PFAS: what is the best alternative to Teflon cookware?

What if the alternative to Teflon was stainless steel? While some products are identified by the presence of eternal pollutants He says PFASon Thursday 4 April, the National Assembly approved a law limiting its components in everyday productsespecially in non-stick pans.

Remedies for sticky pans

So what are the alternatives to Teflon pans? According to the decryption of specialized media Reporterre, stainless steel might be a good idea. According to our colleagues, although stainless steel, which is actually stainless steel, is not a very good heat conductor, manufacturers often add a layer of aluminum or copper under this material which allows to reduce this defect. And: good news, if we take care of our stainless steel utensils, we can use them as much as we want.

Furthermore, faced with the problem of food sticking to the pan, Hervé Thisphysicochemist interviewed by Reporterre States: “It will stick at the beginning of cooking, but you have to let it happen. Stainless steel is not a smooth surface. The polymers present in the food will then fill the holes in the coating, then form a layer which over time will come off during cooking. »

Same refrain for an Internet user, who in a message thread published on Stainless steel tools seem less simple than Teflon ones for “non-professionals” but when you understand 2-3 things it’s night and day. Stainless steel is cheaper, cooks much better, doesn’t stick and is easy to maintain. »

Then he gives some advice, for example, so that the pans do not stick, you must ” heat the stainless steel before putting anything into it. The best proof is the drop of water. If it evaporates, it’s not hot enough, it should form a “ball” of water in the pan, that’s fine. “, he writes.

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