Titanium nonstick pan and cutting boards?

[JHZR2]

More or less all of the cooking that we do is on our All-clad stainless or a cast-iron pan. However, we do keep a very small nonstick pan for the occasional frying of a single egg or something like that. We have not had a Teflon type nonstick pan probably 20 years, The one that we have is a ceramic coating of some kind, and it just doesn’t work very well anymore. I suspect that with use comes some level of abrading even for ceramics, which then creates more surface area for foods to bite into, kind of like sanding a surface before applying an adhesive or paint.

Meanwhile, the issues associate with micro plastics from plastic, cutting boards, and bacteria in wood, cutting boards (which is less than a concern to me), I recently seen a lot more on titanium, cutting boards; actual metal cutting boards that I guess are slightly softer than the typical knife steel.

Does anybody use either? Either a true titanium cutting board, or a true titanium frying pan?

I am tempted to try both, I don’t think I have a reason to not believe that the titanium pan would work, but the benefits of using it versus some other solution to a non-fluorinated nonstick to me might still be up in the air, especially for the cost. Cutting board side seems like a bit more of a gimmick. Even if the titanium is softer than the knife steel is certainly a different type of interaction then wood or plastic would give. I also use some Kyocera ceramic knives, and I’m not sure how ceramic would interact with Ti.

So I’m looking for experience and/or recommendations. My wife’s birthday is coming up and this may be a good item that she would like.

 

[Rmay635703]

I have a deep wall titanium pan and a titanium pot, both have heavy bottoms and are semi nonstick, supposedly if the pan looses it’s non-stick properties you can clean and season.

 

[benjy]

got an 8" MSMK frying pan, works as advertized!!!

 

[Rand]

got an 8" MSMK frying pan, works as advertized!!!

that isnt a titanium pan its "titanium enhanced nano particules non-stick coating"

 

[97prizm]

More or less all of the cooking that we do is on our All-clad stainless or a cast-iron pan. However, we do keep a very small nonstick pan for the occasional frying of a single egg or something like that. We have not had a Teflon type nonstick pan probably 20 years, The one that we have is a ceramic coating of some kind, and it just doesn’t work very well anymore. I suspect that with use comes some level of abrading even for ceramics, which then creates more surface area for foods to bite into, kind of like sanding a surface before applying an adhesive or paint.

Meanwhile, the issues associate with micro plastics from plastic, cutting boards, and bacteria in wood, cutting boards (which is less than a concern to me), I recently seen a lot more on titanium, cutting boards; actual metal cutting boards that I guess are slightly softer than the typical knife steel.

Does anybody use either? Either a true titanium cutting board, or a true titanium frying pan?

I am tempted to try both, I don’t think I have a reason to not believe that the titanium pan would work, but the benefits of using it versus some other solution to a non-fluorinated nonstick to me might still be up in the air, especially for the cost. Cutting board side seems like a bit more of a gimmick. Even if the titanium is softer than the knife steel is certainly a different type of interaction then wood or plastic would give. I also use some Kyocera ceramic knives, and I’m not sure how ceramic would interact with Ti.

So I’m looking for experience and/or recommendations. My wife’s birthday is coming up and this may be a good item that she would like.

From reading Titanium can be brittle and super hard requiring specialized cutting tools, or have some flex like some of the Dean Mountain bikes. I'd look at America's Test Kitchen and a couple of review sites. I've never heard of a titanium cutting board.

 

[JohnnyG]

Need to be careful. The last time I saw Titanium that cheap it came out of a Russian nuclear reactor. Yes, it was radioactive!

 

[Rmay635703]

that isnt a titanium pan its "titanium enhanced nano particules non-stick coating"

That’s really what any of the so called titanium pots and pans are.

The actual titanium layer is thin

 

[Trav]

We do not use anything non stick, according to our avian vet non are guaranteed 100% bird safe. If it is dangerous for birds even large parrots what are they doing to humans. My parrots are not the canary in the coal mine.

 

[Shel_B]

Can't post the video here.

 

[Kira]

For kitchen items, well made is good enough for many.
"Titanium cutting boards" just sounds gimmicky. Where is the benefit?

I gotta say the same for ceramic knives. I was 100% behind the concept. I thought "lasting hardness" was all a knife had to be.
Turns out the bozos running various factories can't put the initial edge on their products.
My brother got me a ceramic knife which was as sharp as a ruler....complete waste of time.
I handled German ceramic knives which cost 5X to 7X as much and they were bogus too.

It's imperative to remember the contempt manufacturers have for us and to resist their marketing.

 

[JHZR2]

We do not use anything non stick, according to our avian vet non are guaranteed 100% bird safe. If it is dangerous for birds even large parrots what are they doing to humans. My parrots are not the canary in the coal mine.

That’s generally been our logic too. We don’t have birds but there are toxicity concerns for sure.

That said, to me it’s doubtful that ceramic “non stick” have the same offgas issues, and I’d suspect that titanium is in the same class.

 

[Rmay635703]

That’s generally been our logic too. We don’t have birds but there are toxicity concerns for sure.

That said, to me it’s doubtful that ceramic “non stick” have the same offgas issues, and I’d suspect that titanium is in the same class.

My titanium pot and pans don’t have a temperature limit.

 

[Vil_Riker]

We do not use anything non stick, according to our avian vet non are guaranteed 100% bird safe. If it is dangerous for birds even large parrots what are they doing to humans. My parrots are not the canary in the coal mine.

We lost a couple of canaries because of this. At the time we had no idea what the non-stick pans could do to birds - moved their cage to the kitchen so that they could stay warm and they died the next day.

 

[Trav]

That’s generally been our logic too. We don’t have birds but there are toxicity concerns for sure.

That said, to me it’s doubtful that ceramic “non stick” have the same offgas issues, and I’d suspect that titanium is in the same class.

I think titanium is fine but as I understand the issue even ceramic pans can out gas if overheated. Anything Teflon that is even heated to a low degree is absolutely fatal to the birds within 24hrs and no medical intervention can save them so it cannot be 100% safe for humans, having bad asthma it is a real concern and IMO it is a big ask to trust the manufactures labeling.

Chronic exposure to polymer fumes could also make asthma or other respiratory conditions worse

https://www.verywellhealth.com/teflon-flu-polymer-fume-fever-8681694