[Regia-NA] copper for cooking

[J K Siddorn]

Although on the face of it lead based solder is a bad idea, in this context
there is little risk. The surface oxidises and it is then inert.

Many of us have lived all our lives in houses with lead cold water pipe.

Frankly, attempts to change the lead solder for something else will
definitely expose you to a vapour bearing dangerous compounds of lead and
the new solder will combine with the residue of the old to form unknown
compounds!

I'd avoid this myself..........


Regards,

Kim Siddorn

I'd rather have a free bottle in front of me
than a free frontal lobotomy!


----- Original Message -----
From: "santell juan" <jpsantell@yahoo.com>
To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 7:30 PM
Subject: [Regia-NA] copper for cooking


> Copper is fine for cooking as long as you know the
> kind of solder that was used in assembly. Many
> overseas producers of cheap copper implements
> sometimes use solder with lead which is a definite no
> no if you wish to stay healthy. One way to use the
> piece if you really like it is to heat it up with a
> torch, remove the old solder completely and re-solder
> with a safe kind readily available at the hardware
> store.
>                 juan Santell
>
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