Non-teflon coated pans...is pyrex ok?

[Likeasow]

Just got the fear from a friend from Australia who told me hardly anyone uses non-stick over there because of the leaching chemicals.....so was googling about reading up and the non-stick have to go - so was thinking is Pyrex ok? read it had a flame retardant in it..... And is pure stainless steel 100% ok or have I missed something? the article about non-stick said that the only safe cooking surface is cast iron! makes for pretty hefty pans...

[MrsBadger]

you can't use pyrex on the hob unless it's their special Pyroflam range

Pure stainless steel should be fine (but then again I think nonstick is fine)

[Triathlete]

I use pyrex on the hob, I don't think it's the special range. I use it for scrambled eggs - cleans up really easily.

[MrsBadger]

is it a saucepan or just a casserole? voices of experience...

[notcitrus]

Non-stick should be fine if it's intact - I throw pans away when they start peeling, though. You could try www.badscience.net forums for an antidote to the scaremongering websites out there.

Stainless steel pans are fantastic but expensive - Polaris is a good brand. One of the few things that's cheap in Scandinavia...

[Likeasow]

thanks - our one that is peeling is a Jamie Oliver expensive treat one dammit - can't bear to throw it away. nobody seems that bothered about teflon though so maybe I shouldn't worry - will look at the the bad science stuff....

[iheartdusty]

Likeasow, did you find anything on Bad Science?

I am currently having a 'teflon-on-trousers' Big Worry and would be grateful for informed and balanced views.

[Notquitegrownup]

I'd be interested to know too. I vaguely worry about teflon pans too, but then don't want to use aluminium, cause of the alzheimer's risk, and am too mean to buy good stainless steel - so sort of rotate my worries, and buy one of each!