When I bought my first set of pots and pans, I made sure they were coated with Teflon. At the time, that was the gold standard in nonstick cookware. I wanted to make sure I could cook with abandon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Always Pan is a nonstick ceramic alternative to Teflon cookware. If you're not careful with your nonstick pots and pans, they ...

Nothing out there is quite as non-stick as a pfas pan; Teflon is the slipperiest substance we know of. But there are other ...

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Teflon is one of science's wonderful examples of serendipity. In April 1938, DuPont chemist Roy J. Plunkett was working on a new, safer chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant that wasn't explosive or ...

I used to treat frying pans like disposable razors. Every two years, the non-stick coating would scratch or peel, and I would ...

Credited in the Guiness book of records as the world's most slippery substance, Teflon has escaped the scrutiny of environmental regulators for 50 years. Now evidence suggests that the chemicals that ...

Non-stick pots could be releasing millions of tiny plastic particles as users are cooking or washing. In a new study, Australian researchers said that just one surface crack on a Teflon-coated pan ...

You don’t want to be stuck with this. Last year, US poison centers reported 267 suspected cases of polymer fume fever, a rare, flu-like illness from inhaling fumes from an overheated nonstick pan.

Nonstick pans are essential kitchen tools. Beyond making cleanup effortless, they're the simplest way to cook scrambled eggs, pancakes and other sticky foods. Teflon and similar chemically coated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aleksandr Zubkov via Getty Images When I bought my first set of pots and pans, I made sure they were coated with Teflon. At the ...