Calphalon - it's not all safe!
Shannon Larkin
Calphalon makes two types of cookware: both are anodized aluminum, but one
is anodized aluminum COATED WITH TEFLON. Do not simply wander into a
department store and ask for "that non-stick stuff, you know, Calphalon"
because you may be pointed toward the Teflon coated type.
MAKE SURE no matter what you buy, that it does not contain Teflon, or
Silverstone, or any other "non-stick coating". Look carefully at the box;
it will always say (in the Calphalon case) whether the pan is coated or
not. The plain anodized aluminum type of Calphalon is fabulous, nothing
sticks to it, and it won't harm your birdies, but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make
sure that's what you're getting!
Frankly, I don't know why they bother making the coated type, because the
other is so good, but who knows what they were thinking?
-Shannon and Birdy, both devotees of Calphalon and Le Creuset
Robert Wiegand
>I must correct a common misconception here, before someone's bird dies.
>Calphalon makes two types of cookware: both are anodized aluminum, but one
>is anodized aluminum COATED WITH TEFLON. Do not simply wander into a
>department store and ask for "that non-stick stuff, you know, Calphalon"
>because you may be pointed toward the Teflon coated type.
Actually, I believe that the non-Teflon pans are not described as
"non-stick". It might say "stick resistant" or something like that.
If the term "non-stick" is on the box be careful.
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The two lines of calphalon that I am aware of are "non-stick" and "stick
resistant". We are considering buying a couple of the "stick resistant"
frying pans. Do you know if those have teflon in them?
Thankyou
Lucy
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Robert Wiegand
ca...@usa.pipeline.com writes:
>The two lines of calphalon that I am aware of are "non-stick" and "stick
>resistant". We are considering buying a couple of the "stick resistant"
>frying pans. Do you know if those have teflon in them?
You can tell by looking closely at the pans. The teflon pans look
different inside than the non-teflon pans. The non-teflon pans are the
same inside and outside. The teflon pans the inside of the pan is
different then the outside.
Mark & Jo Engels
I would caution you against assuming you can tell if a pan is dangerous
(i.e. has PTFE in it) by simply looking at it. When we first heard
about the Teflon problem, we decided to get new pans. We found a brand
which did not look like Teflon and was marketed as "stick
resistant"...not "non-stick". We figured we would be safe with that,
but decided to call the company first. When we finally got past the
customer service person to an engineer, we asked him if the pan had PTFE
in it. He said it did. It was funny, because as it turned out he had a
houseful of birds and said he would never use that cookware in his
house.
So you can't really tell by just looking. We avoid pans that say
"non-stick" or "stick resistant". If you have any question at all, call
the manufacturer and ask them if they use PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene)
in their manufacturing process. The pans we were looking at (I can't
remember the brand name) did not have a full coating, but had PTFE
embedded in the pan...still PTFE all the same. We do have Calphalon
pans, however. The kind we have we call "stick" pans. You definitely
have to use something like Pam, etc. when cooking or the stuff sticks.
But my birds won't die from it, and that's what's most important.
Jo Engels
avia...@raleigh.ibm.com
In <3186D4...@richmond.infi.net>, Mark & Jo Engels <eng...@richmond.infi.net> writes:
;>Robert Wiegand wrote:
;>>
;>> ca...@usa.pipeline.com writes:
;>>
;>> >The two lines of calphalon that I am aware of are "non-stick" and "stick
;>> >resistant". We are considering buying a couple of the "stick resistant"
;>> >frying pans. Do you know if those have teflon in them?
;
;>I would caution you against assuming you can tell if a pan is dangerous
;>about the Teflon problem, we decided to get new pans. We found a brand
;>which did not look like Teflon and was marketed as "stick
;>resistant"...not "non-stick". We figured we would be safe with that,
;>but decided to call the company first. When we finally got past the
;>customer service person to an engineer, we asked him if the pan had PTFE
;>in it. He said it did. It was funny, because as it turned out he had a
;>houseful of birds and said he would never use that cookware in his
;>house.
Good point about the wording 'non-stick' and 'stick resistant' and trying to tell
by looks, HOWEVER, the 'stick resistant' Calphalon is 'anodized' and NOT coated.
Other than 1 cast iron frying pan for cajun cooking, and a cast iron 'corn bread'
pan, Calphalon is all that I use.
Ted, Ziggy & Flo (CAGs) and Buffett (MA)
hartl...@gmail.com
xpenenyx
>We are spending si much on our new baby 3 month old pineapple green cheek conure, can't afford all new pans, we have calphalon pans and don't over heat them,
>what NOW??