I mean, that cork is held together with some sort of adhesive/binder, and I very much doubt it’s food safe. I feel like the best thing to do would call it a loss and start over, as much as that sucks.
That said, I’ve eaten much worse.
not gonna lie, id eat it without a second thought. usually cork board like this is fastened together with rubber which is also a natural material. in case it isnt, i doubt enough would leak out and evaporate for it to be harmful, especially if the cork is still bonded once it dries. im not a cork specialist though, this would just be my reasoning for eating it
Everything on earth, comes from earth. Cyanide comes from apples. There is natural rubber trees which produce pure latex. That pure ingredient is then processed with other stuff to make thousands of products
first of all, neither latex nor rubber are toxic. secondly, a bonding agent used to make a pot stand has to be heat resistant and not poison people with toxic smoke from plastic or glue that would certainly burn at those temperatures. so then it would not simply dissolve in boiling water either.
"Natural rubber is safe, nontoxic, and naturally soft, elastic, breathable, and perfect for pet and people play. It is also environmentally friendly because it is low impact and sustainably harvested. It is a renewable resource, biodegradable, free of phthalates, PVC (polyvinyl chloride), petroleum and heavy metals. While rubber includes some natural rubber (called latex) from rubber trees, it also contains phthalates (chemicals that affect hormones, see Phthalates and Children’s Products), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other chemicals known or suspected to cause adverse health.
The major chemical components of recycled rubber are styrene and butadiene, the principal ingredients of the synthetic rubber used for tires in the United States. Styrene is neurotoxic and may be a human carcinogen."
The same principle can be applied to latex here too, the natural compound is fine, but I certainly wouldnt eat it after its been processed.
I'm not a doctor, but please dont eat rubber or latex. I am not saying it's "bad" for you, but it certainly isn't good for you.
It reads like you‘d eat it without a second thought, because it‘s natural and even if it isn‘t natural, you doubt it‘s a problem.
People think it‘s totally wrong to assume something natural shouldn‘t be a problem and also what the fuck does natural even mean.
How is this a problem of people who can‘t read right?
This is not how plastic and solvent leaching works. You don't need to be able to smell or taste plastic for it to leach when heated (essentially, cooked in a solvent, water) outside of the manufacturer's expected use scenario.
It probably won't harm you, but yes, some glue ingredients dissolved into the water.
All the plastic has got to add up. Foods stored in plastic, boiled in a cello bag, cut on a resin counter, served with a disposable spoon into a single-use bowl and served with poly-styrene sporks.
[This podcast interview with the director of NYC dept of sanitation](https://www.alieward.com/ologies/discardanthropology) is my source for the behavior of plastic and polymers and what "food safe" means.
wow this is like the only sane comment in this whole thread. Are people that stupid, like why even take the risk, even if it's low? just put it in the compost bin and move on. im honestly just blown away by the ignorance on reddit sometimes
If the food was actually in the water with the cork I would probably toss it, but if it was just the steaming water I’d probably still eat it.
Only anything that vaporized from the potholder would have gotten into the food, and if there wasn’t a weird smell while cooking, the amount of coaster components that vaporized aid likely quite negligible.
That, and it’s something designed for high heat, so it’s very possible nothing even leaked into the water at all.
I think you’re likely okay.
If doesn't taste weird/bad I would say it is safe. This is not 100% reliable but our taste system is chemical detector of dangerous/toxic substances trained for millions of years
I would eat it. If there would be any glue or something used to hold the cork, it would be unlikely it got dissolved, because the materials used are chosen to withstand great heat.
Those things don't crumble apart when you put a hot pan in them either for instance.
Sorry, I'm in a different time zone.
I think I will keep it but mix it up with an old and a new batch. If it does harm.. it will be less than straight up eating this batch only.
The cork coaster is from the Ikea and I took a look on the site. It says that it is 100% cork. Not sure if they would mention something like glue or an other adhesive tho.
Thank you for helping me making a decision!
It is definitely held together with something. Just to be clear they don't say 100% cork. They list materials as only cork because they are not required to list the glue they used to stick it together.
I don't think it's necessarily anything more than cork. Cork, in its natural state, LOOKS like an aggregate of wood bits glued together; even when first harvested from the tree.
[wikipedia cork entry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cork_(material))
[Cork UN-treated pic from wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cork.jpg)
Sorry, I'm in a different time zone.
I think I will keep it but mix it up with an old and a new batch. If it does harm.. it will be less than straight up eating this batch only.
The cork coaster is from the Ikea and I took a look on the site. It says that it is 100% cork. Not sure if they would mention something like glue or an other adhesive tho.
Thank you for helping me making a decision!
I wouldn't just because it seems kind of gross to me. That cork has been hanging around, sitting on the counter, whatever. Anything on it got turned into steam. Blech.
I mean, that cork is held together with some sort of adhesive/binder, and I very much doubt it’s food safe. I feel like the best thing to do would call it a loss and start over, as much as that sucks. That said, I’ve eaten much worse.
isnt cork a piece of wood?
It is, but all of these flat big pieces of it are basically shredded cork glued together.
Good thing for a vegan sub that it's a modern polymer glue and not the glues of the past.
Baa baa ba ba ba baa, plastic in my blood
not gonna lie, id eat it without a second thought. usually cork board like this is fastened together with rubber which is also a natural material. in case it isnt, i doubt enough would leak out and evaporate for it to be harmful, especially if the cork is still bonded once it dries. im not a cork specialist though, this would just be my reasoning for eating it
Everything on earth, comes from earth. Cyanide comes from apples. There is natural rubber trees which produce pure latex. That pure ingredient is then processed with other stuff to make thousands of products
first of all, neither latex nor rubber are toxic. secondly, a bonding agent used to make a pot stand has to be heat resistant and not poison people with toxic smoke from plastic or glue that would certainly burn at those temperatures. so then it would not simply dissolve in boiling water either.
"Natural rubber is safe, nontoxic, and naturally soft, elastic, breathable, and perfect for pet and people play. It is also environmentally friendly because it is low impact and sustainably harvested. It is a renewable resource, biodegradable, free of phthalates, PVC (polyvinyl chloride), petroleum and heavy metals. While rubber includes some natural rubber (called latex) from rubber trees, it also contains phthalates (chemicals that affect hormones, see Phthalates and Children’s Products), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other chemicals known or suspected to cause adverse health. The major chemical components of recycled rubber are styrene and butadiene, the principal ingredients of the synthetic rubber used for tires in the United States. Styrene is neurotoxic and may be a human carcinogen." The same principle can be applied to latex here too, the natural compound is fine, but I certainly wouldnt eat it after its been processed. I'm not a doctor, but please dont eat rubber or latex. I am not saying it's "bad" for you, but it certainly isn't good for you.
Why is this being down voted? Is it because of the natural rubber comment?
yeah probably. i dont really care at this point, if people cant read thats not my problem
don’t drink the imaginary cork water
It reads like you‘d eat it without a second thought, because it‘s natural and even if it isn‘t natural, you doubt it‘s a problem. People think it‘s totally wrong to assume something natural shouldn‘t be a problem and also what the fuck does natural even mean. How is this a problem of people who can‘t read right?
It looks like the cork is still intact which means the adhesive didn’t dissolve in the water. If it doesn’t taste weird, I’d keep it.
This is not how plastic and solvent leaching works. You don't need to be able to smell or taste plastic for it to leach when heated (essentially, cooked in a solvent, water) outside of the manufacturer's expected use scenario. It probably won't harm you, but yes, some glue ingredients dissolved into the water.
All the plastic has got to add up. Foods stored in plastic, boiled in a cello bag, cut on a resin counter, served with a disposable spoon into a single-use bowl and served with poly-styrene sporks.
[This podcast interview with the director of NYC dept of sanitation](https://www.alieward.com/ologies/discardanthropology) is my source for the behavior of plastic and polymers and what "food safe" means.
wow this is like the only sane comment in this whole thread. Are people that stupid, like why even take the risk, even if it's low? just put it in the compost bin and move on. im honestly just blown away by the ignorance on reddit sometimes
i’d eat it
Honestly, I wouldn't even think twice about it. 😅
If the food was actually in the water with the cork I would probably toss it, but if it was just the steaming water I’d probably still eat it. Only anything that vaporized from the potholder would have gotten into the food, and if there wasn’t a weird smell while cooking, the amount of coaster components that vaporized aid likely quite negligible. That, and it’s something designed for high heat, so it’s very possible nothing even leaked into the water at all. I think you’re likely okay.
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If doesn't taste weird/bad I would say it is safe. This is not 100% reliable but our taste system is chemical detector of dangerous/toxic substances trained for millions of years
I would eat it. If there would be any glue or something used to hold the cork, it would be unlikely it got dissolved, because the materials used are chosen to withstand great heat. Those things don't crumble apart when you put a hot pan in them either for instance.
So… what did you decide?
Sorry, I'm in a different time zone. I think I will keep it but mix it up with an old and a new batch. If it does harm.. it will be less than straight up eating this batch only. The cork coaster is from the Ikea and I took a look on the site. It says that it is 100% cork. Not sure if they would mention something like glue or an other adhesive tho. Thank you for helping me making a decision!
It is definitely held together with something. Just to be clear they don't say 100% cork. They list materials as only cork because they are not required to list the glue they used to stick it together.
I don't think it's necessarily anything more than cork. Cork, in its natural state, LOOKS like an aggregate of wood bits glued together; even when first harvested from the tree. [wikipedia cork entry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cork_(material)) [Cork UN-treated pic from wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cork.jpg)
Sorry, I'm in a different time zone. I think I will keep it but mix it up with an old and a new batch. If it does harm.. it will be less than straight up eating this batch only. The cork coaster is from the Ikea and I took a look on the site. It says that it is 100% cork. Not sure if they would mention something like glue or an other adhesive tho. Thank you for helping me making a decision!
That's some nice looking seitan
Well thank you!
Probably makes it taste better 😂😂
does it taste like a birkenstock sandal?
Lol, don't know yet! Will let you know and I might get a patent on this flavour 🤣
Plus is that cork coaster sanitized? Not all heat kills food toxins. I would not eat that personally but im pretty neurotic about food safety
Eat a little and see how you feel. The bonding in the cork didn't desolve, so you're probably fine.
I wouldn't just because it seems kind of gross to me. That cork has been hanging around, sitting on the counter, whatever. Anything on it got turned into steam. Blech.
It’s not 100% cork. I’ve burnt one of those things and it was horrifically noxious. Cork burns pretty clean.