Stainless steel utensils could scratch or damage any non stick coating whether teflon or ceramic which would reduce the life of the pan.
Scratched ceramic pan safe to use.
If your pan is damaged throw it out to be on the safe side.
Not a health hazard when teflon cookware becomes scratched tiny particles of the coating might chip off.
There are people who throw away a teflon pan the second it gets a scratch on it no matter how small.
However teflon coated cookware is considered safe to use even if scratched.
And then there are those of us who will use a pan that has so many scratches it looks like somebody took a belt sander to it.
Many ceramic coated non stick pans will say they are dishwasher safe.
One concern is that the nonstick coating can flake off and be ingested.
Now apply this mixture near the scratch and rinse it so that all the oily and greasy marks are removed.
There are cookware repair sprays promoted as a means of fixing scratched nonstick cookware.
You probably won t have any health problems if you continue to use the pan since only small amounts are ingested but as scratches propagate more and more lining comes off and the pan beco.
Ceramic coated cookware is the recent trend in pots and pans.
With moderate use nonstick pans last only about five years.
If you plan to clean the scratches and repair them completely to keep your ceramic cookware healthy you need to follow the following process.
To keep your pans is good shape use wooden spoons to stir food and avoid.
Damaged lining is a sign you should replace the pan soon.
When it comes to nonstick cookware there seems to be two different camps of people.
Is it ok to use a scratched pan.
Keep in mind that items made purely from ceramic aren t necessarily better.
And there are a lot of rumors out there that teflon might be toxic and that these pans may not be safe to use.
When your pans are scratched some of the nonstick coating can flake into your.
With these you clean the cooking surface spray it on and air the pan for 30 mins and then you bake the pan in the oven for the required time about 40 mins.
The coatings are generally considered safe and are made using silicon and other inorganic compounds that do not contain carbon.