Posts categorized “Chemistry”

How does one test for lead or aluminum in cookware?

Cookware
Mitchell S asked:


I have a super maid cookware pan from around 1930-ish and I wanted to know if there were any simple tests I could use to figure out its chemical compostion. I left my mass spectrometer and chromotagrophy equipment at my friends so thats not possible for the moment.

Intense Costumes

What physically happens when seasoning cast iron cookware?

cookware
kevinthenerd asked:


From an engineering/physics standpoint, what is going on when you season cast iron cookware? Is smoking normal? Is this simply a build-up of carbon from burnt oil?

Jax Cell Phones
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