Hands Off Our Kitchens: Californians Push Back Against Non stick-Cookware remove

How far will they go to strip away our freedom? In California, the fight has reached the stove. Senate Bill 682, dressed up as an environmental fix, threatens to tell families what they can and cannot cook with. Frying pans, saucepans, utensils we’ve used for generations could suddenly be off-limits. And Californians aren’t having it.

From Los Angeles to Fresno, from Oakland to San Diego, people are speaking out. Mothers, fathers, chefs, influencers, ordinary families, they’re all standing up and saying the same thing: we don’t need Sacramento telling us how to feed our kids. The kitchen is not a political battlefield. It’s the heart of the home, the place where families gather, where traditions are passed on, where love is served at the table.

Videos are everywhere: a young vegan blogger saying “my cookware is my choice, not the government’s.” A retired firefighter showing the cast-iron skillet his family has used for 40 years and asking why it should suddenly be banned. A popular fitness coach reminding his followers that “healthy meals start in the kitchen and nobody should dictate how we prepare them.” These voices cut across politics – Republican, Democrat, independent. This is not MAGA. This is not partisan. This is California families saying: enough.

Do lawmakers really believe bureaucrats should decide which pan you can use? Who is better placed to judge what’s good for a family, the people living under the same roof, or politicians who’ve never sat at your table? The arrogance is breathtaking.

California has always been about freedom, the freedom to create, to innovate, to live your own way. That spirit doesn’t stop at the front door. It doesn’t stop at the stove. And today, thanks to thousands of ordinary people raising their voices, the message is loud and clear: keep your hands off our kitchens.