Researchers in Australia tested several non-stick pots and pans and mimicked cooking and cleaning processes with steel and wooden spatulas and steel wool scrubbers.
What are microplastics and nanoplastics?
Fang and his team tested six different non-stick pots and pans — four new and two used — and mimicked a typical cooking or cleaning process. Researchers noted no actual food or cooking oils were used in this experiment and said the process was akin to what they called a "dry run." Researchers estimated about 9,100 particles of microplastics/nanoplastics could be released from small scratches during cooking and a whopping 2.3 million particles could be released from significantly damaged areas such as cracks or fractures.
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