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It's also said, "GIGO -- Garbage in, Garbage Out." The chemicals involved in the making of the non-stick surface are not good, the chemicals released to the environment during the manufacture and during the degrading of a discarded item are also not good. So I operate on the idea that if nothing...

Ahh, wysiwyg, it's nice to see I'm not the only one on the planet who doesn't trust non-stick cookware. ;) A wise English lit professor once told me that, when it's all said and done, and the meaning of life is finally known, we'll find out that -- we knew it all along. It was contained in...

Yes, both pans in question have that thick disk at the bottom -- they're 18/10 stainless, and I think one has copper and one aluminum in that thickened bottom. The Macy*s one -- I bought them probably more than 20 years ago, but I seem to remember that part about the chrome finish. It was like...

Actually, I did, but it was edited out by a mod. I'm a newbie, and am not allowed to mention links, either directly or obliquely. It was from a group called "eartheasy" and you can Google them and look up their article on "Teflon Toxicity." The good editors of Good Housekeeping, recipient of...

Thanks, Goodweed! I've copied it to my small, but growing, "Recipes" folder on my hard drive. I may even get brave enough to try it. ;) Since I'm not as good with the actual culinary skills as yet (thanks for the encouraging words, btw!), I've kind of made a specialty of finding strange...

Oh -- good question. It was (from many years ago) part of the Macy*s "Tools of the Trade" set. It's stainless steel, but they (&%$#*) coated it with chrome to make it all purdy-like. Which is an absolute darned nuisance! It means I'm supposed to be careful what kind of utensils I use, not...

Thank you! (Status: Assistant Cook? Maybe I should start with 'Scullery Maid'. ;) ) (Phew! After my True Confession, I was afraid there would be the culinary equivalent of villagers chasing me through the town with torches and pitchforks!) :D It's like a curse to be able to deeply appreciate...

I used to tell that to friends -- that my kitchen was registered with the FBI as a deadly weapon. Years after I told one friend that, she was at my house and tasted my -- much improved -- fare. She was moved to exclaim, "You're going to have to call the FBI and tell them your kitchen is not a...

That Good Housekeeping article may be restrained by what they owe to their advertisers. Here's a quote from an article about "Teflon Toxicity: compounds from household products found in human blood". (Abovementioned chemicals are compounds that are used in non-stick manufacture or thrown off...

Hi. I'm new here. I'd have to weigh in on the side of not using Ajax or any other bleach cleanser -- ever, not just in cleaning pans. It's really highly toxic, while you use it, and after it gets into the environment. It breaks down into chemicals that are known to be carcinogenic, so a real...