• @linearchaos
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    3121 hours ago

    Really old research found aluminum in the plaques once, it was actually from contamination in the water they used to wash the brains for the staining agent.

    There’s no solid evidence either way.

    IMO the biggest problems with aluminum is

    1. a low melting point :)

    and

    1. It’s reactive to high ph, so you have to be careful what you cook in it.
    • @atomicorange
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      613 hours ago

      Do you mean low pH? Acids react with aluminum.

      • @linearchaos
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        613 hours ago

        Both low and high ph wreck aluminum. It’s honestly not a great cooking vessel

          • @linearchaos
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            17 hours ago

            It’s not just cooking that’s the problem cleaning it is where I’ve had most of my trouble. I need to find some stainless steel 1/8 sheet pans. Target sells them in aluminum but every time they start getting grungy, how roll the dice on a little lye to clean them off. I can let them soak for a couple of minutes then basically sand them down to get off deep baked on oils.