On Feb 21, 9:37*am, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:16:54 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe wrote:
> > 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.
>
> Then be my guest and a post a cite. *Here's MY money:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasoni...ed-technique-f...
>
> Here's one that theorizes/suggestes that black rust helps
> ploymerization, but it is not the reason for the slick surface:
>
> http://sherylcanter.com/wordpress/20...d-cast-iron-se...
>
> So the true answer is "poloymerization of fats s and carbon".
>
> How much money where you betting? *How much was "my money"?
>
> > Carbon and fat molecules do not polymerize.
>
> Now you've resorted to Wild Ass Guesses. *Don't give up your day job
> to practice chemistry.
>
> -sw

Interesting. Looks like we are both correct.

John Kuthe...