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monona on food safety: glazed vs. unglazed pots

updated mon 17 apr 00

 

NakedClay@aol.com on sun 16 apr 00

Monona wrote:

"Clay is a crystalline mineral in which the molecules are organized in a
pattern and strongly held. Not all crystalline materials are inert--but
clays really are about as inert as you can get."
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I wonder if unglazed pots that are high-fired (and therefore vitrified) would
be moreso safe than pots with glaze, based on the inertness of clay, but the
lack of inertness, with glass-formers (glazes).

Monona, could you comment on this?

Thanks for your good information.

Milton NakedClay@AOL.COM

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