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Nonstick cookware is so convenient, but how do you clean it without damaging the coating?

A nonstick pan is essential for making omelets, easy stir-frying and other dishes. Here's a guide to caring for it.

Nonstick has always been a cinch to clean up, but its ability as a replacement for traditional stove-top workhorses has been debatable.

Later this month, Calphalon will introduce a new Unison line of nonstick pans with two surfaces -- sear and slide -- that claim to make fond and seal in flavor in the case of the former and slip from the surface with ease with the latter.

Slashfood took the 4-quart sear pan for a spin with steak last week to see if it could stand up to its stainless sister.

See which red wine sauce was made by the nonstick after the jump.

Like so many other people, I've been using my nonstick frying pans for many years now, in addition to my other pots and pans. With cancer concerns relating to the toxic perfluorochemicals coming to light, it's time for some new cookware. After all, the EPA is only "phasing out" these chemicals to avoid shutting down very large portions of very large companies. PFOA has been shown to cause cancer and, like mercury and lead, build up in the body over time, so there is no reason to continue our exposure to it.