From: Gene Thompson (gthompso@ccsf.cc.ca.us)
Date: Sun Oct 31 1999 - 14:16:55 PST
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 14:16:55 -0800 (PST) From: Gene Thompson <gthompso@ccsf.cc.ca.us> Subject: Re: Al cookware Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.96.991031141402.25730A-100000@fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us>
Aluminum is a VERY reactive metal (just drop some HCl on it and watch)
which is why it's usually coated with something else. Since a lot of food
is also highly acidic (spaghetti sauce is particularly low pH), I'd guess
that Al cookware has to be coated with something, or it would just bubble
away over time. Is this addressed at all in the controversy over Al and
Alzheimers?
Ellen Koivisto
George Washington High School
SF
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