non stick cookware.
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bandgirl17543
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non stick cookware.
I was wondering if any of you know of any pans that are nonstick but aren't made with teflon.Bird safe cookware. My father lives in an apartment off the back of our house but we share the kitchen. he has asked for a frying pan that is nonstick . If any of you know if such a thing exists please let me know .. Thanx, Melissa
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bandgirl17543
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Stainless steel is actually non-stick naturally. Just heat up the pan before adding the food. You might have to use a little more oil than with teflon, but that's okay (not much at all). You just have to remember to stir, lol. Get 18/10 stainless cookware. It has a layer of aluminum sandwiched between two layers of stainless steel for good heat conductivity. The best kinds will have the layers going completely up the sides and not just on the bottom.
The cheapest quality pots of this kind we found at JCPenny: Cooks Tri-ply stainless steel cookware
We bought a couple to try out and see if we liked them, and we do- MUCH cheaper than All Clad!
Cast iron also develops a non-stick quality if properly seasoned.
http://www.kitchenemporium.com/info/castiron.html
for directions on how to season and care for cast iron cookware.
We still have ours (belonged to my mother's grandmother) and use them frequently. Try to get skillets that don't have any ridges or bumps on the bottom. Flat bottomed skillets work the best.
These are the things we cook with, and cooked with even before getting birds. My grandfather worked for Bell Labs as an inventor/machinist and he says that those working on the 'non-stick' products developed health issues later on. They then added special ventilation and the workers in that room had to wear suits and masks to protect themselves from the fumes. Grinding away at the non-stick coated metals created a lot of heat and, as bird people came to find out, the heat causes the non-stick coating to release toxic gasses. Those machinists, of course, were working with the stuff every day for longer periods of time... So we never had non-stick cookware.
The cheapest quality pots of this kind we found at JCPenny: Cooks Tri-ply stainless steel cookware
We bought a couple to try out and see if we liked them, and we do- MUCH cheaper than All Clad!
Cast iron also develops a non-stick quality if properly seasoned.
http://www.kitchenemporium.com/info/castiron.html
for directions on how to season and care for cast iron cookware.
We still have ours (belonged to my mother's grandmother) and use them frequently. Try to get skillets that don't have any ridges or bumps on the bottom. Flat bottomed skillets work the best.
These are the things we cook with, and cooked with even before getting birds. My grandfather worked for Bell Labs as an inventor/machinist and he says that those working on the 'non-stick' products developed health issues later on. They then added special ventilation and the workers in that room had to wear suits and masks to protect themselves from the fumes. Grinding away at the non-stick coated metals created a lot of heat and, as bird people came to find out, the heat causes the non-stick coating to release toxic gasses. Those machinists, of course, were working with the stuff every day for longer periods of time... So we never had non-stick cookware.
I've been called 'birdbrained' before, but somehow I don't think this is what they meant. say:hah-nay
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bandgirl17543
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