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by tylerFowler 1407 days ago
The usual line that I've heard on nonstick pans is that the leaking process happens at very high temperatures. In general one shouldn't use very high heat on a non-stick pan & certainly not an _empty_ non-stick pan.

David Chang's podcast has an interesting episode on this specific topic, though he brings on a domain expert who definitely has a lot of bias (but expertise nonetheless).

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7joCX2xx4GU50myfbtVm44?si=4...

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With two major caveat that make it way less practical:

- those tests aren’t against ageing pans. To be the safest, you’d need to buy pans on a short cycle

- chipping is still dangerous (physical degradation, including regular wear)

Basically, there is a specific case (new, perfectly intact, low-regular temperatures only) where it’s probably safe, and everything else is potentially harmful.

PFAS has a boiling point of 189C. That’s not very high at all.