cooking

Hello fellow bread makers and bakers. I am an avid sourdough baker and have transformed all of my bakeware/cookware to PFA/non toxic since getting birds. I only use ceramic, glass and cast iron. However, I recently have been seeing so many great things about the silicone bread mats used to take...

Does anyone have any recommendations on bird-safe sandwich toasters? I’m struggling to hear back from companies whether they are ptfe/pfoa free.

Hi all, I am asking for urgent advice on signs and symptoms to look for initial respiratory illness/sickness from cooking smoke. I was making popcorn on the stovetop when I started to smell it burn, I immediately took my GCC to a bedroom. His cage is about 12 feet away from the kitchen. I could...

Hello! I'm new on here. I'm mostly looking for some suggestions or maybe some people to vouch for the fryers I have dug up. I very much trust a follow bird owner to tell me that their product is safe, than a listing on line. ANYWAY XD If you have an airfryer that you use in the same home as your...

Is it safe to use an air fryer in my home? My cockatiel Marvin, is located upstairs (away from the kitchen) but I am still concerned and would never do anything that could harm him. We got an air fryer for Christmas, and we were super excited to try it out.... until I did some research and...

Hello all! We found these two kitchen sets that seem very appealing to the eye and based off the descriptions, seem safe enough. I however would rather NOT kill my birds, and am looking for further opinion, maybe someone here has bought these sets and checked into the safety thoroughly! This is...

Hello! My husband and I are getting our home ready to bring home oir feathered baby ^_^ we are going through and replacing all the Teflon cookware. We purchased this ceramic line of cookware and it says it is PFOA and PTFE free. Although it’s free of those chemicals I’m just really paranoid...

I'm looking for some ideas of foods I can make that I can also give to my birds (conure, parakeets, bourkes). For example I just saw a great idea of adding some frozen veggies to pancake mix to make a healthy treat for parrots. I think this is a great idea because I can make some plain pancakes...

Alright, this has been bothering me lately and I need lots of opinions please from the community. I keep my new finches in the kitchen unfortunately as it is the best/only good place in my house right now. I know this is not an ideal spot. I don't do much cooking that creates a lots of strong...