From: boron_elgar@hotmail.com   
      
   On Tue, 30 Mar 2021 02:00:01 +0000 (UTC), Howard    
   wrote:   
      
   >I have a couple of very cruddy cast iron pans which I will be cleaning   
   >in a lye bath according to these directions:   
   >   
   >https://www.castironcollector.com/lyebath.php   
      
      
   I've no scientific expertise, but recommend an MSDS referral.   
      
   My memories of 100% lye as drain cleaner are all I have, but I treated   
   it as much more serious than bleach. Bleach never sputtered and   
   spattered when near water. I recall a blocked bathtub drain shooting   
   up droplets rather vigorously.   
      
   Better yet, if you have access to a self-clearing oven, just shove the   
   pans in there and run the cycle. Much easier. Much neater. Much safer.   
      
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