Re: Can steel be cured like cast iron for cooking?

From: Uncle Al (UncleAl0_at_hate.spam.net)
Date: 01/23/05

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    Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 12:14:43 -0800

    dmartin@newarts.com wrote:
    >
    > Thanks guys, mostly I was concerned about adherence.
    >
    > If high carbon cast iron is really what's used for cookware* the
    > adherence of the pyrolized seasoning layer to the graphite at grain
    > boundaries and the roughness of the microstructure might give adherence
    > that isn't obtainable with steel.
    >
    > Dave
    >
    > *I wonder if "Cast Iron" cookware is really high carbon iron these
    > days. The thermal conductivity of lower carbon iron would be better for
    > cooking. Pure iron would be best if it can be kept from oxidizing.

    Cast iron corrodes in organic acids (vinegar) and rusts easily. An
    organic varnish layer prevents rust and isolates the iron from
    leaching into cooked food. 

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