There's two types of stainless steel. The toxic type contains high levels of toxic elemental nickel. This unsafe type is non-magnetic.
If a magnet sticks to it, it's the safe type. --Bill --------------------------------------------------- > Hi Dameon, > Been gone two weeks or would have replied sooner. > Its stainless steel in the boiling pot. :-) > Best to you, Bob At 03:51 PM 7-20-98 -0500, you wrote: >[email protected] wrote: >> >> Hi - >> >> You and I talked before about the SEARS water distiller. I bought one >> but have not yet used it because the base that holds the water *seems* >> to be made of brushed ALUMINUM! This would be bad for ingestion, like >> cooking pots made of aluminum. I was wondering if you know for sure what >> this metal is? The box and literature that came with it state clearly >> that the condensor is made of stainless steel, but they conveniently >> *never* mention anything about the boiling pot. >> >> Dameon > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>

