Green Pans – Non-stick and PFOA-free.
The dangers of overheating frying pans coated with certain non-stick finishes have been well documented, but because getting a cheap replacement pan would be such a false economy I’ve carried on using mine. The problem is the link between PFOA and thyroid disease. If you accidentally overheat your pan and PFOA gets into the air it stays there, lingering, so I’ve been very careful about cooking on a high heat.
But – no more!
Thanks to a very welcome parcel in the post from the lovely people at Green Pan, I can sear and flambé to my heart’s content.
Green Pans are manufactured from heavy gauge, recycled aluminium and coated with a patented natural ceramic coating called Thermolon. They can be used on all cookers except induction and are heat resistant up to 450 degrees C.
A standard 24cm-sized pan costs £45: John Lewis.
Extract from Done & Dusted – The Organic Home On A Budget:
PFOA is all over the place from carpets and fabrics to greaseproof paper. The US Environmental Protection Agency is working towards a complete elimination of PFOA by 2015.
The World Wildlife Fund has called for PFOA to be classified as a substance of very high concern because of its persistent, toxic and bio-accumulative properties. In a DETOX bio-monitoring study, traces were found in the majority of children.
PFOA is in so many things, cosmetics, clothing, cleaners, it’s difficult to eliminate all products from your home that contain it completely. Before buying major items like carpets and furniture, find out the PFOA content or go for wooden floors and natural materials. For more details see the Environmental Working Group’s page PFCs, Global Contaminants www.ewg.org/pfc-manufacturers.
This is definitely a subject that needs more exposure so thanks Stephanie! I’ll take this opportunity to say what a great site too – so informative and covering topics that everyone should be talking about. I particularly like your chapter in the e-book on antibacterials too and having become a mum for the first time this year, I’ve become so much more aware of the chemicals and plastics we’re bombarded with. So unnecessary. Thank you!