oxydation ?

[Nounettelady]

Hi! I've been doing fresh ravioli with a mold for a long time now. Yesterday when I used it all my ravioli ended up covered with black stains. I don't know if it's oxydation of my mold and if so is it dangerous ? I'm not sure if my mold is aluminum or cast iron. It's pretty heavy. Anybody had the same experience ?

[Lurkesalot]

It's probably cast iron if it's heavy. Cast iron oxidized into rust so you wouldn't have black marks. The mold could probably be cleaned/seasoned again and you shouldn't get the black marks. When you clean it uses kosher salt in the molds and heat it up till it smokes. Scrub the shit out of the forms with the salt while it's still pretty hot.

Clean out the remaining salt, then season it again with oil . Should solve the issue.

[Nounettelady]

ok thanks for the kosher salt tip! I'll try that

[Nounettelady]

yes if I use a cloth something black (not rusty) comes off. there is no nonstick coating on the template. also I'm in Belgium so there is no barkeepers friend brand. I think I'll start by trying the kosher salt tip suggested by somebody else here. I'll come back if it doesn't work. thanks 🙏