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Safety of Bronze kitchenware

How safe it is to use bronze kitchenware? Water stored in bronze glass, over a period of more than two hours, tastes different. Is tin present in bronze harmful or safe for foodstuff? A ayurvedic medical practitioner in India,claimed that it is the only source of tin to human body. Is it true?

SANJAY PETKAR
HOBBYIST - NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
October 11, 2011

Hi, Sanjay.

Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin, although there may also be other trace materials. Tin is a food-safe material, but copper is not. I am not a dietitian and would rather not comment on sources of tin in your diet, but repairing copper cookware through periodic "tinning" has been practiced for a hundred years or more. Please search the site for "tinning copper pots". Good luck.

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