What do you intend to do with your scratched non-stick cookware?

[Randomguy]

Please don't try to imply you don't have any non-stick cookware, btw.

[jsharr ★]

Continue to use it and occasionally wonder what sort of toxic chemicals are leeching into my potstickers.

[donkpow]

I pretend that they are not scratched and continue using them until I begin to feel the effects of the toxic shock.

[Randomguy]

Just now, jsharr said:

Continue to use it and occasionally wonder what sort of toxic chemicals are leeching into my potstickers.

I just use a sharpie to cover the scratch, good as new!

A bandaid might work, too.

[jsharr ★]

Just now, Randomguy said:

I just use a sharpie to cover the scratch, good as new!

A bandaid might work, too.

[maddmaxx ★]

I threw them out and bought new from the Christmas Tree Shop.

[Razors Edge ★]

28 minutes ago, Randomguy said:

Please don't try to imply you don't have any non-stick cookware, btw.

Use it to heat wax and then submerge a bike chain in the wax a la Garth!

[Parsnip Totin Jack ★]

Toss and don’t replace. 

[Airehead]

4 hours ago, Parsnip Totin Jack said:

Toss and don’t replace. 

This

[maddmaxx ★]

I love my blue stone knockoffs from the Christmas Tree Shop.  $12, $10 and $7 for three different sizes.  They have been the most durable and slippery frying pans I've ever had.  At those prices I just throw them in the dishwasher to clean.

 

"Hello.  I'm maddmaxx and I'm a heathen".

[Kirby]

I only have a few pieces I use and most of them are Revereware that isn't non-stick.  Plus I barely use anything enough to scratch it, but if I did, I'd toss it out.

[Bikeguy]

After 35 years... the scratches go away.    

Then again... it's probably not non-stick anymore. 

[shootingstar]

Hmm. lst I never put that type of skillet in dishwasher.

Once there are several scratches, I throw away. 

[Further]

I use my cast iron and stainless steel a lot more than the non stick stuff, but I do like the non stick for some stuff, especially eggs. When it gets scratched up I throw it away, it is pretty cheap.

[Longjohn ★]

How do you scratch it?  What kind of heathen uses steel utensils in a nonstick pan?

[Rattlecan ★]

3 hours ago, maddmaxx said:

I love my blue stone knockoffs from the Christmas Tree Shop.  $12, $10 and $7 for three different sizes.  They have been the most durable and slippery frying pans I've ever had.  At those prices I just throw them in the dishwasher to clean.

 

"Hello.  I'm maddmaxx and I'm a heathen".

I bought a set of 3 Blue Diamond pans a while back. Are those Blue Stone knockoffs? 
They are really nice I got to say. Nothing sticks and super easy to clean.

[ChrisL]

2 hours ago, Further said:

I use my cast iron and stainless steel a lot more than the non stick stuff, but I do like the non stick for some stuff, especially eggs. When it gets scratched up I throw it away, it is pretty cheap.

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[MickinMD ★]

10 hours ago, Randomguy said:

Please don't try to imply you don't have any non-stick cookware, btw.

The only cooking pot or pan I use that's not non-stick is the 6 qt. stainless steel inner pot in my Instant Pot and I do any frying in a separate, non-stick pan then add it to the stainless steel pot so I don't have anything hard to scrub after pressure or slow cooking.

If it gets more than a couple tiny scratches and is Teflon-type coated cookware, I toss it. If it's ceramic non-stick, a few tiny scratches are no big deal.  I buy good buy low-priced non-stick cookware so it's not a big loss to replace it.

I also buy silicone or other plastic spatulas, ladles, slotted spoons, big forks, tongs, etc. to use with them and rarely scratch them.

I have one of those "granite" type, ceramic, non-stick lasagna pans (pic at bottom) and noticed a few very tiny, short scratches after using a stainless steel knife, so I bought this plastic knife, about a foot long, to prevent any more scratches - it was something like $7.99 and is not available on Amazon anymore, but there are even cheaper alternatives.  Now I start the cut into the lasagna or casserole with a stainless steel chef's knife just to break the surface, then complete it to the bottom and edges with the plastic knife:

[BuffJim]

Saving mine for Christmas presents when I have grandkids. 

[Parr8hed]

Put it in the camper and act like you might use it in the future but know you prob wont.  

[Razors Edge ★]

3 minutes ago, Parr8hed said:

Put it in the camper and act like you might use it in the future but know you prob wont.  

First rule of RV/trailer ownership is to "shop your house" before buying new stuff for the RV.  But...I think you're supposed to shop for what you "need" and will "use"  

[Parr8hed]

4 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

First rule of RV/trailer ownership is to "shop your house" before buying new stuff for the RV.  But...I think you're supposed to shop for what you "need" and will "use"  

Agree.  And for the most part we use the crap in it.  But honestly don't know that I would ever use an old non-nonstick pan in it?  

I do have a couple of older scratched non-sticks that I leave in the house for the kids to cook on.  They have not proved themselves worthy to use the new ceramic pan or especially my carbon steel pans.