What if you hit that shiny spot with a torch? If it melts it's probably lead.
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Honestly I'm probably going to do this lmao. The other solutions, tests or sending it out, are just more expensive than getting a new cast iron griddle tbh. Appreciate the help
It could also be tin but either way you'd melt it off and solve the problem, right?
Yeah its possible but if anything melts out at 622Β°f I'm not even gonna risk it I'll just call it lead and take it to my local hazardous waste area
Fair. Can you share any photos?
Brand new they're $30
I appreciate it and I totally understand what you mean but like how I replied to another person I see this more as a learning experienced than anything else. Obviously I have my limits budget wise but I do really want to continue buying secondhand cookware in the future so this is a good way to learn if that makes sense.
If the spot you suspect is lead is on the surface, get the pan real hot and poke it with a pin or something. You ought to be able to figure out if itβs lead or tin this way too, since theyβre far enough apart.
Were they ever made with lead? Sounds like a bad choice for something that goes in an oven, since lead has such a low melting point. Not that I know anything, just pontificating.
I don't think it's a manufacturing thing, people sometimes use cast iron pans to melt lead for casting
Oh, I see - thanks!
Alternatively you could just go buy a new cast iron griddle probably for not much more than all the trouble and testing equipment.
Yeah i see your point but this is more of an experiment in my eyes than anything else. Obviously there is a budget limit I'm not willing to cross but I do want to continue buying secondhand cookware in the future so this is just a way to get the knowledge on how to distinguish a potential hazard from good cookware if that makes sense. Plus I already have the equipment at hand so its not really a big problem money wise.