The sticking point of nonstick
Everybody’s got a little PFOA in their blood
By Culinate staff
May 28, 2008
As easy as it is to cook with, we’ve known about the sketch factor of nonstick coatings for years now — in a word, they’re toxic. Recently the Ethicurean posted a run-down of all the reasons why, yet again, we shouldn't use Teflon-coated pans. Want a little alphabet soup? The baddie chemical in the stuff goes by the acronym PFOA.
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