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Cookware – Ask the Vet Nov 18

According to Green Pans, no lead, cadmium, PFAS, or PFOA are used in the production of their nonstick cookware. Would they be okay in a home with an Amazon parrot in a room apart from the kitchen?

Many bird owners do use the Green Pans. The toxic components of Teflon are PFOA & PTFE. Although I don’t believe it was officially prohibited, by 2016 PFOA had to be phased out of all new cookware. Although PTFE is purportedly safe and still used in some cookware, most people are smart enough to avoid it as well. The Green pans assert that their coating is non-toxic when overheated, and the ceramic cookware is meant to be a safer substitute; however, they advise keeping pets in a different room. Regardless of the cookware, this is sound advice because, even with cast iron or stainless steel, if you burn something really badly, your bird could die from the smoke or fumes. Therefore, always keep your bird in a room with a closed door for safety. If you have a vent above your stove, make sure it is properly ventilated, and keep the filter clean. Additionally, make sure the vent is always on while cooking. Even in the dead of winter, if you do burn something, open doors to the outside and run your air conditioning. Until you have removed all smoke and fumes, confine your bird to the other enclosed space. The problem with PTFE is that when it gets too hot, it can release poisonous, odorless fumes, whereas PFOA releases odorless fumes. Normal smoke from non-toxic cookware can be extinguished fast, and if your bird is in a separate room with the door closed, it is unlikely to reach him.

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are ceramic pans safe for birds

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are ceramic pans safe for birds

are ceramic pans safe for birds

are ceramic pans safe for birds

are ceramic pans safe for birds

are ceramic pans safe for birds

If the pan is not well seasoned, food may have low levels of inorganic iron, but this is unrelated to the problem of “fumes” that are poisonous to birds.

They also can be seasoned for cooking eggs, etc. Read up on the care of stainless steel cookware online and learn to enjoy cooking again. Ideally you want 18/0 Stainless.

As demonstrated in the video below, you can properly season a stainless pan to make it nonstick.

Thus, when we discuss ceramic-coated cookware, we are referring to a metal that has been covered in a layer of ceramic, typically hard anodized aluminum.

Cooking requires a slight learning curve, but stainless steel is long-lasting and safe for birds—as long as they stay out of the kitchen during cooking.

FAQ

Can birds be around ceramic pans?

Nonstick cookware such as Teflon can be fatal to birds if overheated. Here are some bird safe options including stainless steel, ceramic, and cast iron.

Are ceramic coatings safe for birds?

The article is quite long so here’s the skinny?: Ceramic cookware is bird safe. We have some ourselves. The problem is it’s “useful life” Ceramic cookware pans last about 15% as long as Teflon cookware. In other words for every 6 years you have a Teflon pan, your ceramic coated pan lasts 1 year.

Are ceramic coated pans non toxic?

Is ceramic cookware non-toxic? Yes, ceramic pans are naturally nonstick and generally produced without PTFE, PFAS, and PFOAs. Quality ceramic pans will last a few years with proper care, and will only need to be replaced if the nonstick coating wears out.