Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 3/19/2021 12:40 AM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 23:52:12 -0400, Ed Pawlowski >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/18/2021 11:44 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> * Don't tell me you've never seen a
>>>> Teflon skillet start to leave black Teflon flakes in food,
>>>> because I
>>>> sure have.Â* Gross!
>>>
>>> I never have.* Probably from over heating the pan. Could even be
>>> crud
>>> from burned on food from a misused pan.
>>
>> It will happen eventually regardless.
>
> Only if a cheap pan and probably mis-used.* I've used many pans and
> never had a problem.* Eventually it does lose some properties and I
> toss the pan after 5 or 10 years.
>
>

Even the cheap pans are fine; they just don't last as long. When
even expensive teflon pan start showing signs of age, toss them and
replace. Most are not that expensive.

None of them are worth a damn for high heat, like searing steaks.

Use them for frying eggs and such.