Guest guest Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 > > a couple of months ago there was thread on this list about teflon > that made me decide to throw away my pans. i now have a cast iron > pan and need to ask some questions. Donna, http://whatscookingamerica.net/Information/CastIronPans.htm Using and Caring For Your Cast-Iron Skillet Carol F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 I only use mine every now and then, so it stays pretty clean. Try some stainless steel pans.................they cook great and clean up good with a brillo pad. Kathy mom to Abby and Hannah > > > a couple of months ago there was thread on this list about teflon > that made me decide to throw away my pans. i now have a cast iron > pan and need to ask some questions. i was hoping someone with > experience with using these pans might be able to tell me what > utensils to use. wood? > > and i oil it each time after washing it. however each morning i cook > 3 kids each their own breakfast 1 after the other. by the end of the > 3rd use in a row (without washing and drying and oiling it in > between) it is beginning to have food sticktoit.isthisbecausei > have used it 3 times without the oiling step? > > > > > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book > _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following > websites: > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info > and > http://www.pecanbread.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 I evidently missed this thread and cannot find it. What is wrong with teflon?? Re: cast iron pans I only use mine every now and then, so it stays pretty clean. Try some stainless steel pans.................they cook great and clean up good with a brillo pad. Kathy mom to Abby and Hannah > > > a couple of months ago there was thread on this list about teflon > that made me decide to throw away my pans. i now have a cast iron > pan and need to ask some questions. i was hoping someone with > experience with using these pans might be able to tell me what > utensils to use. wood? > > and i oil it each time after washing it. however each morning i cook > 3 kids each their own breakfast 1 after the other. by the end of the > 3rd use in a row (without washing and drying and oiling it in > between) it is beginning to have food sticktoit.isthisbecausei > have used it 3 times without the oiling step? > > > > > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book > _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following > websites: > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info<http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/\ > > and > http://www.pecanbread.com<http://www.pecanbread.com/> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 > I evidently missed this thread and cannot find it. What is wrong with teflon?? > Teflon, a product advertised as making life easy, is also used in a different form to keep stains off carpets and clothing. DuPont calls these products the housewives' best friend. Teflon and the chemicals used in its production have grown into a $2 billion-a-year industry. This includes ammonium perfluorooctanoate, known as C-8, which has been linked to cancer, organ damage and other health effects in tests on laboratory animals. In two to five minutes on a conventional stovetop, cookware coated with Teflon and other non-stick surfaces can exceed temperatures at which the coating breaks apart and emits toxic particles and gases linked to hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pet bird deaths and an unknown number of human illnesses each year, according to tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group (EWG). " In retrospect, this may seem like one of the biggest, if not the biggest, mistakes the chemical industry has ever made, " said Jane Houlihan, vice president for research at the Environmental Working Group, an activist organization. " And how could they not be in our blood? " Houlihan said. " They're in such a huge range of consumer products. We're talking about Teflon, Stainmaster, Gore-tex, Silverstone. So if you buy clothing that's coated with Teflon or something else that protects it from dirt and stains, those chemicals can absorb directly through the skin. " According to the Environmental Protection Agency, some of the highest C-8 levels were found in children. Even DuPont says that it cannot rule out that Teflon-connected products, such as Stainmaster carpet treatment, give off the chemical, although at blood levels the company says are far too small to be a problem. " We are confident when we say that the facts, the scientific facts, demonstrate that the material is perfectly safe to use, " Uma Chowdhry, Dupont's vice president of research and development, told 20/20. Chowdhry is the DuPont executive chosen to defend Teflon, and she claims that the substance is completely safe, despite the fact that the key chemical, C-8, is in everyone's blood. " You get some fumes, yes, " said Chowdhry, " and you get a flu-like symptom, which is reversible. " Chowdhry said the flu is temporary and lasts at most for a couple of days. She also added that a warning about the flu, while not on the pans themselves, is on the DuPont Web site. http://tuberose.com/Teflon.html Carol F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 I use cast iron all the time. I use steet utensils to cook with, wood is fine, anything really is fine, you don't have to worry about scratching like you do teflon. To keep things from sticking I add a little butter or oil between cooking things. So when you are done cooking the first breakfast, just toss a little oil in the pan. I do however always have a little sticking to the pan, I just don't worry about it. The main thing with cast iron is to never clean with soap, just hot water and a scrub. I love my iron pans!! I've had them for years and I don't have problems with anemia like I use to. cast iron pans > > > a couple of months ago there was thread on this list about teflon > that made me decide to throw away my pans. i now have a cast iron > pan and need to ask some questions. i was hoping someone with > experience with using these pans might be able to tell me what > utensils to use. wood? > > and i oil it each time after washing it. however each morning i cook > 3 kids each their own breakfast 1 after the other. by the end of the > 3rd use in a row (without washing and drying and oiling it in > between) it is beginning to have food stick to it. is this because i > have used it 3 times without the oiling step? > > thanks > > > donna > 3 celiac kids , 2.5 months on diet > > > > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book > _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following > websites: > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info > and > http://www.pecanbread.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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