skillets

[Badger]

I bought a camping skillet from Coleman and was ready to cook up a storm until I used it and then started scrapping non-stick off of dinner. Anyone have any suggestion on cookware that I don't have to worry about sanding my dinner down.

[DaveB]

Did you use a metal spatula to scrape the pan?  Most non-stick coatings are pretty fragile and the use of plastic utensils is almost universally recommended by the makers.

[Badger]

Plastic, but I didn't have a chance to use it before the non-stick had adheard to dinner.

[DaveB]

It sounds like the coating was defective.  They aren't THAT fragile. I'd contact Coleman about a warranty replacement.

[OmahaNeb]

One lesson learned, try your equipment out before your trip.

[Badger]

Just a update I contacted Coleman and they responded by sending a new pan to me.  Very nice people.

[scott]

Hey Badger; Have you heard of a "bakepacker"? A great cooking, invention for any kind of light weight traveling.It's available through REI or can be ordered via the web if you just do a search. There are some good cookbooks out there for use with this also.Scott

[BP]

I do remember sometime ago there were a few studies regarding non-stick coatings in cookware. Apparently some of these coating use teflon, and at certain tempertures in the right conditions, it was was said to taint the food. I dont think it was as severe typicaly as the OP experienced. But just to be safe, I dont use non-stick coatings. Just my .02 cents.

BP

[DaveB]

Apparently some of these coating use teflon, and at certain tempertures in the right conditions, it was was said to taint the food.

This was another of the usual overstated scare items that show up about nearly everything.  If you get current non-stick cookware hot enough to damage the coating, the food has become a cinder anyway.  Teflon is so inert that it is used in surgical applications.  Your concerns are unfounded.