Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 Hi, I wrote Calphalon and below is their response. Gary =========================================== " Thank you for contacting Calphalon. We appreciate your interest in our products. While Calphalon does not use Teflon®, which is made by DuPont, we do use a similar non-stick coating. Our non-stick coating is produced by Akzo Nobel. The substance used to make non-stick coating that has recently received adverse press coverage relating to DuPont's Teflon® is perfluorooctanic acid (PFOA). PFOA is not present in non-stick cookware. PFOA is a chemical used to aid in the manufacturing of nonstick, but is not however found in the non-stick coating on a piece of cookware. The cookware industry and the EPA have used very advanced methods of testing for PFOA to demonstrate that it is not present in cookware. Under normal conditions our Non-stick cookware is completely safe to use, and poses no serious health risks. We recommend looking at www.PFOA-Facts.com or www.AkzoNobel.com for additional information. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stated that it does not believe there is any reason for consumers to stop using any consumer or industrial related products treated with non-stick coatings while the agency investigates PFOA. Again, this is because PFOA is not present in non-stick cookware. Thank you " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 This part worries me. What are normal conditions to them? How about if the metal fork scrapes into the pan, what if you heat it too high and eat something that is a bit scorched, is that still normal in their eyes. I do have one of these pans and I never use it, I saw after being very careful with it, things do start to stick and the whatever they use for their coating element breaks down and looks worn and like it's probably been cooked into the food. I just don't feel comfortable using calphalon, reminds me of a high class Teflon with a new name and big price. Gary Mattingly <gsmattingly wrote: Under normal conditions our Non-stick cookware is completely safe to use, and poses no serious health risks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 I know the pans my boyfriends mom has are non-stick and you CAN use metal utensils on them. The coating is a part of the metal...it is ionized... But they are super expensive so I am spending $55 for one sauce pan since that is all i need for rice. --- GeminiDragon <thelilacflower wrote: > This part worries me. What are normal conditions to > them? How about if the metal fork scrapes into the > pan, what if you heat it too high and eat something > that is a bit scorched, is that still normal in > their eyes. I do have one of these pans and I never > use it, I saw after being very careful with it, > things do start to stick and the whatever they use > for their coating element breaks down and looks worn > and like it's probably been cooked into the food. I > just don't feel comfortable using calphalon, reminds > me of a high class Teflon with a new name and big > price. > > Gary Mattingly <gsmattingly wrote: > Under normal conditions our Non-stick cookware > is completely safe to use, and poses no serious > health risks. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 I'm just gonna get a steamer, but hubby says one more gadget and our kitchen will explode, LOL - Melissa Hill Thursday, August 18, 2005 7:17 PM Re: Re:non-stick - Calphalon I know the pans my boyfriends mom has are non-stick and you CAN use metal utensils on them. The coating is a part of the metal...it is ionized... But they are super expensive so I am spending $55 for one sauce pan since that is all i need for rice. --- GeminiDragon <thelilacflower wrote: > This part worries me. What are normal conditions to > them? How about if the metal fork scrapes into the > pan, what if you heat it too high and eat something > that is a bit scorched, is that still normal in > their eyes. I do have one of these pans and I never > use it, I saw after being very careful with it, > things do start to stick and the whatever they use > for their coating element breaks down and looks worn > and like it's probably been cooked into the food. I > just don't feel comfortable using calphalon, reminds > me of a high class Teflon with a new name and big > price. > > Gary Mattingly <gsmattingly wrote: > Under normal conditions our Non-stick cookware > is completely safe to use, and poses no serious > health risks. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 I know that scanpan can deal with metal but they do have issues with excessive heat that is, if you leave it on the stove and burn it dry, fumes may come off which affect birds. Of course, if you leave it on so long that everything burns and all the liquids boil off I would also be a bit worried about starting a fire, or maybe someone had some accident or illness or memory loss that they were cooking something. Gary --- Melissa Hill <assilembob wrote: > I know the pans my boyfriends mom has are non-stick > and you CAN use metal utensils on them. The coating > is > a part of the metal...it is ionized... > But they are super expensive so I am spending $55 > for > one sauce pan since that is all i need for rice. > > --- GeminiDragon <thelilacflower wrote: > > > This part worries me. What are normal conditions > to > > them? How about if the metal fork scrapes into > the > > pan, what if you heat it too high and eat > something > > that is a bit scorched, is that still normal in > > their eyes. I do have one of these pans and I > never > > use it, I saw after being very careful with it, > > things do start to stick and the whatever they use > > for their coating element breaks down and looks > worn > > and like it's probably been cooked into the food. > I > > just don't feel comfortable using calphalon, > reminds > > me of a high class Teflon with a new name and big > > price. > > > > Gary Mattingly <gsmattingly wrote: > > Under normal conditions our Non-stick cookware > > is completely safe to use, and poses no serious > > health risks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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