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Because the cooking oil burns and becomes carcinogenic. Thus, the black char.

So is it dangerous to eat from these pans?

The oil is dangerous. Never use oil that has smoked. Dump it out, turn your heat down, and start over.

Thanks

Your pan is too hot for the PAM. Either cook with more oil if you need that high heat, or else turn it down a bit and spray the PAM right before you add your food.

stop burning the oil. maybe learn some heat maintenance

Buy some avocado oil it has a higher smoke point you can probably find it in a spray but a pastry brush can be used to coat a thin layer on a pan with a teaspoon or less of oil. You can get better value from a bottle ounce for ounce over an aresol can.

Just make sure it not plastic bristles on the pastry brush if the pan is hot silicone or boar bristles that don't melt.

It's actually my mom that uses the pan with oil. Maybe she's ruining it

Pam is for baking.

The heat was exceeding the flash point of the oil. The oil was burning.

Consider a more resilient oil like vegetable or grape oil.

Pam is great for light cooking. I'd avoid it if you're trying to fry.

Don't use Pam. That stuff has messed up more pans for me than oil ever could

I deep fry using Pam. Takes me about 5 cans to fill a pot, but you can taste the love.

I only use Pam in casserole dishes. There are better oils for frying pans.

I just threw up in my mouth. Lol