EEEEEEEE-Yuck

ddean · Jun 3, 2003

Took my kitchen Bilton and popped the blade into
a container of yogurt.
Real stuff, slightly acidic.
Thought I'd see if it would do anything further to the grey blade
(color, etch, ???)
After a few hours took it out and found no difference.
Oh well.

Hungry.
Took a spoonful of yogurt in my mouth.
My poor tongue.
My poor teeth.
Bleeeeeeeck... :barf:
My teeth still hurt.
Oh my, Oh my, Oh my, Oh my.
My teeth still hurt.

:barf:

ferguson · Jun 3, 2003

Gee man, I'm sorry.

Yin-Yang

Good - Bad

Win Hanshee - Eat Steel flavored yogurt.

Steve

BruiseLeee · Jun 4, 2003

donutsrule · Jun 4, 2003

Originally posted by ferguson
Win Hanshee - Eat Steel flavored yogurt.

Steve

LOL!

Dean, did you feel you were suffering from an iron deficiency?

btice · Jun 4, 2003

Try tomato juice and see if that doesn't change the blade. I'll bet you it will. It has a higher acid content than lemon juice, by far.

Ben

If you do, let us know how it turns out...and don't drink it afterwards.

Bill Martino · Jun 4, 2003

Stick it in a glass of Coke and let's see what happens.

btice · Jun 4, 2003

Coke will do it for sure. I've seen what plain coke will do to raw meat.

Ben

ddean · Jun 4, 2003

? Should the tomato juice be spicy or plain?

Coke or any carbonated water, especially those with added acid,
should be interesting.

mamav · Jun 4, 2003

We toured an elctric plant and the engineer who tested all the coal and kept track of that stuff said Pepsi has way more acid in it than Coke. So maybe you could do a comparison of the two

, Especially for those of us with fragile tummies.

Tohatchi NM · Jun 4, 2003

Vinegar works well. Some have tried wiping the blade with vinegar and soap, for hamon lines, I think . I've had better results just immersing the whole blade for a nice even gray.

btice · Jun 4, 2003

DDean, I think we should use something good like a bloody mary. Then we can recycle it.

I can see where vinegar would work. Just don't get into the good balsamic...uh oh, wife mad, life bad.

Ben

stevomiller · Jun 4, 2003

I etch for the hamon in lime juice or Lime Away; Lime Away is for getting rid of hard water spots and has phosphoric acid in it IIRC. I wash the blade with very hot water and liquid dish soap, then rub cotton balls saturated with the etchant on the still hot blade. The heat accelarates the etching process. When the line shows as much as I want, I wash again with soap a couple of times and then oil it up so that it won't rust

Both of these etchants are very mild, and in the case of the lime juice totally safe to use. Adios, stevo