On 06/03/2019 15:38, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
On 06/03/2019 15:31, wrote:
On Wednesday, 6 March 2019 14:48:16 UTC, Peter ParryÂ* wrote:

Leaving the turner on the side of the pan on a gas cookerÂ* as the OP
does will expose the handle to temperatures higher than 250deg.

PTFE + fire = HF, nasty stuff.


I sometimes wonder that when watching youtube vids of folks that strip
down fire damaged car engines with their bare hands when the screaming
would start...


Erm... not a risk.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/mvr/topics/fluoroelastomers.htm

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Adrian C