so tender you can eat it with a spoon, so juicy you'll need to wear a bib.  

The so called matte black enamel non stick surface seems to be made out of Teflon.



Yuck.





http://calphalon.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/67/~/what-is-nonstick-coating-material-made-of%3F

What is nonstick coating material made of? Nonstick materials are made from synthetic polymers.  Calphalon uses PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) material with proprietary reinforcements for wear resistance, as well as additional components to enhance heat transfer.  Layers of nonstick coatings are used to increase the durability and thus the quality of nonstick cookware.

Im curious on how well the Stone Dine/Wear sets are they keep advertising on TV

or how well they actually hold up.

Im impressed with being able to just throw eggs or cheese in it and it just slides around when its cooked.

Not to mention the scare with the silicone thing coming loose and poising us.