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Title: I spilled denatured alcohol...
Post by: Hart on December 31, 2020, 08:48:26 PM: all over my cookware. I must have packed it sloppy my last day of late season so my pot has been stewing in it since November (had everything in a ziploc so it never evaporated). I cleaned it a few times, no longer smells weird.

Anyone done this before? How poisonous is this stuff? Am I looking at acute blindness if I cook with it again, or just cancer in 30 years?

Thanks, sorry for the stupid question. I feel like an idiot.
Title: Re: I spilled denatured alcohol...
Post by: Stein on December 31, 2020, 08:50:05 PM: It's just alcohol with something put in so fools don't drink it. Give it a quick wash and you're golden.
Title: Re: I spilled denatured alcohol...
Post by: brew on December 31, 2020, 09:22:02 PM: Better do some research...denatured alcohol is very poisonous and WILL cause blindness and or death...if it were me I would buy some new pans
Title: Re: I spilled denatured alcohol...
Post by: jay.sharkbait on December 31, 2020, 09:27:31 PM: Its a very mild solvent commonly used in the Aerospace industry. Many use it without gloves and in confined spaces.

Just wash with detergent and use the cookware.
Title: Re: I spilled denatured alcohol...
Post by: MADMAX on December 31, 2020, 09:29:42 PM: :yeah:
Title: Re: I spilled denatured alcohol...
Post by: shootem on December 31, 2020, 09:44:25 PM: If you have any doubts call Washington Poison Control. 800-222-1222. Don't waste your pot.
Title: Re: I spilled denatured alcohol...
Post by: jmscon on January 01, 2021, 12:30:30 AM: As stated above you shouldn’t have a problem once it has evaporated. The most you would have to do is boil your pots. Alcohol easily mixes with water and has a boiling point at a lot lower temperature than water, so it will boil out before water reaches its boiling point. Once the water, with your pots in it, comes to a rolling boil the alcohol will be long gone.
Title: Re: I spilled denatured alcohol...
Post by: callturner on January 01, 2021, 06:04:09 AM: Light it! :chuckle:
Title: Re: I spilled denatured alcohol...
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on January 01, 2021, 06:34:02 AM: Quote from: callturner on January 01, 2021, 06:04:09 AM
Light it! :chuckle:
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Yeah, if they are cast iron they will need to be reseasoned.
Title: Re: I spilled denatured alcohol...
Post by: pianoman9701 on January 01, 2021, 09:55:08 AM: Quote from: brew on December 31, 2020, 09:22:02 PM
Better do some research...denatured alcohol is very poisonous and WILL cause blindness and or death...if it were me I would buy some new pans

If you drink it, yes. It's also a great, clean solvent because it leaves nothing behind. Your pans are fine.