Should I Throw Away My Scratched Nonstick Pan?

Emma Christensen
Emma Christensen
Emma is a former editor for The Kitchn and a graduate of the Cambridge School for Culinary Arts. She is the author of True Brews and Brew Better Beer. Check out her website for more cooking stories
published Jun 20, 2012
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Q: My cheap immersion blender warped in some hot soup, and the blades cut the nonstick Teflon coating on the bottom of my pot. I remember reading that Teflon isn’t really the best thing health-wise. Should I throw out my pot?

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Editor: Two things happen once nonstick coating develops scratches. One is that little bits of the coating can start to flake off into your food as you cook and the other is that the pan becomes less nonstick. My feeling is that it’s best to let this pan go and replace it with a new one.

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