I love non-stick...but I hate cancer

The non-stick cooking deal has has been going on seriously since the 70's. The world almost fell on it head when:

"On May 16, 2000, the 3M corporation stunned the rest of the chemical industry with an unexpected announcement: It had decided to stop producing a family of compounds used in Scotchgard, Teflon, and a host of other consumer products. Saying that the "perfluorochemicals" it had manufactured for half a century had been found to persist in human blood and wildlife, 3M portrayed its move as that of a conscientious corporate citizen. "While this chemistry has been used effectively for more than 40 years and our products are safe," declared Charles Reich, a 3M executive vice president, "our decision to phase out production is based on our principles of responsible environmental management."

Read the whole article here.

With all the above said please understand the following. The end product is not carcinogenic. It is the manufacturing process that is the problem. Please don’t make one environmental atrocity even worse by throwing out your non-stick pans.

Besides, non-stick pans rule.