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Re:Teflon is still toxic to birds by buildbot on Sunday November 05, 2023 @11:57AM (#38152922)
FYI scotch-brite pads are plastic and shed microplastics into your pan.

As a replacement, there are coconut fiber based pads that work better actually.

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Re:Teflon is still toxic to birds by dragonwriter on Sunday November 05, 2023 @12:07PM (#38153039)
For cast iron, the best scrubbers are steel chainmail, IME.

Last forever, too.

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Re:Teflon is still toxic to birds by morsch on Sunday November 05, 2023 @02:28PM (#38154682)
I mean, you'd typically rinse it pretty thouroughly, I doubt a lot of micro anything remains. I'm not sure pan cleaning is a significant source of overall micro plastics emissions, though I'm open to it.
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Re:Teflon is still toxic to birds by buildbot on Sunday November 05, 2023 @03:57PM (#38155568)
Yeah really hard to measure, but the thought of little bits of plastic melting back into the pan makes it worth the 5$ to "splurge" on a nicer scrubber that causes less anxiety haha.
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