brass -- what will it do?
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might the brass do to the juice? Is it safe?
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zxcvbob
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> I have access to a brass kettle for cooking down juices for jellies. What
> might the brass do to the juice? Is it safe?
Is it copper or brass or bronze? Brass will leach zinc into into the
juice. Bronze would be safe if it is a copper/tin alloy, but it *might*
also have small amounts of toxic metals.
Copper is a traditional metal for boilers and we have fun arguing here
about if it is safe. I would use it. I would not use brass, and I
would not use bronze unless I knew exactly what the alloy was. A
general should know such things. HTH :-)
Bob
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be used for cooking down juices.
"zxcvbob" <b...@a51web.net> wrote in message
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Grandma
> >
> > I have access to a brass kettle for cooking down juices for jellies.
What
> > might the brass do to the juice? Is it safe?
>
> Is it copper or brass or bronze? Brass will leach zinc into into the
> juice. Bronze would be safe if it is a copper/tin alloy, but it *might*
> also have small amounts of toxic metals.
>
> Copper is a traditional metal for boilers and we have fun arguing here
> about if it is safe. I would use it. I would not use brass, and I
> would not use bronze unless I knew exactly what the alloy was. A
> general should know such things. HTH :-)
>
> Bob
>
Bob, copper should never be used to cook anything acidic unless it is lined
with tin. Most juices that one would use for jelly are acidic enough to
cause problems I should think. Related to all of the sundry reasons that
copper is such a great conductor of electricity.