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Aluminum pot turning black inside
Got a question today from someone on a mailing list (gardening) that I
belong to. Her aluminum BWB canner pot turned black on the inside while BWBing canned tomatoes. I told her that in all probability her jars weren't sealed properly and tomato juice leaked into the pot turning the interior black. She's a bitter old biddy who constantly complains about anything modern so I mentioned checking pH of tomatoes prior to BWB, tightening rings hand tight only, etc. Got a diatribe on us modern canners (Ho, ho, ho, I like modern). Anyhoo, can any of you think of another reason her pot turned black on the inside? Doesn't do me any good to suggest she get a modern book or go to a "official" website for best methods. George, whose pots have never turned black on the inside, even when a jar of tomatoes broke in the canner. |
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George Shirley wrote:
> Got a question today from someone on a mailing list (gardening) that I > belong to. Her aluminum BWB canner pot turned black on the inside while > BWBing canned tomatoes. I told her that in all probability her jars > weren't sealed properly and tomato juice leaked into the pot turning the > interior black. She's a bitter old biddy who constantly complains about > anything modern so I mentioned checking pH of tomatoes prior to BWB, > tightening rings hand tight only, etc. Got a diatribe on us modern > canners (Ho, ho, ho, I like modern). Anyhoo, can any of you think of > another reason her pot turned black on the inside? Doesn't do me any > good to suggest she get a modern book or go to a "official" website for > best methods. > > George, whose pots have never turned black on the inside, even when a > jar of tomatoes broke in the canner. "Black" probably means dark gray. Scrub it gently with cream of tartar and water paste to remove some of it, and add a little vinegar or lemon juice to the water next time she uses it might help. (leaking jars of tomatoes might have protected it :-) Bob |
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George Shirley wrote:
> Got a question today from someone on a mailing list (gardening) that I > belong to. Her aluminum BWB canner pot turned black on the inside while > BWBing canned tomatoes. I told her that in all probability her jars > weren't sealed properly and tomato juice leaked into the pot turning the > interior black. She's a bitter old biddy who constantly complains about > anything modern so I mentioned checking pH of tomatoes prior to BWB, > tightening rings hand tight only, etc. Got a diatribe on us modern > canners (Ho, ho, ho, I like modern). Anyhoo, can any of you think of > another reason her pot turned black on the inside? Doesn't do me any > good to suggest she get a modern book or go to a "official" website for > best methods. > > George, whose pots have never turned black on the inside, even when a > jar of tomatoes broke in the canner. Acid will clean it up like new so boil water with some vinegar in it. My mother used to clean hers up by cooking rhubarb in it when it darkened. I don't know why it happens. I have been told salt in the water may prevent it but I haven't proved that. The tomatoes leaking should have had the opposite effect. -- Ginny - in West Australia Plan ahead ... It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark. -- Unknown |
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zxcvbob wrote:
> George Shirley wrote: >> Got a question today from someone on a mailing list (gardening) that I >> belong to. Her aluminum BWB canner pot turned black on the inside >> while BWBing canned tomatoes. I told her that in all probability her >> jars weren't sealed properly and tomato juice leaked into the pot >> turning the interior black. She's a bitter old biddy who constantly >> complains about anything modern so I mentioned checking pH of tomatoes >> prior to BWB, tightening rings hand tight only, etc. Got a diatribe on >> us modern canners (Ho, ho, ho, I like modern). Anyhoo, can any of you >> think of another reason her pot turned black on the inside? Doesn't do >> me any good to suggest she get a modern book or go to a "official" >> website for best methods. >> >> George, whose pots have never turned black on the inside, even when a >> jar of tomatoes broke in the canner. > > > "Black" probably means dark gray. Scrub it gently with cream of tartar > and water paste to remove some of it, and add a little vinegar or lemon > juice to the water next time she uses it might help. (leaking jars of > tomatoes might have protected it :-) > > Bob She says she had jarred tomatoes that leaked last year and that Cream of Tartar costs $5.00 a can where she lives. I mentioned adding vinegar to the pot, as I do, to prevent discoloration and/or calcium deposition and a whole bunch of the "chemical experts" jumped me about the tomatoes being acidic and the vinegar being acidic and how would that help. Try teaching some basic chemistry to folks who think salt is a harmful chemical. Thanks anyway Bob. George |
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George Shirley wrote:
> zxcvbob wrote: >> George Shirley wrote: >>> Got a question today from someone on a mailing list (gardening) that >>> I belong to. Her aluminum BWB canner pot turned black on the inside >>> while BWBing canned tomatoes. I told her that in all probability her >>> jars weren't sealed properly and tomato juice leaked into the pot >>> turning the interior black. She's a bitter old biddy who constantly >>> complains about anything modern so I mentioned checking pH of >>> tomatoes prior to BWB, tightening rings hand tight only, etc. Got a >>> diatribe on us modern canners (Ho, ho, ho, I like modern). Anyhoo, >>> can any of you think of another reason her pot turned black on the >>> inside? Doesn't do me any good to suggest she get a modern book or go >>> to a "official" website for best methods. >>> >>> George, whose pots have never turned black on the inside, even when a >>> jar of tomatoes broke in the canner. >> >> >> "Black" probably means dark gray. Scrub it gently with cream of >> tartar and water paste to remove some of it, and add a little vinegar >> or lemon juice to the water next time she uses it might help. >> (leaking jars of tomatoes might have protected it :-) >> >> Bob > She says she had jarred tomatoes that leaked last year and that Cream of > Tartar costs $5.00 a can where she lives. I mentioned adding vinegar to > the pot, as I do, to prevent discoloration and/or calcium deposition and > a whole bunch of the "chemical experts" jumped me about the tomatoes > being acidic and the vinegar being acidic and how would that help. Try > teaching some basic chemistry to folks who think salt is a harmful > chemical. Thanks anyway Bob. > > George If you never use your aluminum pots, they'll stay nice and shiny. (They dull a little, but you know what I mean.) Turning dark on the inside is just a sign that they are being put to good use. Of course, she may just be one of those people that's never happy unless she is miserable. ;-) Bob |
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On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:09:09 -0500, George Shirley
> wrote: >Got a question today from someone on a mailing list (gardening) that I >belong to. Her aluminum BWB canner pot turned black on the inside while >BWBing canned tomatoes. I told her that in all probability her jars >weren't sealed properly and tomato juice leaked into the pot turning the >interior black. She's a bitter old biddy who constantly complains about >anything modern so I mentioned checking pH of tomatoes prior to BWB, >tightening rings hand tight only, etc. Got a diatribe on us modern >canners (Ho, ho, ho, I like modern). Anyhoo, can any of you think of >another reason her pot turned black on the inside? Doesn't do me any >good to suggest she get a modern book or go to a "official" website for >best methods. > >George, whose pots have never turned black on the inside, even when a >jar of tomatoes broke in the canner. All of my aluminum pressure canners and BWB pots are dark for several inches because of the minerals in the water. I think they got worse when we moved and now have well water. Water tastes just fine. I just don't worry about it. -- Susan N. "Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy." Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974) |
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zxcvbob wrote:
> George Shirley wrote: >> zxcvbob wrote: >>> George Shirley wrote: >>>> Got a question today from someone on a mailing list (gardening) that >>>> I belong to. Her aluminum BWB canner pot turned black on the inside >>>> while BWBing canned tomatoes. I told her that in all probability her >>>> jars weren't sealed properly and tomato juice leaked into the pot >>>> turning the interior black. She's a bitter old biddy who constantly >>>> complains about anything modern so I mentioned checking pH of >>>> tomatoes prior to BWB, tightening rings hand tight only, etc. Got a >>>> diatribe on us modern canners (Ho, ho, ho, I like modern). Anyhoo, >>>> can any of you think of another reason her pot turned black on the >>>> inside? Doesn't do me any good to suggest she get a modern book or >>>> go to a "official" website for best methods. >>>> >>>> George, whose pots have never turned black on the inside, even when >>>> a jar of tomatoes broke in the canner. >>> >>> >>> "Black" probably means dark gray. Scrub it gently with cream of >>> tartar and water paste to remove some of it, and add a little vinegar >>> or lemon juice to the water next time she uses it might help. >>> (leaking jars of tomatoes might have protected it :-) >>> >>> Bob >> She says she had jarred tomatoes that leaked last year and that Cream >> of Tartar costs $5.00 a can where she lives. I mentioned adding >> vinegar to the pot, as I do, to prevent discoloration and/or calcium >> deposition and a whole bunch of the "chemical experts" jumped me about >> the tomatoes being acidic and the vinegar being acidic and how would >> that help. Try teaching some basic chemistry to folks who think salt >> is a harmful chemical. Thanks anyway Bob. >> >> George > > > If you never use your aluminum pots, they'll stay nice and shiny. (They > dull a little, but you know what I mean.) Turning dark on the inside is > just a sign that they are being put to good use. > > Of course, she may just be one of those people that's never happy unless > she is miserable. ;-) > > Bob You hit the nail on the head. I've known this woman for about fifteen years now and she has always been a grump and never happy with anything that even smells of change from what she's known all her life. George |
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On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:44:16 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote: >Of course, she may just be one of those people that's never happy unless >she is miserable. ;-) > >Bob So, how long ago did you meet my wife's mother? Ross. |
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