[JSmith]

Originally Posted by Len

I use my none stick frying pan most mornings while making myself bacon butts before I go to work. I also like my bacon crispy, more flavour that way I reackon but I wouldn’t say that I have the heat turned up to much (Gas) although there has been the odd occasion (plenty) when I have filled the kitchen with smoke fumes.
I’ll tell you what thou, I do seem to have some sort of full time cold these days. Just maybe this could be the reason, or is it perhaps I’m just Allergic to work. hehe

Len,



I work for a major plastic manufacturer in the R&D department. What's been mentioned is known in the trade a polymer fume fever. It usually affects you at least five hours after you’ve breathed in a sufficient dose of degraded polymer fume. Symptoms are a heavy flu like feeling and shaking like the proverbial sh*tt^£g dog! but they usually last for approx 10 Hrs. I would be surprised if your pan is giving off enough fumes for it to be a problem every time - you do need to be almost setting fire to the Teflon coating for heavy degradation. Your GP would be able to provide a blood test to look for traces of the degradation chemicals if its a major concern.