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Historical Highlights
2008 Personnel Trainer
The Gourmet Retailer Magazine
February 2008
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  • 1938 - Roy Plunkett discovered PTFE
    (polytetrafluoroethylene), a versatile polymer
    that can be used to make products slippery or
    nonstick.
  • 1960's - Teflon became available for use on
    cookware, creating a surface that made life in
    the kitchen easier for the home cook.
  • 1987 - First patent for ceramic titanium
    nonstick, which improved the life expectancy of
    nonstick cookware.
  • 1999 - Ceramic titanium nonstick was updated
    to make nonstick cookware even more user-
    friendly than before.
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to keep food from sticking, and disperses heat evenly. Yet, while home cooks have embraced nonstick
cookware, a misunderstanding remains about nonstick's endurance and safety - particularly, how to
distinguish one nonstick from another. A basic knowledge of the various types of nonstick cookware can
mean the difference between a less than durable cookware and a cookware that will last for many years of
quality service in your kitchen.