Cast iron pan starting to show silver metal

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I have this supposedly cast iron frying pan that is quite heavy, made in China (Tramontina brand). I see some slightly silver color where I scraped gunk off with a knife. Other parts show rust which is normal. Just wondering if this pan really is pure iron, or if it has an iron coating and some other weird mix of metal as a core (hopefully not lead).

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  • Tommythecaty
    1 year ago

    No trust China! China is asshole!

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
    1 year ago

    maybe an aluminum core cast into the bottom for better heat transfer

    if youre worried about lead theres swabs to test for it at hardware stores but it seems unlikely

    then again who knows what those crazy chinese would pull

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    • DADNSCAL
      1 year ago

      No way its aluminium. It'd be way more expensive than iron.

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    • MonteMetcalfe
      1 year ago

      I think the Chinese make their export cookware from an amalgam of mercury, lead & asbestos with a little arsenic for seasoning.

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      • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
        1 year ago

        hell that aint even the least bit radioactive

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  • litelander8
    1 year ago

    I have two that I cook in religiously. I’ve never seen a shiny metal.

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  • jodi1955
    1 year ago

    if it shows silver its not real cast iron but thats what you get for buying china!

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  • DADNSCAL
    1 year ago

    What you've got is pot metal(which may contain lead) with black iron paint on it. It may also contain cadmium which is more toxic than lead. Throw it out.

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