I've always wondered about this. How does the no-stick teflon stick to the pan?

[Lil Missy]

:shrug:

[taterguy]

1. If I told you I'd have to kill you

[Lil Missy]

2. I was afraid of something like that.

:scared:

[leeroysphitz]

3. Magic.

I think the process involves unicorns.

[Lil Missy]

4. Oh man. How did you know I believe in unicorns?

[Chan790]

5. Real answer.

If nothing sticks to Teflon®, then how does it stick to the pan?

Non-stick coatings are applied in layers, just like paint. The first layer is the primer and it is the special chemistry in the primer that makes it adhere to the metal surface of the pan. The primer will adhere either to a substrate that is prepared by grit blasting or roughening the surface, or it can be applied over a smooth substrate.

from DuPont FAQ.

http://teflon.com/NASApp/Teflon/TeflonPageServlet?pageId=/consumer/na/eng/faq/faq.html#q2
(Page is out-of-date and all links and pictures are broken.)

[HopeHoops]

6. Well just TAKE the fun out of it! Next I bet you'll know why glue doesn't stick to the bottle!

[rucky]

7. Ronald Reagan made it so. n/t

[Bertha Venation]

8. Ah . . . Imponderables.

If toast always lands butter-side down, and a cat always lands on its feet, what would happen if you strapped a piece of buttered toast to the back of a cat and dropped the cat?

:hi:

[Lil Missy]

9. Forget that buttered toast thing. That's not true.

I still want Murphy. :cry:

[Bertha Venation]

10. Aw, sweetie.

:hug: