Hi, guys. Welcome back to another episode of the Real Foodology podcast. I am your host, Courtney Swan.

And today's episode is going to look a little bit different than my normal episodes because I have a confession to make.

I'm really scared of cancel culture, you guys. And I don't say this because I have skeletons in my closet or

things that I'm worried will be exposed. I'm in no means claiming to be perfect. Honestly, though,

if anyone were to go digging up in my past, they would find that I lost my brother and my sister

at two separate times in my life. And like most undergrad undergrad college kids,

I binge drank my way through it. And I ate a lot of Taco Bell in college and smoked some

some weed here and there. But, you know, who didn't? And my biggest offense is probably dating

way too many musicians in my 20s. And I'm not knocking on musicians, but I'm not not knocking on them.

No, but seriously, though, I have nothing but amazing things to say about my exes.

So if you're listening, what's up?

Did you know that most cookware and appliances are made with forever chemicals?

Yes, that means your nonstick pans, your air fryers, your waffle makers, your

blender could possibly have PIFs. And yes, even our beloved crockpots and pressure cookers.

I have actually been talking about this for so long. Back in 2006, my mom came to my dorm room

and made me get rid of all my nonstick pans because she was concerned

about me being exposed to something called Teflon. Teflon is a coating that is used on nonstick

pans and a lot of these appliances that I just named. So I've avoided Teflon, nonstick, PFA-coated

appliances, pots and pans, you name it, for a very long time. And the only option

for a very long time was just stainless steel pots and pans. So I was really excited when a company

like Our Place came out because they started creating really beautiful cookware and appliances

that are like pieces of art. Every appliance that I have from Our Place,

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