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I have a non-stick, and I use it rather infrequently. I have read about the effects of damaged coating, and GOD I would throw it away immediately as soon as I see ONE flake in it. Maybe I'm just overreacting it, but I treat it like it was a delicately covered layer of asbestos.
It's great and smooth NOW, but I'm only using it until I see a noticeably hard scratch. Until then, I get rid of the oil and juices with a paper towel immediately after cooking (and I'm already slightly worried that the dry paper could be too abrasive on the dry bits of the pan), and I leave it to cool down before I wash it to prevent it from heat stress.
I might be overthinking it. But I'm playing with the thought of getting a cast iron or carbon steel already.
Everyone else in the comments are saying Teflon is harmless to consume. Who do I believe?
We could choose to believe that same folks who previously told us that cocaine, asbestos, lead, and tobacco smoke were ~~healthy~~ / ~~perfectly safe~~ / not really harmful.
So throw all caution out the window in the absence of evidence? What kind of logic is that?
Haha. I didn't say we should. I'm just pointing out that it's an option, again.