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Re:The Teflon Toxin by torrent-of-ions on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @07:34AM (#10047164)
Just use it. I only use saturated fats in mine (mostly lard and butter) and I use metal utensiles which helps to keep it smooth. I avoid vegetable oils because I find that they go sticky (they're also not as good for you to cook with as animal fat).
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Re:The Teflon Toxin by robbiep on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @08:42AM (#10047366)
Why do metal utensils not scratch it?
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Re:The Teflon Toxin by knodi123 on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @10:16AM (#10047788)
It's not that metal can't scratch it; it's that NON-stick surfaces are highly vulnerable to being scratched by metal, whereas cast iron is much, much less so, and scratches can heal as long as you cook with more oil.
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Re:The Teflon Toxin by fluidcruft on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @09:51AM (#10047660)
I think what was meant (and that I can anecdotally confirm) is that metal utensils do a much better job of stopping what I will call "gunk film overgrowth" during cooking.
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Re:The Teflon Toxin by esaym on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @10:42AM (#10047930)
Iron is a harder metal than 'steel'.
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Re:The Teflon Toxin by elektromekatron on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @02:08PM (#10049521)
Not true.

Steel is about 5.5 - 6.3 and Iron is around 4.5 on Moh's Hardness Scale. Higher numbers are harder.

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Re:The Teflon Toxin by elektromekatron on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @02:12PM (#10049551)
They do scratch it, that's why they keep it smooth, but the iron is not a coating and is non-toxic, so it doesn't matter about wear.
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