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Retinning Copper Cookware


maggiethecat

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I purchased this lovely old pot from e-bay and when it arrived I realize that it has what is called a 'dovetailed' seam along the side and on the bottom which appears to be brass.  I'm comfortable with boiling sugar in copper, but I'm not so sure about the safety aspect with the brass dovetailing.  Anyone want to hazard an opinion on this?

I am pretty sure that what you have is an old confectioners pan. Unless you plan to use this with something really acidic I think you are ok. Brass is mostly copper, so you are at the same risk of corrosion from acids, but not sugar. Brass has similar heat distribution properties to copper, but melts at a lower temperature which makes it better for welding.

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