RE: [CH] Off topic some what, but still cooking...

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> [mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of Chad A Gard
> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 8:42 AM
> To: Sandy Olson; chile-heads@globalgarden.com

>
> At 12:19 PM -0500 5/4/02, Sandy Olson wrote:
> >Upstairs I have to use those non-stick babies but I've bought
> all Caphalon
> >over the past few years and they seem to be holding up well.   I
> did learn
> >that you simply can't use high heat with these pans, medium to start and
> >then turning it down has saved the surface of the pan for the most part.
> >It's nice having two complete kitchens, each with it's own features, but
> >give me a gas stove everytime.
>
>
> Teflon coatings are annoying...
>
> The problem stems from the slipperyness of teflon and how it is
> applied to the pan.  Teflon has difficulty sticking to things, just

Check out

http://www.scientificamerican.com/askexpert/chemistry/chemistry21/

Basically, the newer (and more expensive) non-sticks use teflon that has a
sticky side and a non-stick side.

Hot regards,

Riley

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