Re: Galvanized cook tub

N:dlzc D:aol T:com (dlzc) wrote:
> Dear Stumpy:
>
> "Stumpy" <perilmung@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:xXahf.1447$A23.269@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Was this a mistake I should never repeat?
>
> It should be OK with the tub you have already cured.
>
> > It was a
> > compact and easy setup to transport for a camping
> > trip. I'd like to do it again. Don't want to be paranoid.
>
> Be as paranoid as you wish. Zinc is, in moderation, a necessary
> nutrient. It also has a vapor pressure (not that this will
> affect you). If something falls in the tub, leave it lay.
>
I'd heard that the zinc used for galvanizing is not really purified
free of traces of cadmium, which is a lot more toxic than zinc. It's a
typical rule of thumb never to eat something cooked in galvanized
metal. Besides, you've melted the zinc caoting off, so now its plain
old steel, which will soon rust. If you're resigned to that, why not
start with steel to begin with.

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