Re-Using Glassware for baking, food prep, etc.

[Karnov]

Hello!

Now, I know this may get some replies like, "Don't mix your spice ware with food ware" but I was wondering nonetheless: glass is inert, basically, so there should be no residue left over from extraction materials on glassware after a good washing, so it would be okay to use this same glass for food storage? Wondering because one or two may have been mislabeled and re/de-appropriated from extraction equipment. I'm talking about mason jar glass, if that's any help.

 

[Metanoia]

Obviously not a really good idea just because there might be some residue you missed. I cleaned my glass dish that I used for a rue extraction three times and there was still some residue clinging to it.

Better to err on the side of caution I think.

 

[Parshvik Chintan]

clean it well with a solvent like isopropyl.

'tis what i did.

 

[Karnov]

OK. Thanks.

 

[Metanoia]

I used isopropyl and acetone to clean mine and some of the stubborn residue stuck around. Just be safe!

 

[endlessness]

Reusing is fine if you clean it properly.

As an example of how it could be cleaned: Soak in IPA/acetone/alcohol, scrub with metal scrubber, rinse. Then soak with warm vinegar, scrub with metal scrubber, rinse. Then wash with soap+water + normal cleaning sponge , rinse.

 

[3rdI]

don't bother washing it and your Spag Bol will become epic:twisted:

 

[Metanoia]

Reusing is fine if you clean it properly.

As an example of how it could be cleaned: Soak in IPA/acetone/alcohol, scrub with metal scrubber, rinse. Then soak with warm vinegar, scrub with metal scrubber, rinse. Then wash with soap+water + normal cleaning sponge , rinse.

See, I didn't want to use a metal scrubber because I didn't want to scratch the glass. I probably didn't soak it long enough in the solvent either.

 

[dg]

glass is harder than steel- it shouldn't scratch....

 

[Metanoia]

Oh, you can scratch glass with metal scrubbies. It weakens the glass and it can crack or explode (at high temperatures) more easily. I worked in restaurants for many years