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The Perfect Pan: Non-Stick and Non-Toxic

GreenPan Cookware

 

GreenPan Cookware

Featured item: AUG 6, 2007

The 6-piece set is gorgeous and so nicely priced. Like any non-stick pan, these make cooking and cleaning up afterward so easy—no sticky, gunky mess.

Thermolon, the non-stick coating in GreenPan Cookware, is the first environmentally friendly, PTFE-free one on the market. Traditional non-stick pans use perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), which is a synthetic chemical used to manufacture polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), and is toxic when released into the air.

Every Sunday morning my husband and I have the same fight. He makes blueberry pancakes (my favorite) for breakfast. So sweet, right? But then I notice the non-stick pan he's cooking on and I lose it. It's not like he's unaware of the reports that Teflon releases toxic gases, but when it comes to pancakes, he's all about perfection. Now, I have another card to play. I'm pregnant—and I don't want to breathe in anything carcinogenic. He grumbles, but acquiesces (after all it's his kid, too) and switches to a non-coated skillet. The pancakes are delicious, but the chef's a little sad, and the pan is harder to clean. Thankfully, I've just found the perfect solution: environmentally friendly non-stick pans. GreenPan Cookware pans make sautéing, browning, flipping pancakes, and most importantly, cleaning, fast and easy. But rather than using the potentially harmful coating of traditional non-stick pans, they're coated with Thermolon, a ceramic-based, non-toxic, non-stick technology. So now, I have my pancakes, my husband has his pan, and everyone is happy. I guess we'll have to find something else to fight about.

Note: To purchase directly, click here. The 6-piece set includes: 8-inch Fry Pan with lid, 11-inch round Grill Pan with lid, 11-inch Fry Pan, and 11-inch Steamer Insert.

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