Can I Rescue a Nonstick Pan That Has Lost Its Coating?

Faith Durand
Faith DurandSenior Vice President of Content at AT Media
Faith is the SVP of Content at Apartment Therapy Media and former Editor-in-Chief of The Kitchn. She is the author of three cookbooks, including the James Beard Award-winning, The Kitchn Cookbook. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband and two daughters.
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Q: I inherited a nonstick frying pan that has lost most of its nonstick coating. The surface has rust spots where the coating is gone.

It’s a solid, heavy pan and I’d like to rescue it if I can. Do you have any ideas?

Sent by Julie

Editor: Julie, we’re going to go the conservative route on this one. Let the pan go. You just don’t want to deal with flaking nonstick coating in your food, or a rusty taste from the metal beneath. It’s best to just recycle the pan and find yourself a good new one.

Readers, what do you think? Agree? Disagree?

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Related: No Nonsense: How to Avoid Ruining Your Nonstick Pans

(Image: Reader Nathaniel via email)

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