SamH Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 I just read that the PTFE in non-stick cookware can kill birds! Aparently, when non-stick cookware (pans, etc) is heated, it gives of toxic fumes which kill birds! http://www.starlingtalk.com/warning.htm I'm getting a budgie soon and I do love to cook. Is this (toxic teflon) true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 if you burn the teflon you can kill birds. rust sits on my shoulder as i cook. he is alive and well. if i lef the pot on the stove and walked away with him in the kitchen he would be dead, as the fumes would kill him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted August 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 We can't win! Keeping the windows shut lets the fumes build up. But if you leave the windows open then the bird escapes I guess I won't be cooking with Teflon with Bird, I always seem to burn stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefish Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 Keeping the windows shut lets the fumes build up. But if you leave the windows open then the bird escapes Do you have a ceiling fan in your kitchen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 remember not to be paranoid about it.. lol. you may want to clip said bird's wings to make sure he doesn't sit on a tree like rusty. cause some birds refuse to fly down back to the ground and demand to be picked up from the tallest trees they can find :evil: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted August 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 We have an extractor fan? over the stove top. We cook with gas so I wouldn't have Bird on my shoulder. I'm pretty sure Bird already has it's wings clipped and we have lots of windows, almost as many as walls. Hopefully Budgies are smart... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 it is only when you burn he pan with nothing in it normal cooking is ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 when we got our tiel we went out and got a stainless steel fry pan to be on the safe side.. but my parrot breeder friend in the USA says her parrot room is right next to her kitchen, with nothing but a screen between. She breeds parrots worth thousands of dollars and still cooks with Teflon coated pans. She said she you ahev to really burn the pan before it;s dangerous and has never lost a bird yet from teflon fumes. I use other cooking equipment with teflon.. sandwich grill, waffle maker etc and it's fine . Just anything new I open up the windows really well and heat up the item quite hot to let any residue evaporate .. that new smell you get with most cooking things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 you may want to clip said bird's wings to make sure he doesn't sit on a tree like rusty. cause some birds refuse to fly down back to the ground and demand to be picked up from the tallest trees they can find :evil: :lol: lol.. i had a friend who hired a helicoptor to search for their cockatoo.. and then had to get a cherry picker to retrieve the darn thing from a tall tree in the forest . yep.. they had money to burn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted August 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 yep.. they had money to burn! As long as it's not Teflon! :lol: The sites I was reading sounded super paranoid about it, like it was Avian Flu or something. Guess it's not THAT bad now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfur Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Just don't overheat your pan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 I am good at burning stuff (on Teflon coated and other pots and pans) and Bud is still alive and well. It gives the smoke detectors a good workout though! :roll: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 I paid for Budgie and shipping last night, when do you think the payment will show up? I'm hoping before tomorrow afternoon because that's when the bird's supposed to be shipped. Finger crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 As long as it's not Teflon! :lol: The sites I was reading sounded super paranoid about it, like it was Avian Flu or something. Guess it's not THAT bad now. There's a lot of that on the internet. "Feed your fish frozen food without defrosting it first and they will DIE! Range check your RC plane at 20 paces instead of 30 and you will crash and KILL SOMEONE. Charge a lithium battery inside and it will burn your house down and KILL YOUR KIDS! Let your cat near your kids and it will EAT YOUR BABIES! Drive 5 kph over the limit and you will MURDER SOMEONE!" And so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 I paid for Budgie and shipping last night, when do you think the payment will show up? I'm hoping before tomorrow afternoon because that's when the bird's supposed to be shipped. Finger crossed yesterday was sunday. so if you sent the payment online, then it will be processed tonight at or after 8pm and show up in the account tomorrow morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Phew. Thank goodness for bankers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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