Warwick Carter wrote: > Personaly I am not a big fan of non stick camp ware. I have a one time non > stick frypan that is now a stick pan after rough treatment around camp. > Another concern is that non stick coatings esp. teflon based coatings have > been found to break down and release noxious bits and pieces when > overheated. I don't know how your camp cooking skills are but I find that > overheating a pan is not uncommon, so on my camp gear I steer clear of it. I've had Warwick's difficulty with lightweight, backpacker-style non-stick-coated cookware, and had discarded the notion of using the stuff until ... I happened onto the inexpensive, but __heavyweight__ stuff at discount stores (Fred Meyer, out here, is a good source). What I do is select a deep 12-inch Teflon-coated aluminum fry pan, drill out the rivets attaching the handle, and replace them with SS bolts and brass wing nuts. This makes for easy packing. Cost: under 20 bucks, all up. The critical feature is to use heavyweight pans, because they are not subject to the localized overheating that degrades the coating. I know they get hot, 'cause I do stir fry in 'em. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Oct 25 2001 - 14:47:13 PDT
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