Do you ever use teflon?

[No2Circ]

Do you ever use anything (waffle maker, etc.) that has teflon, or a similar non-stick coating on it?

[momto l&a]

My rice cooker.

[mrzmeg]

My sandwich/panini maker has a teflon-like nonstick coating. We rarely use it, though.

Totally phased out nonstick pots, pans, bakeware, and such, though

[TexasSuz]

Is there a waffle maker out there that does not have a non-stick coating?

I really want an indoor grill but they all are non-stick.

[mrzmeg]

If you really love your waffles and really hate nonstick, look at vintage appliances. My grandma has a '60s-era waffle maker (ie, back before nonstick became all the rage) and it's going strong. I think it's cast iron, but am not positive.

[Pinoikoi]

I think most of my pots and pans right now are non stick. But I am building a house, and they are NOT moving with me! I am considering buying all glass- pyrex and visionware.. what do you think?

[jee'smom]

Be careful with the pyrex. My MIL's exploded one day after she cooked her roast. All over the kitchen. The shards were EVERYWHERE!!! (I stepped in it )

[mrzmeg]

I've heard that there are problems with colored Pyrex, especially the cobalt, but I've never heard of clear Pyrex exploding?

[alegna]

I have a few non-stick things- the pan in my bread maker things like that....

no pots or pans or cookie sheets or the like though.

-Angela

[momto l&a]

Forgot about my breadmachine. :

Ok I have 2 things then

They dont see high heat or get scraped by hard things so after 3 years of use they look brand new.

[swimswamswum]

Yup. Our bread maker and the George Forman grill are both lined with teflon. I've replaced everything else.

[UlrikeDG]

George Foreman grill & waffle maker both have teflon. So do the steel frying pans my mom got me for Christmas (she didn't realize that I wanted steel to get AWAY from teflon : ). I want to replace them as soon as I can afford to. (ETA: that is, I want to replace the pans as soon as I can afford to. The other two don't bother me as much.)

[Skim]

No, dumped all that crap years ago for fear of toxic exposure to the chemical(s) that make teflon so easy to clean.

We use an old waffle maker we bought at a yard sale for $2 with no non-stick coating, an iron skillet, stainless steel pots, and no bread maker.

[2M's Mom]

I converted to all stainless steel and enamel coated cast iron (Le Cruset). I think it was all worth the investment. I think our breadmaker is coated, and probably the waffle iron as well.

[AlbertaJes]

You can find cast iron waffle makers on eBay. You can also find them in antique shops, but they cost about 6 times as much. Everyone in my family uses them.

[Chinese Pistache]

We have a rice cooker and waffle iron that are Teflon coated. Otherwise, we ditched all the Teflon stuff in favor of cast iron, steel and glass. I was at Ikea a couple weeks ago and noticed that they're now carrying enamel-coated cast iron, too (like Le Creuset), only a lot more affordable.

[EricaLeigh]

Here is the cast iron waffle iron that I got from Lehmans. IT takes a few times of seasoning it though so it doesn't make a big stuck on mess!

http://www.lehmans.com/shopping/prod...ProductID=6502

[~PurityLake~]

Ever since I acquired pet birds, in 1997, I have never use Teflon or any other brand of non-stick cookware. THe PTFE would kill them in an instant.

edit: I don't have any "specialty" appliances, either. All my pots and pans are stainless steel and my bakeware is ceramic or glass.

[Ruthla]

I ditched my nonstick frying pan when I got headaches/nausea from using it.

I don't have any "specialty appliances" such as a waffle iron, bread machine, or rice cooker. My pots are all stainless steel (except one aluminum frying pan that's pretty sturdy,) my bakewear is pyrex and ceramic.

[Lila]

I think teflon should be banned. I read that it is found in the bloodstream of every creature on the planet. That's disgusting.