nonstick coating

Slippery cooking surface

A nonstick coating is a surface treatment applied to cookware that prevents food from adhering during cooking.

Teflon is the most common type.

The coating allows cooking with less oil and makes cleanup easier: The nonstick coating on this pan is starting to wear off.

Nonstick coatings can degrade at high temperatures or from abrasive scrubbing.

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cooking · frying · eggs · spatula · scratch · scratched surface · peel · flaking · release · spray · seasoned · cast-iron · silicone · ceramic · slide · grease · butter · omelette

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surface adhesion properties

nonstick coatingsticky surface

bare metal · porous surface

cookware surface type

nonstick coatingbare metal

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cast iron · stainless steel · carbon steel

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