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> are you bringing it up for a reason?

This article relates to "hidden dangers of cookware." If he was talking about the vagaries of the solar cycle on Mars, I'd be on your side, as it is, this comes across as reflexive gatekeeping.

> Do people on this site now just read the headlines and then come to comment their stream of consciousness based on the title?

And.. what, precisely, do you think _you're_ doing in this comment? Is it not precisely what you complain about?

Must people restrict their comments to only what is raised in the linked pages?

Staying on topic is viewed more positively.

This is directly related to the topic. You cant have an indepth discussion about why we use these type of utensils without a discussion of non-stick as one of hte main reasons we use them is they don't scratch nonstick. Or you can collapse the thread and move on to the discussion you are interested in, or just downvote. But complaining that one of the current points of discussion doesnt do it for ya is a pretty lame method of trying to control a topic that you dont even have interest in.

What about silicon or wood utensils? Are you saying we have to use black plastic utensils because of non-stick pans?

If you read the words I wrote and came to that conclusion, work on your reading comprehension.

Aren’t we talking about chemical contamination from kitchen cooking items?

No, like hand towels and bunt pans are not what's being discussed, article is about plastic utensils.

People use plastic spatulas because they are worried if they use a metal spatula they'll scratch their non-stick pan.

People use non-stick pans because it's easier and they are bad at cooking.

If you don't understand why a stainless steel spatula would be preferable to a plastic one, maybe you're just not paying attention much to the world.

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