Can you give me an example? Calphalon for instance have “hard-anodized nonstick” but they’re still teflon. Anodizing is actually how teflon is usually made - the anodizing makes a porous surface that the teflon can stick to. So you’right that the sealer is different, it’s just teflon.
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Bonehead@kbin.social 1 year agoThat's for general anodizing, not hard anodizing for cookware. They aren't going to use the same process for a chair that will never see water versus a pan designed to be immersed in water. Anodized cookware is fine to use with acids.
ironeagl@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Bonehead@kbin.social 1 year ago
https://madeincookware.com/blogs/non-stick-vs-hard-anodized
Hard anodized aluminum is not teflon.
ironeagl@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Correct, hard anodized does not equal Teflon. But point me to a link selling just a hard anodized pan. If you search “hard anodized cookware” the top links are all hard anodized + teflon (“nonstick”). Tfal, Calphalon, Cuisinart…
Bonehead@kbin.social 1 year ago
Search for "hard anodized PTFE free"...
stevehobbes@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Nope. It’s exactly the same process - it’s just Type III not type II.
The sealer is what makes it non porous. That sealer is usually teflon that wears off.
Bonehead@kbin.social 1 year ago
It's the exact same process, except that it isn't. Hard anodized aluminum is not teflon.
stevehobbes@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Hard anodized aluminum is sealed with something, often teflon.
Bonehead@kbin.social 1 year ago
If there's teflon, then it's advertised as non-stick. Just because it's sealed doesn't mean it's always teflon.