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by Rnonymous 1089 days ago
Ironically the pans in breadmakers are always(afaik) non-stick, based on the same PFAS chemicals.

Not that im saying you should avoid using a bread maker, but it doesn't avoid all chemicals...

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Less ironically the nonstick surfaces do not leach much of those after an initial bake cycle, unless you scrape them. Much less than, say, a plastic bottle.

But if you're really bothered by this, you can actually get a non-stick ceramic coated insert instead. Or do it the classic way with steel or glass and fat, just like cake.

Or get bread that's not packed in plastic heh.

I was thinking that the PFAS probably make their way into the bread not during the bake cycle, but during the dough kneading/mixing cycles.

In my head I imagine the dough sticking to the surface and removing a monolayer of PFAS and integrating it in the dough.