capybeby@sh.itjust.works to Cast Iron@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoThrifted Griswald is contaminated with lead :(sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square80linkfedilinkarrow-up1280arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1278arrow-down1imageThrifted Griswald is contaminated with lead :(sh.itjust.workscapybeby@sh.itjust.works to Cast Iron@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square80linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRiskable@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days agoIt could’ve been pewter. You can melt that in a pan on the stovetop. 170-230°C is all it takes and your typical electric stovetop can get up to 800-900°C.
minus-squareGeodad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 days agoPewter contains Antimony, which is still toxic. It used to be made into cups to induce vomiting.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoI see a reference to lead being removed from pewter “in the 1970s”, and yes, I’m old enough that lead is still in question
It could’ve been pewter. You can melt that in a pan on the stovetop. 170-230°C is all it takes and your typical electric stovetop can get up to 800-900°C.
Pewter contains Antimony, which is still toxic. It used to be made into cups to induce vomiting.
I see a reference to lead being removed from pewter “in the 1970s”, and yes, I’m old enough that lead is still in question