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Default Lasagna in Aluminum Pan

wandrew wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:19:03 -0700, "
> > wrote:
>
>> On Jun 28, 1:11 pm, "bworthey" > wrote:
>>> Okay, just read something disturbing, just read somewhere, NOT to
>>> cook lasagna in an aluminum foil pan because something about it
>>> reacting with the tomato sauce.....I'm the one that posted about
>>> cooking for the large group and this is what I had planned to do.
>>> Any thoughts on this?
>>>
>>> B-Worthey

>>
>> The foil pan is no more or less harmful than any other aluminium
>> cookware, that is to say quite benign. There was a scare about
>> aluminium concerning altzheimers (spelling?) disease but it has been
>> debunked. Millions of people have been using aluminium cookware for
>> decades and come to no harm. Yes it is true that acidic sauces (eg
>> with tomato) will dissolve aluminium a lttle faster than plain water
>> but it is not significant for health.
>>
>> David
>>

>
> so you say... aluminum still scares me


Actually, science says it. Superstitions and personal phobias are optional.

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