Question about "tinning"

[126coupe]

One of my copper saute pans is ready for tinning, I really don't want to ship it and have it done. Has anyone ever tinned anything?
You can see by the image the copper is starting to show through.
I love this pan I have been cooking with it since 1983.

[onlycafe]

i tried a retinning kit on on of mine about twenty years ago and was less than thrilled with the result. i think that it may have been me to blame though. where can you send them to be redone? any idea about how much?

[126coupe]

There is a place in Rhode Island and PA. Sounds like a process, you have to strip the old and apply the new, I most likely will have it done, the problem is every place is east coast

[jyl]

East Coast Retinning does it for $4 per inch, "inch" defined as 2 X height + 1 X diameter.

They strip off the old tin, remove any dents, polish the exterior, pour molten tin in the pot and brush to coat. I haven't used but have been studying their website since have two copper pots that need this work.

My friend tried a home retinning kit, the problem is the unevenly worn old tin surface makes the new tin surface also uneven.

[126coupe]

Originally Posted by jyl

East Coast Retinning does it for $4 per inch, "inch" defined as 2 X height + 1 X diameter.

They strip off the old tin, remove any dents, polish the exterior, pour molten tin in the pot and brush to coat. I haven't used but have been studying their website since have two copper pots that need this work.

My friend tried a home retinning kit, the problem is the unevenly worn old tin surface makes the new tin surface also uneven.

I have been talking to east coast tinning, Nice people, I think they are a good choice.
$68.00 for my pan, I wish I did not just spend an hour polishing the exterior since it's included in the price.

[jyl]

Do you use Twinkle on the exterior? Or elbow grease?

[126coupe]

Originally Posted by jyl

Do you use Twinkle on the exterior? Or elbow grease?

Elbow grease and metal polish

[126coupe]

It's very sad, al-clad, calphalon ect are all made in China now.
My old Calphalon was made in the USA.
I will not buy any Chinese cookware, I would rather buy French or Italian.

[jyl]

Originally Posted by 126coupe

Elbow grease and metal polish

If you haven't tried Twinkle, do try it once. Let the pot get brown and oxidized from a nice long cooking session, then rub on the green paste.

[trekkor]

I am not familiar with copperware at all.

Why is the tin needed. Why not a solid copper pot?


KT

[trekkor]

Couldn't you just sandblast, polish the interior and go to work?


KT

[trekkor]

http://www.copperware.com/


KT

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by trekkor

Why not a solid copper pot?

Because it will poison you.

"Copper pots and pans are usually lined with another metal. This lining protects the food and the copper. Without the lining the copper would react to certain types of food. This chemical reaction may cause food poisoning. In the United States there are only two types of pure copper items that are allowed in a kitchen. These are saucepans that are only used for caramelizing sugar and bowls for beating egg whites."

[on2wheels52]

Our Calphalon set must have been near the end, I would like to have my mom's Revere Ware pans, even the one my dad tried to re-attach the handle to (after running over it with a tractor; we used to get lunch in the field carried out in one, I didn't know what a lunch box was until I was in my twenties; jeeze, and coffee in a mason jar, how come we never had a Thermos?) with an arc welder.
Jim

[jyl]

The unlined copper stuff you see is usually just decorative.

Nowadays you can get copper pots with a stainless steel liner that doesn't need renewing like a tin liner does. This supposedly also allows you to use higher heat that you wouldn't do with a tin lined pot. (Tin melts around 450F). The steel is also more resistant to scratching, with tin lining you are supposed to use wooden utensils.

However, I've read that excessive heat is still bad for the steel-lined pots because copper and steel expand at different rates when heated. So, bottom line, when you want to apply nuclear heat, use a cast iron skillet. Copper pots are valued for their even heating and heat retention, not any ability to simulate a jet engine.

[mossguy]

Originally Posted by 126coupe

It's very sad, al-clad, calphalon ect are all made in China now.
My old Calphalon was made in the USA.
I will not buy any Chinese cookware, I would rather buy French or Italian.

It sounds like All-Clad is still made in PA, or at least some portion.

From the all clad web-site:

Today, from its rolling mill in Southwest Pennsylvania, All-Clad Metalcrafters is the only bonded cookware manufacturer who utilizes American craftsmen and American-made metals to produce a complete line of finished bonded cookware products.

Best,
Tom

[126coupe]

Originally Posted by mossguy

It sounds like All-Clad is still made in PA, or at least some portion.

From the all clad web-site:

Today, from its rolling mill in Southwest Pennsylvania, All-Clad Metalcrafters is the only bonded cookware manufacturer who utilizes American craftsmen and American-made metals to produce a complete line of finished bonded cookware products.

Best,
Tom

I was at a Retail Store and they verified Al Clad is made in China with US design and US metals. They farm out the labor to China like most products.
My Mother bought my Calfalon (sp) for my wife and I in 1979, Stamped on the bottom of the cookware, its obvious that it was made in the USA, I would be curious to know what year the labor was farmed to China???

[126coupe]

This is Quality, that thin display stuff is crap! I prefer 2.0-3.0MM thickness
Porsche vs. ???? fill in the blank

[mossguy]

Originally Posted by 126coupe

I was at a Retail Store and they verified Al Clad is made in China with US design and US metals. They farm out the labor to China like most products.
My Mother bought my Calfalon (sp) for my wife and I in 1979, Stamped on the bottom of the cookware, its obvious that it was made in the USA, I would be curious to know what year the labor was farmed to China???

126coupe - Thanks for the update, sad to see.

Best,
Tom

[Don Plumley]

Originally Posted by 126coupe

This is Quality, that thin display stuff is crap! I prefer 2.0-3.0MM thickness
Porsche vs. ???? fill in the blank

That's a pot. Nice.