what a pleasure to use a stove to heat his dishes without inhaling polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) here is what wikipedia says: PTFE is chemically inert and non toxic at low temperature, but start to release toxic products at 230 ° C (temperature normally achieved by a stove after 2 to 5 minutes of normal use). The decomposition of PTFE causes beyond 350 ° C life-threatening emissions to birds, which can cause symptoms resembling flu in humans [