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> A Non-Sticky Situation - Good Cooking Week

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> Monday, August 7, 2006

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> IDEAL BITE ~ a sassier shade of green

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> Today's Daily Tip: A Heated Topic - Good Cooking

> Week

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> Stuck on no-stick pans?

>

> The Bite:

> Unstick yourself ASAP. Pans that use Teflon and

> other no-stick

> coatings contain chemicals such as PFOA, linked to

> birth defects in

> animals. A panhandler’s best bet? Cast-iron or

> stainless

> steel-lined, since unlined copper and aluminum can

> dissolve,

> uninvited, into food.

> (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/teflon/AN01293)

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>

> The Benefits:

> - Keep potential carcinogens out of your dinner. The

> EPA is asking

> companies using PFOA to phase it out - just 2 to 5

> minutes on the

> stovetop is enough for PFOA to leach.

> - A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Chances are your

> pans will outlast

> you. Teflon gets scratched easily.

> - Save a canary! Toxic emissions from no-stick pans

> have been linked

> to pet bird deaths (birds have very sensitive

> respiratory systems).

> - Another source of iron. We’re not saying that

> you should eat the

> pan, but cast iron pans add a little extra iron to

> your diet.

>

>

> Personally Speaking

> Toshio has been known to work out with his heavy

> cast-iron pans. And

> fellow San Francisco Bite team member Sara can

> vouch, since Toshio

> uses every chance he has to show off his biceps.

>

>

> Wanna Try?

> Here are a few great starter sets (but you can buy

> the pans

> individually also):

> - Lodge Cast Iron Cooking for Dummies Set - the old

> faithful of the

> pots and pans companies brings you all the pans you

> could want at one

> low price ($90).

>

(https://secure.lodgemfg.com/storefront/product1.asp?idProduct=4055)

> - All-Clad 9-Piece Set – decrease your energy

> consumption with this

> fast-heating stainless series ($550).

>

(http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?link_code=ur2 & tag=idealbite-20 & camp=1789\

& creative=9325 & location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAll-Clad-LTD-8-Piece%2Fdp%\

2FB00005AL0M)

> - KitchenAid 10-Piece Gourmet Essentials Cookware

> Set - stock your

> cabinets with this steel 10-piecer ($145).

>

(http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1836459-10379254?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cooking.com%\

2Fproducts%2Fshprodde.asp%3FSKU%3D549450 & cjsku=549450)

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>

> Bang for the Bite Rating: 3 Apples (out of 5)

> We know, Teflon’s SO easy to clean! But a couple

> extra scrubs are

> worth it if it means fewer harmful chemicals on your

> plate.

>

>

> Cocktail Tip

> Wilmington, DE and Rosehill, NC both claim to be

> home to the world’s

> largest frying pans (10 ft in diameter and they

> actually work for

> frying).

>

>

> This tip submitted by Kelly McNamara.

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