Is there any listmembers here that tin pots ??

[Ohio Rusty]

I have a small brass camp pot that I'd like to have the inside tinned to make it more food safe. it is 5 inches across and 3 1/2 inches deep. Any one here that knows how to tin the inside of my kettle ??
Ohio Rusty ><>

 

[Loyalist Dave]

So IF you keep it clean without green tarnish aka verdigris, AND you don't do highly acidic foods such as spaggetti sauce, it's food safe. I asked Peter Goebel of Goose Bay Workshops many many years ago about that and he tinned his brass stuff simply because folks wouldn't buy it without the tinning, not that it needed it. It's not tarnish but the green tarnish that makes you ill. It will also make you ill if it forms on bare copper and you boil or cook food in the copper, BUT apple butter, highly acidic is made in very large copper vats..., which are kept very clean and shiny. So are copper brewing kettles, for the same reason.

LD

 

[ironmangler]

yes correct that is why you clean your copper still with a batch of vinegar(removes all tarnish)then it is food safe.

 

[LongWalker]

After several attempts, I've given up on trying to explain to people how to tin or re-tin copper/brass pots: it isn't hard but you have to be able to follow directions. There are a couple firms that do a very nice job of re-tinning. I can recommend East Coast Tinning https://eastcoasttinning.com/ and Rocky Mountain Re-tinning https://rockymountainretinning.com/retinning-polishing-of-copper-cookware/ Both have reasonable turn-around times and do nice work.