Titanium Cookware Help…

Yes, titanium is very safe. When the titanium metal is new, it tends to look kind of gray. Then when it gets heated, the surface changes and the color changes, often looking kind of blue. That's perfectly normal.

Titanium is very inert. You can probably boil most kinds of acid in it, and nothing will dissolve. So, for ordinary food cooking or water boiling, there is no risk at all. One advantage is that titanium will withstand the heat of a wood fire much better than, say, aluminum.

I think the blue one you refer to has an anodized finish. It is also pretty hard.

–B.G.–

Single wall is fine, double wall do not cook with.

Will you wreck the color? Probably!

Thanks for the info. Just for clarity sake, are y'all saying that the blue finish should not be a safety issue? I don't care about losing the color, just the safety aspect of it.

What is the safety problem that you are so worried about?

Run an experiment. Boil some water in it, then pour out the boiled water into a clear bowl. Did it pick up any blue color from the mug? I think not.

–B.G.–

NM

If I am reading how they do the color correctly it is similar to how HAA is done on pots. And that doesn't come off either.

Anodized titanium will have titanium dioxide deposited. Very hard to remove and even if it does come off it is safe as it is used in a variety of hygiene products and as a food colourant.

Chris

"Anodized titanium will have titanium dioxide deposited."
I agree. Pure titanium will do that. Unfortunatly, pots and pans commonly have aluminum alloyed into them. Often the coating is applied over the metal core.

"Unfortunatly, pots and pans commonly have aluminum alloyed into them. Often the coating is applied over the metal core."

Do you refer to an alloy or a coating? Those are two completely different things.

–B.G.–

"Do you refer to an alloy or a coating? Those are two completely different things."
Anodized coatings and normal cook coatings are indeed two different things. In either case, titanium oxide or aluminum oxide, both are not known to cause any ill effects. Colored coatings are usually fairly inert and form a barrier to further oxidation or, in the case of titanium, nitration. Nitride coatinings are hard and are not easily scratched (used to coat drill bits.) Many colors are possible.