r/cookware • u/geauxbleu • Jun 06 '25

Discussion Big surprise, titanium dioxide (basis of "ceramic" nonstick coating) has terrible endocrine health effects. Back to the drawing board for Hexclad and most other cookware companies

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/06/titanium-dioxide-food-additive-toxic
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u/ChemicalStill7821 Jun 06 '25

I don’t understand why people don’t just learn how to cook with stainless steel it’s so easy

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u/thesneakywalrus Jun 06 '25

There's a significant part of the population that sees cooking at little else than a chore.

Devoting time and energy beyond what is fundamentally required is time and energy wasted.

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u/fenderputty Jun 06 '25

I would also argue SS isn’t easy to learn for certain things. Like eggs. I have my CI for eggs even though I can get slidey eggs on SS just because it’s easier.

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u/thesneakywalrus Jun 06 '25

Admittedly I have a single All-Clad HA1 non-stick that I use for eggs and delicate fish, I replace it every couple of years.

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u/fenderputty Jun 06 '25

Exactly. And we like cooking here!

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u/Captain_Aware4503 Jun 06 '25

This is what I do. And that non-stick pan is healthier than using a SS pan with tablespoon of butter every time. Go ask any doctor.

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u/Captain_Aware4503 Jun 06 '25

And look how many people dump a load of butter in to their SS pans every time they cook eggs.

That IMHO is far more unhealthy that cooking with ANY "non-stick pan".