Did I totally mess up my oven / pots-pans?
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newlywedT
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Did I totally mess up my oven / pots-pans?
I was pre-heating the oven (420 degrees) to cook a frozen pizza. After about 40 minutes I thought "Why is it taking so long" (theres usually a buzzer when its done pre-heating) then I remembered I left all the pans inside. There was a smell of burning plastic/rubber. I Opened the windows.
Inside the oven were: 1 steel pan, 1 steel pot - I assume no issue with these. 1 T-Fal pan - I checked their site and it says "oven safe to 350 degrees". It has a soft handle (silicon? rubber?) - everything SEEMS physically ok (nothing looks melted) 1 Tools of the Trade non-stick pot - it says oven safe to 300 degrees. It has plastic handles - everything SEEMS physically ok, nothing looks melted etc.
But there was the smell of burnt plastic/rubber.
Couple of questions: 1. Is the T-Fal pan dead? Do I need to throw it out? I just looked up their site and they claim to use safe non-stick technology. 2. Is the Tools of the Trade pot dead? Do I need to throw it out? 3. Is the oven safe to use? Should I run it at a high temp for awhile to "destroy" any lingering bad stuff? (plastic vapors, etc)
Obviously I'm nervous of toxic fumes and so on.
Thank you all for helping with my foolish mistake.
Message edited 4/19/2021 5:02:07 AM.
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Posted 4/19/21 5:01 AM |
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Re: Did I totally mess up my oven / pots-pans?
I would not use the pota or pans. As for the oven, I would call the poison control hotline and ask them.
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Posted 4/19/21 10:35 AM |
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soontobemommyof2
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Re: Did I totally mess up my oven / pots-pans?
I wouldn’t use them, especially the nonstick pan. The coating is very delicate and once compromised toxic fumes can leech into the food. I’d turn on the oven several times and open it to let all the heat out after it reached a high temperature, and I’d also deep clean it before I use it for food.
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Posted 4/19/21 1:31 PM |
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Momma2015
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Re: Did I totally mess up my oven / pots-pans?
Does your oven display what temp it reached?
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Posted 4/19/21 2:15 PM |
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newlywedT
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Did I totally mess up my oven / pots-pans?
The buzzer for pre-heating went off, so it went up to 420.
I think the steel pans should be fine.
The Tools of the Trade non-stick, I'll get rid of that.
The T-Fal - I called them and the customer service rep said that as long as its not warped or melted its fine to use. I asked about toxic fumes and so on, he said that they don't use teflon, they use a special thing that is harmless and is even used INSIDE the body so theres no toxicity.
Hopefully he is right. =/
As for the oven, I'll run it up to 450 tonight for about an hour then open it and let it air out.
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Posted 4/19/21 10:04 PM |
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