Non-Stick Cookware and Metal Utensils?

It's not Teflon, it's anodized aluminum and you can use metal utensils on it.

Better quality nonstick will absolutely last a lifetime. Analon and Calphalon being my personal favorites.I have used my 10" Calphalon skillet every day for almost 9 years and it is still perfect perfect perfect. BUT... 1)NEVER EVER wash pan till it cools to room temperature. 2)NO aerosol sprays 3)no metal 4) NO high heat 5)no dishwasher I think maybe you could be cooking on too high of a heat. That will certainly cause a tar-like appearance and flaking. The heavier and better the pan, the lower heat you can use. Also, there are degreasing dish soaps(I like dawn direct foam) that you can rub onto a pan, let sit, then rinse after an hour or so. The foam absorbs the grease. I love it. Farberware does not make good nonstick. They use Teflon, the least durable of all nonstick coatings. Go to Williams&Sonoma or Bed Bath and Beyond and buy a nice set of nonstick. Both stores will let you exchange any damaged pans that have a lifetime warranty. If you use your new pans and they ruin after only a couple years, they will give you new ones. Just hold onto your receipt. You will make more of an investment up front, but you will never have to buy ever again. AND they will cook things more evenly. A very good frypan is a thing of beauty.

Most high-quality nonstick surfaces can handle metal utensils. Nonstick is a lot more sturdy now than it used to be. They're probably using hard anodized nonstick cookware.

its a sponcer this. most of the time they have different cookwar brand for each chef.

If they cook on non-stick they can use less oil and it is easy to cook as well