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Teflon pots & pans harmful?

this is the 1st time i read about teflon i heard its unsafe especially if its scratchednow im kinda worriedIm not sure if i have a teflon pan because i dont know what it isIt says non stick at the bottom so does that make it a teflon pan?Ive been using this pot almost everyday for maybe 2 monthsi dont use plastic/wooden spoonI use a metal spoonToday when i made mash potatoes i noticed like 4 black dotsIt must be coming from the pan right? did i cause harm to my hubby daughter who eats the food from the pot for the past 2 monthsI used it for all our sidescorn,mash potatoes, noodles,gravy everything.What new pan pots can i buy thats safeWill i be able to find a safe pot for around $20 or lessWe dont have a lot of money what kind of baking pan should i use? We bake a lot of our foods tooWill using aluminum foil on the baking pan cause dangerous effects too? we been using aluminum foil all the time to bake.any info would be real helpfulthanks

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Teflon is a brand of non stick, it would say it on the bottom of the pan if it was TeflonHowever, Teflon has been off the market since at least 2006, when i heard about this in a college classThat brand is the only type that I have heard of being unsafeThe types of nonstick you have are inert and will be fineJust don't let the heat up with nothing in themIf they start to smoke, the smoke is toxicso just always put food in them before turning them onyou should always use plastic or wooden utensils with non stick cookware because you are scraping the coating off the bottomit won't hurt you, but it will ruin your pan very fastaluminum foil for baking is fine tooto sum this all up, just us plastic or wooden utensils and you'll be fine.
I would advise you NOT to play with hydrogenIt is a very explosive substance once it mixes with airDO NOT use it anywhere near your home.
I think your biggest challenge will be to figure out how to trap the hydrogenThe most efficient way is through a thermochemical process using sulfer-iodineI wouldn't recommend playing with that stuff thoughWith household items, it might be easiest to set up some kind of electrolysis.
ive done this before kind of fun get a bottle and put two screws in it about half way and put a small hole about an inch above the screws fill with water to just below the hole pass a current throught the water and h2 and O2 will bubble H2 from the negative terminal and will rise above the O2 and the O2 will leave throught the hole and you will end up with H2 if you plan to blow it up theres an obvious way just make sure ur carful make a list of prcations b4 you do it, it will help trust me
The easiest way is to use a motorcycle batteryRun a wire from the positive end to the water and the negative end to the waterWhen the bubbles start to form, one is pure oxygen and the other is pure hydrogenDon't do what my 8th grade physics teacher did though and try to kill everyone in the class by capturing the hydrogen in a test tube and lighting it on fire.

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