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<strong>THE</strong> <strong>ORIGINAL</strong><br />
<strong>NON</strong>-<strong>STICK</strong><br />
<strong>FROM</strong> <strong>DUPONT</strong><br />
Discovered almost by accident by a DuPont<br />
research chemist, Teflon ® grew from a<br />
laboratory curiosity to a product that over<br />
the years has changed the way literally<br />
millions of people prepare their food.<br />
For many of them, Teflon ® today is still<br />
synonymous with quality convenient<br />
non-stick cooking.<br />
As one of the most recognised brands in the<br />
world, Teflon ® has become the family that<br />
unites and strengthens an entire range of<br />
products, from cookware to carpet fibres,<br />
clothing, lubricants and industrial components.<br />
Throughout the world, consumers have<br />
learned to connect the Teflon ® brand with<br />
value, quality and performance. Which is<br />
why all of our non-stick cookware coatings<br />
have been brought together under the<br />
Teflon ® banner, all sharing the same seal<br />
design to create a family look, but with the<br />
individual labels clearly identifying and<br />
differentiating each product.<br />
PLATINUM PRO<br />
Durability for professional use<br />
and the most serious cooks.<br />
Introducing Teflon ® Platinum Pro –<br />
found at the more commercial<br />
end of the spectrum, it’s our<br />
hardest working surface to date.<br />
Scientifically developed in the<br />
same fashion as Teflon ® Platinum,<br />
Teflon ® Platinum Pro has a<br />
new mid-coat technology where<br />
added protective materials<br />
actually help protect the<br />
surface from abrasions.<br />
Teflon ® Platinum Pro also<br />
has a hard base and heavy<br />
gauge toughening it up, making<br />
it the perfect surface for<br />
premium brand cookware.<br />
So not only will it last, and look<br />
new longer, Teflon ® Platinum Pro<br />
will work as hard in the kitchen<br />
as you do.<br />
Primer plus hard minerals<br />
Reinforced Intermediate<br />
Topcoat<br />
PLATINUM<br />
The most scratch resistant<br />
Teflon ® ever.<br />
A technology breakthrough<br />
enabled us to create Teflon ®<br />
Platinum, the toughest Teflon ®<br />
ever, and the first non-stick<br />
cooking surface that can be<br />
handled without special care.<br />
By suspending particles of an<br />
extremely hard mineral in a<br />
matrix of Teflon ® , we have<br />
developed a coating that allows<br />
even metal utensils and abrasive<br />
scouring pads to slide over the<br />
surface without compromising<br />
its non-stick properties.<br />
Launched in time to meet the<br />
new millennium, Teflon ®<br />
Platinum took off with a bang<br />
wherever it was introduced,<br />
and is already an outstanding<br />
sales success.<br />
Primer plus hard minerals<br />
Reinforced Intermediate<br />
Topcoat<br />
SELECT<br />
The longer-lasting non-stick.<br />
Designed to replace<br />
SilverStone ® in all applications<br />
from cookware to small<br />
appliances and electric iron sole<br />
plates, Teflon ® Select uses the<br />
latest DuPont technology to<br />
retain all the outstanding<br />
non-stick, easy-clean properties<br />
of its predecessor, but with<br />
significantly enhanced<br />
durability.<br />
This outstanding new surface<br />
coating has been developed with<br />
the serious cook in mind, who<br />
needs cookware that will stand<br />
up to the day-in, day-out grind<br />
of family meal making.<br />
Primer<br />
Intermediate<br />
Topcoat<br />
CLASSIC<br />
Value plus performance.<br />
For the cook on a budget or for<br />
someone who spends little time<br />
in the kitchen, Teflon ® Classic<br />
offers the optimum balance<br />
between quality and cost.<br />
Even in regular use, with its<br />
advanced two layer coating,<br />
Teflon ® Classic is remarkably<br />
durable, making it a<br />
perennial favourite.<br />
Primer<br />
Topcoat
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Teflon<br />
Non-Stick Surface<br />
Only DuPont Teflon ®<br />
non-stick is<br />
the genuine article.<br />
And it’s only found on<br />
quality cookware.<br />
Teflon ® was invented by DuPont in 1938, so it’s certainly<br />
no ‘flash in the pan’. This amazing material has not only<br />
revolutionised cookware but improved the performance of<br />
many other objects including cutlery, paints, zippers,<br />
even spacecraft.<br />
Before any piece of cookware can bear the Teflon ® seal,<br />
the manufacturer must qualify to be licensed by DuPont.<br />
To qualify as a licensee, a manufacturer’s products must<br />
pass a series of stringent tests to ensure the best non-stick<br />
performance, durability and value.<br />
There are many Teflon ® imitations on the market so make<br />
sure your cookware carries a genuine DuPont Teflon ® seal.<br />
If it doesn’t say Teflon ® then you’re simply not getting<br />
Teflon ® quality.<br />
Questions we’re often asked about genuine<br />
DuPont Teflon ® non-stick surfaces.<br />
Use and Care<br />
Q. How do I care for cookware with a Teflon ®<br />
non-stick surface?<br />
• We recommend that the surface be ‘conditioned’ with a<br />
thin coat of cooking oil before the first use and after the<br />
cookware has been washed in a dishwasher.<br />
• Wash with warm soapy water after each use. Although the<br />
surface will appear to be clean with just a wipe of a paper<br />
towel, soapy water will get rid of any grease or food<br />
particles that may remain.<br />
• Stubborn spots can be removed with a plastic puff or pad.<br />
Although DuPont Teflon ® Platinum and Teflon ® Platinum Pro<br />
can withstand abrasive cleaners or scouring pads, using<br />
them should not be necessary.<br />
• On DuPont Teflon ® Classic and Select, use only plastic, wooden<br />
or nylon utensils. Teflon ® Platinum and Teflon ® Platinum Pro<br />
are metal-resistant, so it’s safe to use metal utensils. On all<br />
surfaces, avoid cutting food in the pan.<br />
Cooking<br />
Q. Why are medium to low cooking temperatures<br />
recommended for DuPont Teflon ® non-stick surfaces?<br />
• As they perform beautifully with medium to low cooking<br />
temperatures, DuPont Teflon ® non-stick surfaces allow for<br />
energy-savings and more environmentally friendly cooking.<br />
As an additional benefit, medium heat achieves the best<br />
cooking results. Generally, high heat doesn’t cook faster,<br />
it just wastes energy.<br />
Q. Can a DuPont Teflon ® non-stick surface be over-heated?<br />
• DuPont Teflon ® non-stick surfaces can be heated continuously<br />
at temperatures of up to 260ºC without damage.<br />
• Like all non-stick surfaces, deterioration can occur if<br />
a pan is left on a continuous heat of more than 260ºC for<br />
a prolonged period of time. This temperature alone is well<br />
above the normal cooking range; as a comparison, fats,<br />
butter and cooking oil will begin to scorch and smoke<br />
at about 200°C.<br />
Safety<br />
Q. How safe are DuPont Teflon ® non-stick surfaces?<br />
• DuPont has for many years placed top priority on<br />
protecting the safety and health of employees, customers,<br />
and the public. Consistent with those values, prior to their<br />
market introduction all products are evaluated for potential<br />
hazards, including testing of many products at the<br />
company’s Haskell Laboratory for Health and Environmental<br />
Sciences. This includes extensive testing of all DuPont<br />
non-stick products used in consumer applications.<br />
• The United States Food and Drug Administration has<br />
found them acceptable for conventional kitchen use, as<br />
have health regulatory agencies throughout the world.<br />
DuPont knows of no record of serious, chronic or acute<br />
health problems related to the use of non-stick cookware.<br />
Q. Can fumes from over-heated cookware be dangerous?<br />
• All fumes can be harmful. However, fumes from an<br />
over-heated DuPont non-stick coating are no more harmful<br />
to people than fumes from over-heated cooking oils. Fumes<br />
from over-heated Teflon ® cookware do not contain ozone<br />
depleting substances including CFCs.<br />
Q. What if someone accidentally eats a particle of a<br />
non-stick surface?<br />
• DuPont non-stick coatings are specially formulated to<br />
resist chipping and peeling. This will only happen if the<br />
cookware has been misused. However, if it should occur<br />
and particles are accidentally consumed, there is no<br />
danger. The material is non-toxic and inert so it will pass<br />
directly through the body without being absorbed – just<br />
like food fibre. In addition, the Food and Drug<br />
Administration has stated that consuming these particles<br />
poses no health threat.<br />
A healthy decision.<br />
Genuine DuPont Teflon ® non-stick surfaces provide virtually<br />
fat-free and oil-free cooking and we all know that less fat means<br />
less calories and cholesterol. So not only is it easier to cook with<br />
Teflon ® , it’s healthier too.<br />
Products featuring Teflon ® non-stick coatings:<br />
• Frypans • Saucepans<br />
• Irons • Barbecues<br />
• Rice cookers • Bread makers<br />
• Sandwich makers • Woks<br />
• Skillets • Bakeware<br />
• Remington Hair Care Products<br />
Any other questions?<br />
Call DuPont<br />
1800 252 997<br />
or visit<br />
www.teflon.com<br />
Teflon<br />
Non-Stick Surface<br />
DuPont (Australia) Pty Ltd<br />
Level 16, 168 Walker Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060<br />
Teflon ® is a registered trademark of E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company.<br />
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