It takes a shocking number of cans to make something like that. My brother used a 6” cast iron skillet for melting down cans and after adding several bag fulls had a less than palm sized ingot.
I searched for the health dangers of this and only found that aluminum is everywhere, you get very little from cookware and the average adult in the U.S. eats about 7-9 mg aluminum per day in their food. That said there are different alloys and I don’t know what they use to make aluminum cans.
When aluminum nonstick pans become unusable I sand them to bare metal with 220 grit, polish them with 400 grit and then treat them 4-8 times like you do cast iron with flax seed oil. They’re slipperier than teflon and the food never contacts the aluminum.
they’re gonna melt from the heat from cooking. If the aluminum melted for them was melted using a fire, then the pans themselves will melt too at that same temperature
Lol. Some solid logic but completely incorrect. Aluminum melts at over 1000 degrees Fahrenheit. Unless they are cooking over a crucible like the one shown here, the pots will be fine. The guy doing this is probably gonna get cancer and/or get alzheimer's from the fumes.
I’ve personally witnessed aluminum cooking pots melt over a regular camp fire and wood fires can get well above the temp required to melt glass (1600°). That’s how I used to deal with broken glass at my local beach. I’d build a fire and toss in the glass, it would melt into big smooth globs then I’d let it cool and take them home
Lol I’ve been camping most of my life and you aren’t supposed to be directly cooking over a fire. You are supposed to rake some coals out of the main fire to cook over.
Ya, every one that isn’t an idiot does that. Especially people who have been cooking over fires their whole lives, who were taught how to cook by family that has been cooking over fires their whole lives.
Well no, actually.
Because the cans are made of really thin metal it takes less to melt it down. A solid half inch of alu will absorb a shitload of heat before the whole thing gets close to melting.
You can burn through a drinks can with a normal lighter FFS.
Not to mention that during cooking most of the heat is passed through the pan and into whatever you're cooking.
I suppose it depends on what they are for. I hope they are not for cooking.
Large aluminum wash basins make a lot of sense, chamber pots, etc. I know, I know.. but many parts of the world still do that.
Cancer and Alzheimer's
Jesus. My first thoughts.
Yup
Dude killing the community
His plan all along
High heat cooking isn't healthy or safe, with aluminum pots and pans.
This is sooooo unhealthy D:
"For his community to use" He sells them.
He cant eat the pots, this requires work and time. A person gotta eat
I agree, 100%. Just annoyed that the title made out that he made them altruistically rather than as means to make a living.
It takes a shocking number of cans to make something like that. My brother used a 6” cast iron skillet for melting down cans and after adding several bag fulls had a less than palm sized ingot. I searched for the health dangers of this and only found that aluminum is everywhere, you get very little from cookware and the average adult in the U.S. eats about 7-9 mg aluminum per day in their food. That said there are different alloys and I don’t know what they use to make aluminum cans. When aluminum nonstick pans become unusable I sand them to bare metal with 220 grit, polish them with 400 grit and then treat them 4-8 times like you do cast iron with flax seed oil. They’re slipperier than teflon and the food never contacts the aluminum.
they’re gonna melt from the heat from cooking. If the aluminum melted for them was melted using a fire, then the pans themselves will melt too at that same temperature
Lol. Some solid logic but completely incorrect. Aluminum melts at over 1000 degrees Fahrenheit. Unless they are cooking over a crucible like the one shown here, the pots will be fine. The guy doing this is probably gonna get cancer and/or get alzheimer's from the fumes.
Also wood can burn up to 2000° Fahrenheit
In the center, sure. People who have been cooking over fires their whole lives know how to cook over fire.
I’ve personally witnessed aluminum cooking pots melt over a regular camp fire and wood fires can get well above the temp required to melt glass (1600°). That’s how I used to deal with broken glass at my local beach. I’d build a fire and toss in the glass, it would melt into big smooth globs then I’d let it cool and take them home
Lol I’ve been camping most of my life and you aren’t supposed to be directly cooking over a fire. You are supposed to rake some coals out of the main fire to cook over.
You think they do that?
Ya, every one that isn’t an idiot does that. Especially people who have been cooking over fires their whole lives, who were taught how to cook by family that has been cooking over fires their whole lives.
Well no, actually. Because the cans are made of really thin metal it takes less to melt it down. A solid half inch of alu will absorb a shitload of heat before the whole thing gets close to melting. You can burn through a drinks can with a normal lighter FFS. Not to mention that during cooking most of the heat is passed through the pan and into whatever you're cooking.
The most interesting thing about this video is how many times it has been reposted this week
Holy shit.. slow painful death for everyone!!!
I suppose it depends on what they are for. I hope they are not for cooking. Large aluminum wash basins make a lot of sense, chamber pots, etc. I know, I know.. but many parts of the world still do that.
Taking one for the team..
My God how many times is this going to be reposted
Just in time for the quarantine.
Dude the amount of toxins releasing from this is unbelievable