Question about nonstick cookware

MusicMan78

I just bought a 14 inch non-stick pizza pan (the kind with the holes in it) to use on my egg when I cook shrimp, scallops, etc. so that they don't fall through the grilltop. On the reverse of the label (of course where you cant see it until you buy it) it states "Do not use bakeware over open flame." The technical description of the pan is "professional quality 1mm carbon steel with a scratch resistant non-stick surface." If I use this over open flame will it just ruin the finish of the side facing the flame? Or am I risking some type of poisonous chemical leeching into my food at high temps? I dont care about ruining the finish but I don't want to get sick...BTW I bought it at Marshall's for six bucks so if I gotta scrap it no big loss.

AZRP

Nonstick cookware does release a toxic chemical when exposed to high heat but it is only toxic to birds. I use the same pan in the Egg a lot but usually indirect or on a raised grid. -RP

Rascal

Jeeeez, wonder if that's why they're falling out of the sky lately? 8 - )