At 12:04 PM 5/14/2006 -0400, you wrote: >I have heard that above about 600 degrees F, the teflon breaks down into, >and emits phosgene gas, which was a deadly agent used in World War I. Not >nice stuff to breath. > >Robin Blankenship If the shoes on your feet are over 600°F, then you are in the oven of a crematorium and aren't much concerned about long (or short)-term effects.. Yesterday, I cooked two meals on a non-slip surfaced frying pan and my bird brain is as functional as it ever was. Some people might argue that the scrapple I had for breakfast is more toxic than the pan I cooked it in. ;-}}} >If you frequently have "burnt offerings", OK. I can understand. :-) >Do you cook above 600 F.? > >Avery I can assure you that at no time while I was sauteing the portabello mushrooms, vidalia onions and elk sirloin in real butter did the pan ever get near to 600°. [=;-} Conrad Hoffsommer All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
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