wondering whether using acetone or isopropanol to clean sticky polymerised fat off cookware is a very good or very very bad idea…
i can imagine toxic impurities being a problem, especially if you get your solvents from the hardware store or cleaning supplies shop; but you can get them in food-safe/pharmaceutical-grade varieties too
i can imagine acetone destroying PTFE coatings, since PTFE itself is a polymer, but i don't have any PTFE cookware except my airfryer and rice cooker
what about other materials? stainless steel shouldn't be a problem. neither should glass, which includes emamel coatings. raw ceramic and cast iron might be a problem since they're porous, but then again, these solvents evaporate pretty quickly.
lis :comfytea: :lesbianthoughts:
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