When Brian Chesky and Quora User initially launched what nowadays is one of the biggest travel websites, they named it AirBed&Breakfast.
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), linked in laboratory animals to an increase in tumours of the liver, pancreas and testicles and reduced fertility, is one of the chemicals used in the chain of reactions that makes the common non-stick surface Teflon.
Opinions vary on this point, but ceramic may also be longer-lasting than traditional non-stick, which has a lower threshold for heat-based decay . When used at higher temperatures, non-stick pans run a greater risk turning sticky, because the compounds can simply break down.