Can I use a Cast Iron pan to ferment my Kombucha Tea?a?
No, never use pots or containers made of cast iron or any other type of reactive metal to ferment or store your Kombucha tea. KT is very acidic and will leach iron molecules out of cast iron and contaminate your ferment. The same applies to other pots or containers made of reactive metals such as iron, copper, aluminum, zinc, carbon steel and galvanized metal, etc., because acidic foods and liquids will leach metal molecules from all of these containers and contaminate your KT. You should only use non-reactive pots and containers to ferment or store your Kombucha; some examples of non-reactive containers are, ceramic (without lead or chips or cracks in the glazing), glass, stoneware pickling crocks, food-grade plastic, wood, and porcelain (again, without chips or cracks only).
