Black magic.
The metal of the pan is scoured with sulphuric acid to make it rough. The teflon gets some purchase on that - but if you use metal rather than wooden spoons &c on a teflon pan, you'll scrape off the coating which, being non-stick, isn't all that well stuck.
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Fri 3 Jul 2009, 12:39,
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when I used to get teflon pieces in food I pretended it was black pepper
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Fri 3 Jul 2009, 12:40,
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Acts as a fibre substitute, too.
Super-clean colon on the way out...
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Fri 3 Jul 2009, 12:41,
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That sounds like SCIENCE rather than black magic though.
Unless alchemy is considered black magic.
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Fri 3 Jul 2009, 12:41,
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I get science and magic confused.
Damn my humanities education.
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Fri 3 Jul 2009, 12:47,
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