Chocolate Pound Cake with Rich Chocolate Glaze:

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9. Anybody who has pets of any kind is better off not having any non-stick pans in their house.

But I bake and I have three cats. I don't have any non stick pans tho.

You're better off not having non-stick pans in your house, since they're probably not good for cats or any other type of pets.

Anybody with a self-cleaning oven, however, should make absolutely positive that their pets are out of the house altogether, since the fumes that the self-cleaning cycle are totally lethal for any type of pet, especially birds, and they can't be safe for cats, either.

My oven has both a regular self-cleaning cycle and a steam-cleaning cycle. Once a year, when I go off on vacation somewhere, I board Aziza, my pet female Congo African Grey Parrot at the pet store where I first purchased her when she was a 2.5 month old baby over nine years ago. That is the time when she's out of the house, and I can safely put the self-cleaning cycle on for 3-4 hours. I open my large living room windows, however, to minimize the fumes, which are probably not good for humans, either.

Back to the subject at hand, however: In the event that you ever do get any non-stick pans or pots, it's best to keep your cats away from the kitchen when they're in use. Don't mean to sound like an old harridan, but erring on the side of caution is best under such circumstances. Hope I've been of some help.