If nothing sticks to Teflon, how do they get Teflon to stick to a pan?

Answer 1

lol
don't know the answer
but I like your question

Answer 2

"Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), more commonly known by its trademarked name Teflon, is a synthetic fluoropolymer which finds numerous applications. It has an extremely low coefficient of friction and is used as a non-stick coating for pans and other cookware. It is very non-reactive, and so is often used in containers and pipework for reactive and corrosive chemicals."

The pan is coated with Teflon on a very high temperature using different chemicals to make it solid, then the pan is cooled down and treated with a wash to make the Teflon remain on the pan's surface. The Teflon coating is a very thin layer of Polytetrafluoroethylene, and it should retain it's slippery quality during normal kitchen use. However if the pan is exposed to extreme heat (well above normal), the layer may get damaged. According to DuPont, the Teflon's melting point is 327 °C (620.6 °F), but its properties degrade above 260 °C (500 °F). Also, the layer is not very resistant to mechanical damage, so use wood or plastic instruments when cooking in a Teflon covered pan.

Answer 3

First they sandblast the pan to create a lot of microscratches on its surface. Then they spray on a coat of Teflon primer. This primer, like most primers, is thin, enabling it to flow into the the micro-scratches. The primed surface is then baked at high heat, causing the Teflon to solidify and get a reasonably secure mechanical grip. Next you spray on a finish coat and bake that. (The Teflon finish coat will stick to the Teflon primer coat just fine.) Works a lot better than the early Teflon pans, but you can still ruin Teflon cookware by subjecting it to extremely high heat. This causes the bonds between some of the carbon atoms to break, giving other undesirable stuff a chance to bond thereto and making the Teflon look like Jeff Goldblum in the last reel of The Fly.

Answer 4

They don't anymore. Not since they found the stuff poison.
(Oh, its sprayed on in liquid form.)