Lead in Rival crockpots? Maybe not as bad as I thought.

[big brown horse]

I have a brand new black rival crockpot, does anyone know if the lead in the glaze is limited to red or orange crockpots?

(I've read that Hamilton Beach crockpots don't use lead based paint.)

I also read that if the glaze in the crockpot looks whiteish or flakey and can't be washed off, it's toast.

Here is a link, one of many out there, about this. http://insightfulnana.com/home-garden/housekeeping-home-garden/lead-poisoning-and-crock-pots/html

What are your thoughts?

Sorry this isn't very cheerful for this time of year, but I use mine all the time and I would like to get to the bottom of this.

 

[BarredBuff]

Im sorry, I hopr not.

 

[~gd]

I have a brand new black rival crockpot, does anyone know if the lead in the glaze is limited to red or orange crockpots?

(I've read that Hamilton Beach crockpots don't use lead based paint.)

I also read that if the glaze in the crockpot looks whiteish or flakey and can't be washed off, it's toast.

Here is a link, one of many out there, about this. http://insightfulnana.com/home-garden/housekeeping-home-garden/lead-poisoning-and-crock-pots/html

What are your thoughts?

Sorry this isn't very cheerful for this time of year, but I use mine all the time and I would like to get to the bottom of this.

Just how many of you have had your WATER tested for all the toxic chemicals known to man or for the microorganisms. Most metals are toxic at some level, the big question is not are you exposed to some, but are you exposed to too much? ~gd

 

[big brown horse]

Proctor Silex crockpots are safe--no lead based paint.

GD, I'm worried about hot food (up to 250 degrees) being in contact with lead based paint for hours at a time.

We had to have our water tested (it is a well) before we bought the place, it is safe.

 

[~gd]

Proctor Silex crockpots are safe--no lead based paint.

GD, I'm worried about hot food (up to 250 degrees) being in contact with lead based paint for hours at a time. Yes but if there is a little water in there it will be no hotter than 220 degrees and as the water evaporates the minerals from the water become more and more concentrated. ~gd

We had to have our water tested (it is a well) before we bought the place, it is safe.

Yes it may be safe but did they tell you it was lead free? My point that I evidently failed to make, it that low levels of minerals that may contain some toxins are not only safe but are actually required by animals (humans are animals also) that evolved with a certain amount of these "toxins" always present in both their food and water supplies. Have you ever tasted distilled water or other water that has had the minerals removed? Tasteless and Flat! BTW the correct statement was that it was safe at time of testing, even deep water supplies have a tendency to change over time, and shallow wells can change overnight after a heavy rainfall or in the spring when the snow melts.

 

[big brown horse]

Perhaps a new thread on potable water should be started...

We are supposed to have our water tested every 1-2 years for whatever we are worried about be it deadly microorganisms or harmful minerals etc. And yes also after flooding etc.

We have a decent home house filter...that is about all I can do to make it as safe as I can. It tested high for iron and I am (as a young woman) happy about that.






Now if I had known that Rival crockpots had ANY lead in them at all, I wouldn't have bought one...especially knowing there are some out there without it...so hopefully this info will enlighten someone who worries about what they are or what their children are ingesting.

 

[freemotion]

I'm worried! I'm gonna go check to see which crockpots I have. I think my newer one is black...haven't used it in a while, though. I'm still basking in the glow of my gas stove and my Dutch oven....

 

[big brown horse]

Congrats free on the new gas stove!

I was wondering if those home lead test kits would work on the crock inserts. I bought lots of them to use for fermenting projects from goodwill. The name of who makes them isn't on the inserts themselves.

 

[Blackbird]

Thanks for bringing this to my attention!
Mine is a Proctor Selix.. Good to go, I guess!

 

[Denim Deb]

Now I'm wondering how safe mine are, as well as my soup mugs.