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I cooked breakfast with a ceramic frying pan today and it was one of the most pleasant cooking experiences of my life. The potatoes developed a perfect crust, the eggs slid off the pan and maintained perfect composure, and it cleaned easier than any dish like it.
However, I just get this nagging feeling that it's "too good", like we are going to be reading health reports in 20 years citing ceramic cookware as the catalyst for some terrible chemical exposure or something. After some cursory research, I saw some dubious web pages which indicated ceramic pans acquired outside of the us may emit cadmium and lead, but mine is cadmium free (according to packaging) and us bought, so presumably it's passed some degree of fda regulation.
Am I being paranoid? Do ceramic pans deserve a vaunted status as the future of frying technology?
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>>9326974
It'll lose its non stick coating super quickly
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>>9327081
I don't think there's proof yet they're unsafe. It's the new Teflon pan. Those don't last forever either. No idea if they can be recycled, but they probably can be. I would think the ceramic shit going back home and the steel slowly rusting into the earth's crust isn't that big of a deal though. As with almost everything manufactured today, the real environmental impact is the carbon emissions from shipping it across the world. We've always had metal and ceramic utensils, but we used to ship things overseas via sailboats. Buy local, I guess?
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>>9327081
a well seasoned carbon steel or cast iron frying pan will have the same properties and last you the rest of your life.
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Use a bit of oil and it'll stay non-stick for much longer.
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>>9327129
can u buy pre-seasoned shit cos i cbf seasoning these nyggas
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>>9326974
>Am I being paranoid?
Yes. Why would ceramic--a vitrified material that was "cooked" at well over 1,000 degrees during manufacture--emit anything that could harm you?
>>Do ceramic pans deserve a vaunted status as the future of frying technology?
No, they don't last very well at all. Their nonstick properties are OK at first but before long it will turn useless. That's why you only see this shit at crappy consumer stores and on TV infomercials. You'll never see one in a commercial kitchen because they're a gimmick.
>>9329011
Nearly all cast iron comes pre-seasoned, as does most carbon steel.
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As the other guys say, they don't last very long. However, if they are 13 euro each at Lidl, it does not matter. I doubt there are negative health effects with them.
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if you know how a stainless steel pan can be seasoned too. It is easily as nonstick as a Teflon pan then. And it will truly last forever.
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>>9329053
Most are """ceramic""" . Only the Green Pans with Thermolon are inorganic.
Not vitreous either way, enamel is but that's not non stick.
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>>9329483
Can't clean the pan without rubbing it off.
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