Is It Safe to Use Kitchen Glassware for Chemistry?
Is It Safe to Use Kitchen Glassware for Chemistry? Sunday January 6, 2008#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)Do you do chemistry experiments in your home? Here’s an excellent question from a reader concerning safety: Dear Dr. Helmenstine, Is there any problem in measuring household chemicals using kitchen glassware which is also used for measuring food? I have some chemical background and I am concerned that my husband does this. He feels that as long the item is washed and rinsed after use, there is no danger. It’s better to use separate dishes for chemistry and for cooking, even if it’s just for measuring ingredients. Have you ever cooked something tomato-based in a plastic bowl, such as Tupperware™? If so, you know it takes an act of God or else some serious cleaners to get the tomato stain out of the container. The plastic is relatively porous, so after you rinse your dish you can expe
#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}if(zs>0){zSB(3,3)}else{gEI(“spacer”).style.display=’none’;gEI(“sidebar”).style.display=’none’}Do you do chemistry experiments in your home? Here’s an excellent question from a reader concerning safety: Dear Dr. Helmenstine, Is there any problem in measuring household chemicals using kitchen glassware which is also used for measuring food? I have some chemical background and I am concerned that my husband does this. He feels that as long the item is washed and rinsed after use, there is no danger. It’s better to use separate dishes for chemistry and for cooking, even if it’s just for measuring ingredients. Have you ever cooked something tomato-based in a plastic bowl, such as Tupperware™? If so, you know it takes an act of God or else some serious cleaners to get the tomato stain out of the container. The plastic is relatively porous, so after you rinse your dish you can expect residual molecules of whatever you cooked to remain. Metal c
