Annarchy Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I found all my old baking pans. The glass ones are ok. However, the metal pans are perplexing. The cake pans, pie tins and bread pan are strange. I scrubbed the rust off cleaning them as best as I could. But, they smell strange, a metallic scent. They are not aluminum, so I am assuming they are tin? My steel frying pans and bowls do not rust or have the odd smell to them, I can not figure it out. I used the pie/round cake pan tonight and I can still taste the metal. Should I pitch them? Can I salvage them? Maybe oil and bake them? Worst case, I'll keep them but line them with foil or parchment paper every time I use them. Quote Link to comment
Suncat Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Tin shouldn't be a problem. I have a couple of old bread pans that are tin and while they might rust they don't leave a metallic taste. I would think unless they're a more expensive pan that they may have had a coating on the metal and that's gone now and it's the base metal (no idea what it is) that's causing the issue. Quote Link to comment
Ambergris Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I'd say toss if you can taste. Quote Link to comment
ScrubbieLady Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I agree with tossing. If the taste is there, then the metal is in whatever you cooked in them. Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I know that smell. I've had mine do that too. I tossed mine. I know better but sometimes I'll cut a piece of something while still in the pan and cause a scratch and then over time rust sets in. Note to self...get a plastic knife Quote Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I vote toss. Too many types of metal alloys....many toxic. You'd think they wouldn't sell bakeware made of toxic stuff..... MtRider Quote Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.