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zxcvbob > wrote:
> Priscilla Ballou wrote:
> > OK, now you've got me curious. What happens if you use it on aluminum?
> >
> > Priscilla, visualizing a mushroom cloud
>
> Strong alkalis disolve aluminum. I'm not sure what the reaction is, but
> it gives off hydrogen gas.

Which, IIRC, is explosive! So there might be a mushroom cloud after all.

> If you have anodized cookware, using oven cleaner on it or washing it in
> an electric dishwasher are about the only ways to ruin it (and are not
> covered by the lifetime warranty.)

I'm not in the tax bracket which can afford cookware with warranties.

> Lye will also etch the glaze off stoneware. I found that out by making
> soap in a crockpot.

Fascinating! My day is now not in vain since I have learned several
interesting new pieces of information.

Thanks.

Priscilla
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