Traditional non stick cookware often uses dupont s teflon coating.
Ceramic or teflon coating.
View the coatings as granite.
It includes converting the inorganic liquid to a gel that can be applied to any metallic.
That coating can scratch or wear.
Which is why i suddenly found myself falling in love with a turquoise set of nonstick ceramic cookware and wondering whether or not it was safe.
Side by side testing between teflon nonstick coatings and ceramic coatings shows that cookware made with teflon nonstick coatings offers superior food release and durability.
The nonstick part of a pan is actually just a coating applied to its surface which is why nonstick cookware is less durable than traditional cookware.
Ceramic coatings need less curing time when compared to teflon coating and includes half amount of carbon dioxide emissions during manufacture.
How is it applied to metal cookware.
Most ceramic coatings are applied over metal pans using sol gel process.
The core of your nonstick pan may be made of several materials such as aluminum stainless steel or ceramic but what makes it nonstick is an added coating.
For the past 50 years teflon nonstick coatings have delivered improved nonstick performance.
While they may look glossy their sheen isn t what s makes ceramic nonstick pan nonstick.
Great ceramic coatings are light years beyond anything with a teflon coating.
More durable hard wearing.
The problem with nonstick cookware.
Impossible to harm at any temperature in a kitchen harder than your finest german steel completely detergent safe with a lifespan far longer than teflon pans.