Non reactive bowl?

[Badger]

I was reading through a recipe for Jimmy Kimmel smoked wings and it keeps referring to a non reactive bowl, what does this mean? Stainless steel?

[acords]

Stainless steel is non reactive.  Aluminum and cast iron are reactive.  Food acids (tomatos....) will react with, discolor and affect taste.  I'm not positive, but I think hard anodized aluminum is non reactive.

[Badger]

Thanks. looks like we're havin wings this weekend.

[whitetailfan]

Thanks acords, I did not realize stainless was non-reactive.

Anytime I see that in a recipe, I break out a glass caserole style dish or glass bowl.

[Habanero Smoker]

Plastic bowls are also non-reactive to salts, and acids.

You have to be careful when using anodized aluminum. I believe there are different grades. I once made a pot of chili in an anodized aluminum pot. I store the chili in the pot overnight in a refrigerator. The next day I reheated the chili, and when I emptied and washed the pot, the bottom was heavily pitted.

[NePaSmoKer]

Plastic is what i use most, lids fit tighter and such.

nepas