Question about cookware safety

[RioTheYellowMacaw1]

Didn’t realise how many daily stuff that’s toxic as when I find one thing to replace I find another. So probably gotten lucky or my house ventilation is decent so preventing him for getting sick or dying but now I’m going through everything.

I’ve gotten stainless steel for pots and all that, basic stuff is fine. Microwave is Samsung and pretty sure it’s the ceramic version since it’s only couple years old and has the same design as them.

I’ve bought glass bowls for microwaving, Breville The Smart Toast 4 slice Toaster and Healthy Choice 6.5L Glass Digital Air Fryer Oven 1200W. The air fryer does say free of all the toxic non coating stuff but not too sure if it’s the whole machine including the heating part or they’re just talking about the glass basket. Have to wait for the company to respond.

What I’m struggling to find is a safe electric kettle because my mum and sister will never use a stove kettle so it has to be electric but here in Australia I can’t find anything. Seems companies love calling their kettles stainless steel but hide Teflon and all that in the lids.

Also what do people use to replace parchment paper I can’t find anything here that could replace it but aluminium foil but won’t use that crap every day. My mum annd sister are lazy so if there’s a throw away option would be best.

Like it took me 2 years to get my sister to stop burning incense in her room, kept telling her how bad it is but she’s the worst doesn’t care about others. I’ve come close many times to just find my little yellow collared macaw a new home because I’d rather him alive then this bullshit but losing him would probably ruin me.

Any advice would be great.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

What is an electric kettle used for? Making coffee/tea?
Regarding possible Teflon in lids, Teflon releases toxic fumes when it's heated above 260C (500F). That's really hot! The risk with Teflon is when people heat up an empty or near empty Teflon skillet or pot before putting the food in to cook. Or if a Teflon pot is left on the stove with food or water in it and forget about it, the liquid evaporates and the coating heats to above 260C.
If an electric kettle is used to make coffee or tea, the lid would never get hot enough to release fumes.
When using ANY cookware, if you stay in the room, stay alert, and turn on the ventilation hood, the risk of the cookware getting so hot it releases fumes is pretty low.
I use ceramic coated skillets when making eggs (the things I cook most frequently) I hover over the pan and always use the low heat setting. My budgies' cages are about 15 feet from the stove and I've never had any problems.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Google Polymer Fume Fever and read the short Wikipedia article.
Also- don't store Teflon coated items in the oven. If someone turns the oven on and the item heats up to over 260C (500F) it will release toxic fumes.
The key with teflon cookware fumes is very high temperatures especially with empty cookware.

 

[RioTheYellowMacaw1]

What is an electric kettle used for? Making coffee/tea?
Regarding possible Teflon in lids, Teflon releases toxic fumes when it's heated above 260C (500F). That's really hot! The risk with Teflon is when people heat up an empty or near empty Teflon skillet or pot before putting the food in to cook. Or if a Teflon pot is left on the stove with food or water in it and forget about it, the liquid evaporates and the coating heats to above 260C.
If an electric kettle is used to make coffee or tea, the lid would never get hot enough to release fumes.
When using ANY cookware, if you stay in the room, stay alert, and turn on the ventilation hood, the risk of the cookware getting so hot it releases fumes is pretty low.
I use ceramic coated skillets when making eggs (the things I cook most frequently) I hover over the pan and always use the low heat setting. My budgies' cages are about 15 feet from the stove and I've never had any problems.

Kettle just to boil water for tea, coffee and noodles mainly. So since those should only get to 100c then I can just use any kettle, probs get glass anyways but lids usually have that shit.

Well I’m switching to stainless steel for most things so I don’t have to worry about those. Probs have to look into a ceramic pan for eggs if my mum or sister can’t figure out stainless steel for eggs since it’s more difficult. I think the stuff we’ve been using is stone cookware, well that’s what my mum was told like 10 or so years ago but it was those tv ads so who knows what they really are lol.

Definitely do have the exhaust in the ceiling on when cooking and looking into getting a new one since it’s very old and we also have a Whirly bird on the roof to help remove that. I’m also planning to install a duct from the exhaust straight to the swirly bird. Guessing all this plays an effect with helping the bird and he’s cage is next to two windows always slightly opened to let air in.