Nothing sticks to Teflon, so how does Teflon stick to the pan?

Before we dive into that, let's dispense with a technicality: Teflon was DuPont's original brand name for what now goes by various unattractive pseudonyms, such as "non-stick coated aluminum cookware," as well as a poetic variety of brand names. I'll call these slippery coatings "non-sticks." In the early days, what the non-stick stuck to was a mechanical issue. Manufacturers textured a pan by blasting its surface with grit, gouging little pits in the aluminum, or …

…LOWER RESISTANCE TO ATTACK. THE ONLY CHEMICALS KNOWN TO AFFECT ALL TEFLON* FINISHES ARE THE ALKALI METALS ANDHIGHLY REACTIVE FLUORINATING AGENTS. I think that Teflon is great but every one needs to know how to be careful while cooking with it so it can last a lifetime..... Works cited http://www.whitetrout.net/chuck/Teflon/teflon.htm http://www.physlink.com/Education/AskExperts/ae242.cfm http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/Geek/geek990118.html