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Billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving baby food containers (www.sciencedaily.com)
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[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (13 children)
  1. Babyfood containers are NSF plastic meant to be microwavable
  2. They only tested babyfood containers and a pouch
  3. these containers are made out of the same plastics used in many microwaveable products

I'm not microwaving plastic ever again.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (11 children)

My kids are past baby stage. But I’m borderline ready to go to glass/ceramic and stainless only

Unfortunately my wife really likes nonstick too. I do make a habit of ditching any pan or pot with any blemish/chip. But still I’d prefer stainless there too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Chipping isn't that big a deal with nonstick. Overheating is the real danger. You should never let it it 500F. Also, once it starts to become discolored it should be disposed of.

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