kyler Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 hi guys i was wondering how to make cooking utensils food safe. i make a some meat turners , grill forks , hot dog roasters but i need them safe to use in food. thaks kyler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 1: make them from stainless steel---no finishes needed! 2: use pure paraffin wax---already used on a lot of foods and medicines, food safe! 3: "season" them with vegetable oil the way you season a cast iron skillet. All but the first one will require the end user to take reasonable care and maintenance of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyler Posted June 8, 2013 Author Share Posted June 8, 2013 thanks thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Does mild steel dangerously affect food? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revtor Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I don't think it's the steel that would affect anything, but its the rust that will develop if they're not taken care of. Lots of food tools are made of steel / iron.. Sadly today it seems that most people are not used to taking care of anything really so if you want to sell these, you should talk to your customers about seasoning/cleaning/caring for them and maybe type up a little handout to go with the tools. ~Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thingmaker3 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Eating a little rust ain't gonna hurt you. Eating a little gluten or a little sugar won't hurt you either. Just keep it to a minimum. As Thomas says, just have folk treat it like cast iron cookware. Or use stainless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Forgot to mention forging it out of Ti, cp 1&2 grades easy to forge but few people willing to pay for it. (also gold plating works, see above caveat) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyler Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 thanks i wasn't really sure bout selling things that will rust easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 If selling them for the historical re-enactment crowd---they should want it to be closer to the originals and even want real wrought iron. (Though few are willing to pay for it...) If selling it to suburbanites then SS as in general they want to do no maintenance *ever* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothBore Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 For what it's worth ..... Machined steel parts, intended for use in Food Service Equipment, ... or Medical Instruments, ... are routinely "Normalized". Normalizing is a very basic heat treating process, that involves raising the temperature of the part above "critical" heat, and then allowing it to air cool. It's basically the same process as "Anealing", ... and in the case of Food Service items, pretty much amounts to a through "sterilization" process. A good source for small diameter, round, Stainless material, suitable for making Cooking Utensils, ... is old Oven Racks. NOT Refrigerator Racks, ... which are often Carbon Steel, with a Chrome plating. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyler Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 hanks smooth bore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyler Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 sorry hanks = thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eseemann Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I have some 5160 that came from drops at an auto spring fab. I want to make some hunting knives but I wondered if they are "safe" to use as, for example, a camp eating knife. Sounds like they are. To sum up what I think I know as long as it is not something like easy machine able steel that has lead in it or it came from some other downright poisonous type of manufacture it should be fine with the right care and seasoning. Is that about right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironwolfforgeca Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I CHEAT I forge weld / Tig weld :o stainless steel on ends then PH it where food come in contact with BBQ tool the rest is steel seasoned with oil AM I Bad LOL :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinobi Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 great tip SmoothBore! my swap meet list is growing >.< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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