Safe cookware.

[Matt Alyk]

Made with aluminum and a PFOA free coating. Is it safe for parrots? It didn't mention PTFE.

[Pajarita]

What, exactly, is the coating they do have? Because, although it might not have PFOA, it could have PTFE so it could still be bad. I use stainless steel with copper bottoms.

[Matt Alyk]

What, exactly, is the coating they do have? Because, although it might not have PFOA, it could have PTFE so it could still be bad. I use stainless steel with copper bottoms.

My thoughts do. Sticking with stainless steel and cast iron would probably be best.

[Harpmaker]

I,too, use copperbottomed stainless, but I wonder about the new ceramic coatings. Does anyone know if they are parrot safe?

[Pajarita]

Ceramic should be safe but I am very happy with mine (and my husband paid an arm and a leg for them -they were a Christmas present) so they will be staying for the duration.

[Wolf]

I remember that a long time ago, I was still a child, that there were pots and pans with a ceramic coating. They were actually quite good, but they had one major drawback, they were prone to chipping. This could be from a sharp blow to them or from getting them too hot. They quit making them. I don't know anything about the new ones but I wonder if they might be prone to the same drawbacks.

[Pajarita]

No, actually, Wolf, you can still find the old-fashioned ceramic-covered ones in Spanish places. I have a couple of super large ones I use for my Puchero (a meal made out of all the stuff you use for a good broth).

[Wolf]

Once in a great while I find one, usually chipped pretty badly in an antique store.

[Pajarita]

If the ones you are talking about are the same I am talking about, they have them in Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Granite-Ware-6723 ... ans+enamel

http://www.amazon.com/IMUSA-C20666-1017 ... ans+enamel

[Wolf]

Yes, the blue speckled ones and also the older white ones usually with a red rim.