On Feb 20, 4:10*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:51:02 -1000, dsi1 wrote:
> > On 2/20/2012 10:46 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>
> >>> I love the hard carbon finish that woks and cast iron pans develop. It's
> >>> a beautifully burnished, black finish that has a sheen to it. To get
> >> ...
>
> >> Hard carbon? Um, you don't know much about the chemistry of iron, eh?
> >> It's Iron II Oxide. It's black and protective, unlike Iron III Oxide
> >> which is red, destructive and commonly called "rust".
>
> Who fed you that shit, John? *It's polymerized carbon and oil.
....

Money says it's Iron II Oxide.

And I never bet money unless I'm 100% sure.

Carbon and fat molecules do not polymerize.

John Kuthe...