I recently bought a vintage hammered copper pan at an estate sale. How can I tell if it's lined with tin or stainless?

Maggie
  • Posted by: Maggie
  • April 22, 2015
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Pegeen April 23, 2015
Here's a helpful thread on determining tin vs stainless:
https://food52.com/hotline/25199-how-do-you-tell-if-lining-on-a-copper-pot-is-tin-or-stainless-steel
 
Maggie April 23, 2015
Thank you!
 
Nancy April 22, 2015
They're usually lined with tin. Stainless steel linings are more recent and rarer. May be worth checking and if there are scratches, breaks in the lining have it redone before you cook from it - for safety and consistency in cooking, to maintain pan.
 
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