Nylon isn't just for fabrics and clothing.

In fact, many cooking utensils, especially the inexpensive ones you can find at supermarkets

or discount stores, are made of nylon or a blend of nylon and other synthetic materials.

Nylon is a thermal plastic which becomes flexible when heated and solidifies when cooled.

And while nylon spoons and spatulas may seem convenient to use while cooking and easy

to clean, these toxic synthetic materials break down with heat and end up in your food.

Let's break down how nylon is made, why it's so toxic and how you can avoid it when

buying cooking utensils.

There are plenty of safe alternatives out there.

It's time to rid your kitchen drawers of these toxic tools.

Welcome to Fatal Conveniences where we address the things we may be doing in our daily

lives that are actually harming us and in some cases, slowly killing us.

Tap water, teflon, caffeine, blue light, food additives, you name it, we dive into it.

We take a critical look at everyday products that really are affecting us and our bodies

and the environment and how we can avoid them and find a solution.

So let's dive in.

So what is nylon?

Nylon is a family of synthetic polymers called polymides and of course they're from crude

oil.

Nylon is a silk-like thermal plastic which is a material that becomes pliable and moldable

at certain elevated temperatures and solidifies when you cool it.

Of course, cool now I can make anything but the problem is you're making it when you're

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