Iâm so happy that my parents taught me to always use cast iron pans, or at least nonstick with a ceramic layer instead of PFAS
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SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone âš1â© âšdayâ© ago
Which is wild because if you knew how to properly use oil/butter and a cast iron pan⊠they wonât stick to your pan.
We literally created a world of idiots that donât know how to do anything.
teije9@lemmy.blahaj.zone âš1â© âšdayâ© ago
meme_historian@lemmy.dbzer0.com âš1â© âšdayâ© ago
Just to be fair though: ingesting Teflon residue from the pan isnât the problem, itâs the chemicals needed in the production process to get the Teflon onto the pan
ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com âš1â© âšdayâ© ago
Cast iron is generally safe but not entirely without risk. Old pans are sometimes made with lead and some newer cheap pans from sketchy sources are made with cadmium and/or lead
Generally if you get like a lodge or whatever youâre fine though. Biggest risk there is that it leeches iron into your food, which is usually beneficial unless you have some uncommon health concerns
A stainless steel pan are also generally safe but have similar issues: low quality pans and excessively scratched pans can leech nickel and chromium. 304 and 316 stainless ($$$) are more resilient against this issue. Stainless takes a bit more technique than cast iron for stuff like eggs and fish but itâs not that tricky (preheat pan, add fat/oil when hot, basically). It is also far more responsive to changing temperature (rather than retaining it) and much lighter so itâs easier to use for sautĂ©ing and such. Cast iron is superior when heat retention is needed: stews, soups, curries, roasts, etc
Ceramic coated cookware is a mess. Some did use PFAS/PFOA and still does, some ceramics have lead and cadmium, and some coatings just suck. I got one pan to experiment with that was lead/cadmium/pfoa/pfas free but the nonstick properties dulled after 2-3 months of daily use. It was not scratched or chipped; I took care to not use metal implements or wash it with abrasives. I did use high heat at times though which potentially degraded it. It was like $50 too. Researching online after I see there are âgoodâ ones for $80, fuck spending that on a single pan.
Iâll stick with cast iron and stainless steel. Can use metal utensils, covers basically every scenario, and cheaper. To be clear, âwell sourcedâ doesnât mean expensive. A 10â lodge cast iron skillet is $20 online. A tramontina 12â 304 stainless frying pan is $35.
RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world âš22â© âšhoursâ© ago
Canât we just have AskCulinary back? Please? KenjiâŠ?
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works âš19â© âšhoursâ© ago
I recently switched to cast iron, and I have no fucking idea why I wasted so much time and money on nonstick over the last many years. They are better than nonstick, easier to maintain, and make good taste better as well.
Zoldyck@lemmy.world âš1â© âšdayâ© ago
Itâs not the idiots fault for being uneducated and being lied to
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org âš1â© âšdayâ© ago
Funny how some commenters immediately assume that you are excluding yourself from that.
Because what you say goes for so many things, it affects us all invariably. And it reaches very far into time. I mean who still knows how to make their own tools from sticks and stones.
But OP said that this is not what this video is about!
Teflon residue from the pan isnât the problem, itâs the chemicals needed in the production process to get the Teflon onto the pan, leaching out from the factories into the environment.
JudahBenHur@lemm.ee âš1â© âšdayâ© ago
you are so much smarter than everyone else
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone âš1â© âšdayâ© ago
Look itâs not my fault people didnât get an opportunity to learn these skills because they were instead sold cheap, poisonous bullshit. Why would anyone learn if they didnât to? Itâs not really the fault of individuals who donât know any better when society isnât going out itâs way to teach them such skills. Hell, I didnât learn this until I was in my early thirties, because my parents had used teflon all while I was growing up.
But, please, read it more as me thinking Iâm better than everyone else rather than someone who got lucky enough to learn these skills eventually.
AA5B@lemmy.world âš23â© âšhoursâ© ago
While I agree and have switched to cast iron and stainless steel, itâs not enough. No pfas were used in the manufacturing of my cookware, plus I expect to save money by never having to replace it. However the documentary starts showing how ubiquitous the chemicals are and for how many uses. While we all absolutely need better cookware choices, itâs only a drop in the bucket of so many consumer and industrial products.
Our part includes increased awareness and better choices for many things we come into contact with every day. However itâs critical to better regulate, to hold companies accountable for the damage theyâve done, bring them to justice for impact on public health and coverups, etc âŠ. And thatâs not just unlikely but really impossible