[Sca-cooks] Question about "leaded pots"

[Dan Brewer]

Please do not use pottery that has a lead glaze for cooking.  The lead can
leach out and have some significant impacts on your health.  Pottery that
comes for India or China is not lead free.
Dan in Auburn

On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 8:08 AM, Terry Decker <t.d.decker at att.net> wrote:

> For terracotta pots, well-leaded means glazed.  It's a reference to using
> lead glaze to make the pots impermeable to liquids.
>
> Bear
>
> All,
>
> Recently someone asked this on facebook and this is something that I don't
> have familiarity with and was hoping that someone here could answer:
>
> "Researching old soap recipes I come across the mention of "leaded vessel"
> or
> "vessel well leaded". I've also seen the same mention in cooking recipes.
> What does it mean? A thick bottomed pot? Thanks!"
>
> Regards,
>
> ​Odriana
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