Does Scanpans cooking surface break down at high temperatures?
Overheating or cooking dry is generally defined in the nonstick cookware industry as exceeding 500 degrees, either with an empty pan or with food in the pan, which has been accidentally left on the stove. It happens more often than one might think. Some Reports, which tested exactly that aspect of cookware use. SCANPAN Classic was one of only two nonstick pans that survived an overheating test. The reason lies in specially formulated PTFE that works in conjunction with our patented ceramic titanium surface technology. Details are proprietary. PTFE, PFOA ? PTFE is the end product after applying, curing and otherwise processing the liquid product that is used to make nonstick coatings. In its liquid stage, the coating contains PFOA, which is salt that is keeps the coating material in suspension before it is ter technology used to filter it out at the point of production. It is safe to assume that at the time Teflon was introduced, filter technology was far behind what it is today. Again,
