porcelain-clad cookware
The ancestral stock pot has a chip inside, on the bottom surface. It's not large, about a quarter inch, but it exposes about 1/8" of the metal underneath the porcelain. I've heard that there's nothing to do but replace the pot--that it can be dangerous to use it in this state. Any ideas?
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3 Comments:
The concern I'd have is that I'd be stirring something and I'd be chipping away at the enamel and later on I'd be finding crunchy bits of enamel in the food.
As far as the metal being dangerous, unless you're cooking in plutonium or something, metal isn't going to poison you tomorrow. There could be problems with it rusting, if it's raw steel, or reacting to acidic foods if it's raw aluminum.
If you have a sentimental attachement to the pot, use it for something else. Plant flowers in it or use it for storing things.
dbcurrie at 11:51PM on 12/23/08
What db said. If it's Le Creuset, contact them. They may replace.
Kerosena at 12:35AM on 12/24/08
get rid of it! I had a pot I loved do that and I didnt realize the chipping would continue. I had an entire pot of stew ruined because of enamel bits. Just not worth the risk!
huneybumper at 7:45AM on 12/24/08