Is "non-stick aluminum" safe?

Hey,

I'm looking into getting an air fryer by "Gourmia" on Amazon.

I contacted the manufacturer to find out about the coating and they got back to me the next day. She said they surface is made of "non-stick aluminum". I've never heard of that before.

Does anyone know if its safe?

Skittys_Daddy said:

Hey,

I'm looking into getting an air fryer by "Gourmia" on Amazon.

I contacted the manufacturer to find out about the coating and they got back to me the next day. She said they surface is made of "non-stick aluminum". I've never heard of that before.

Does anyone know if its safe?

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Interesting term 'non-stick Aluminum.' Aluminum is the structural material in which the non-stick is applied too. Very possible that when the contact person went to engineering that the 'term' prior to 'non-stick' didn't get written down and so you got 'non-stick' Aluminum.

If you would like to go back and get a clearer answer, please do! But, at this point, I would steer clear.

Any organization that calls their whatever an air 'fryer' is mixing terms that do not fit together. Air bake, okay! Air fry, not possible, since frying implies contact with a hot hard surface and/or oil.

I was looking into something similar recently with frypans. From what I could tell, non stick aluminium is just teflon coated aluminium. My rice cooker is called that, and it's literally just teflon coated. Luckily, it never gets hot enough for any fumes. I'm not sure how air fryers work though... I would think they probably get hot enough to smell

This link I found in my research was very helpful

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/coo...eviews/a17426/nonstick-cookware-safety-facts/

Timmah said:

I was looking into something similar recently with frypans. From what I could tell, non stick aluminium is just teflon coated aluminium. My rice cooker is called that, and it's literally just teflon coated. Luckily, it never gets hot enough for any fumes. I'm not sure how air fryers work though... I would think they probably get hot enough to smell

This link I found in my research was very helpful

Nonstick cookware fact and fiction as well as safety tips

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Well, that's a round about way of lying about the product. If they are so willing to hide that, wonder what else they are misleading the buyer about?

Take great care with any teflon or teflon like coated products. All the patents are gone and there are no controls as to the chemicals used, the application of the teflon (commonly overly thin) and the thickness of the structural base (Aluminum), also commonly overly thin. What all of that means to you, your family including your Parrot is that the teflon or teflon like will flake and/or off-gas at much lower temperatures than when the patents where in place.

Take great care!!!

As already stated, the vessel is made of aluminum coated in a "non-stick" coating, which is almost sure to be teflon or something similar. Personally, I wouldn't risk it.

It's not an air fryer, but All Clad makes a deep fryer that is aluminum core clad in stainless steel and will not off-gas (or leech into the food) anything toxic to parrots (or you), and as the food is only in contact with the stainless, it is non-reactive unlike bare aluminum (but with the same superior heat conductive properties as aluminum, due to the aluminum core). A reputable brand made in the USA from safe materials made in the USA. I do not own this particular set as I don't really fry food, but I own other AC pieces and they are very high quality and will last a lifetime. Investment pieces, but I cannot recommend them enough!:

All-Clad d5 Stainless-Steel Deep 6-Qt. Sauté Pan with Fry Basket & Tongs | Williams-Sonoma

Well, I'm glad I didn't order it! I even mentioned in my contact to them that I had a parrot and teflon is toxic. You'd think she'd have been more honest.

I have a George Foreman grill, but I don't think it's teflon- either way, I don't use it around Skitty. IF I am going to use it, its after I put him to bed. I eat dinner late- but with a frier, id assume it'd be much higher heat.

I'll keep looking. I ain't taking no chances.

I decided to get myself a kitchenaid mixer w/ the grinder, slicer/shredder, and juicer attachments for Christmas since my old Oster (my mom had from the 70s) is about to die. But I didn't want to spend that kind of money. A friend of mine actually said to me - "you're funny, you'll spend hundreds of dollars on Skittles-no question, but buying something for yourself, you won't do it".

LOL, aint that the truth. Salty gets toys 2-3 times month. I would never spend that kind of dosh on myself. Salty , yes. The wife, yes. My sons, ehh, maybe. Back on topic, when we got Salty, this time we threw out every single thing that had any sort of coating on it, since we did not know what our last parrot, Max, died from. My wife loves, lives to cook, so it was a big pile of stuff that got tossed, Pots,pans, cookie sheets, muffin pans, drip sheets, forman grill, Waffle maker (sigh), pannini press, so much stuff. i replaced it all, where possible, with cast iron, or stainless steel ( Revere Ware) or just plain do without. Worth it for the peace of mind. Whether grey, silver, green, copper or red colored, non-stick coatings all have some sort of fluroethelyne. Good luck.

Does anyone use those stone frypans? I've been trying to figure out if they're safe or not too. Or any safer than teflon pans?

Timmah said:

Does anyone use those stone frypans? I've been trying to figure out if they're safe or not too. Or any safer than teflon pans?

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The likelihood that a stone frying pan is a safer, longer lasting 'non-stick' technology falls on its face when as part of their advertising they use terms that are at odds with either how the pan is made or works.

Induction, is a very specific technology which uses electrical charge to heat /melt at very high temperatures. Voltages needed to create the magnetic loop, which creates the heat is rarely available outside of industrial parks /business areas.

If to sell your product, one needs to use false terms regarding your product, what is left for the consumer to believe is true?

Timmah said:

Does anyone use those stone frypans? I've been trying to figure out if they're safe or not too. Or any safer than teflon pans?

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I cannot speak to these specific pans, but the new "ceramic" coatings have generally been accepted as safe by the avian community.These new ceramic coatings are still very new to the market, so I would use with caution. If you truly need a non-stick surface, enamelware (either enamel over steel like vintage pans used to have or enameled cast iron, similar to Le Creuset) is safe, durable and will not off-gas or leech and has been used for generations. Another completely safe option is traditional cast iron, which becomes non-stick after properly seasoned.