To learn more about the story of toxic Teflon, read last week's post: Toxic Teflon: How a Deadly Chemical Evaded Regulation and ...

There is a prevailing sentiment among well-meaning people who don’t want to be unduly influenced by alarmists and worrywarts: if somet...

I Found a Teflon-free Waffle Maker! Given my deep and abiding love for breakfast foods , some might find it surprising that homemad...

For many years, autism research has focused on genetic factors. But researchers estimate that "the total fraction of ASD attributa...

I’ve known for a while to avoid amalgam (metal) fillings because of possible mercury exposure, but recently while flipping through Smart ...

Raise your hand if you own cookware with a Teflon nonstick coating. You're not alone.  Nonstick cookware accounts for ab...

[This post was updated September 2015.] Not so long ago, several of my favorite pieces of cookware had a nonstick coating.  But m...

A few months ago, once the weather turned colder, I decided to try making my whole wheat bread with a...

Making pancakes with Le Creuset enameled cast iron skillet (left) and Lodge Logic preseasoned cast iron griddle (right). Raise your ...