To Pam or not to Pam

[klamb85]

Okay so in a couple of posts I read about people using nonstick cooking spray, Pam, on their pans when cooking birdie bread. Now I thought nonstick anything was a no no. I take it that I was wrong?

Kris

[radiogirl995]

Hi Kris-

The non-stick that is the MAJOR no-no is Teflon. It will overheat and releases 15 types of toxic gases that will kill your fids.

As for Pam - cooking with it is not a problem, it's the spraying of it in your house. Many here will tell you that aerolsols are too dangerous. I use Pam and have never had a problem, but i just step outside my kitchen door to spray it -- just to be safe.

[Monica]

Any NONSTICK COOKWARE is dangerous, except for silicone bake-ware. Nonstick pans ARE used here, and (knocking on wood) I haven't encountered any problems.... however, whenever anyone's cooking the birds are always in a closed off room (the room[s] is closed off anyway due to cats). If I could, I'd have all the pans switched to stainless steel, though.

As for cooking sprays, you shouldn't be spraying it around birds, but it's fine to cook with.

[kateBird]

what about just lightly greasing the pan with margarine? get a ziploc bag, turn it inside out and sick your hand in the pocket of the inside-out bag ( using it like a glove), get some margarine on it, spread it on the pan. when you are done, you can turn the ziploc bag back inside-in, zip it up and either throw it away, or put it in the refrigerator for next time's use. its great because you dont get your hands dirty.

[klamb85]

As of right now all of our pans have non-stick coating on them. However, my TAG will not be hatched until late Janurary early February. So I have plenty of time to buy some stainless steal pans.

As always thanks for the advise everyone!

[bustersbuddy]

There are no problems with spray-on products like PAM. They are vegetable oils in an aerosolized form. I wouldn't spray them in the same room with the bird(s) but the bird shouldn't be in the kitchen, IMHO. Since they are made for human consumption, I wouldn't think the aerosol propellant should be a problem, but better to be safe than sorry, so don't use it directly around the birds.

[ray1457]

I agree with the above posts; it is the non-stick coatings (Teflon or similar products) that you have to beware of, not the vegetable oil sprays. However, I would NOT use ANY aerosols in the vicinity of my bird! (He isn't allowed in the kitchen while food is being prepared or cooked, for obvious safety reasons.)