The Lasagna Cell

Reminds me how used to clean silverware.

I had to use AI, (because my spell'in is poor.)

The process involves creating an electrolytic cell with the silver, aluminum foil, and a solution of hot water, baking soda, and salt. This reaction transfers the tarnish (silver sulfide) from the silver to the aluminum foil, leaving the silverware cleaner and brighter.

Here's a step-by-step guide:

1. 1. Prepare the Solution: . Line a heat-resistant container with aluminum foil, shiny side up. Add boiling water, baking soda (about 1 tablespoon per cup of water), and salt (optional, about 1 teaspoon).
2. 2. Soak the Silverware: . Place the tarnished silverware in the solution, ensuring they are in contact with the aluminum foil. For heavily tarnished pieces, you may need to let them soak for several minutes.

3. Clean and Dry: . Remove the silverware with tongs, rinse with clean water, and dry thoroughly with a soft cloth. You may need to buff the silver to restore its shine. An explanation how it works... The aluminum foil, baking soda, and hot water create an electrolytic reaction. Silver sulfide (the tarnish) reacts with the aluminum, transferring the sulfur to the aluminum and leaving behind clean silver. This video shows the chemical reaction that occurs when cleaning silver with aluminum foil and baking soda:

Even though this method is old, some RonCo-like company in the 70's or 80's came up with a silverware tarnish remover kit, made some pretty good ching...

Make chemistry work for you.

...and you shouldn’t ingest gravy filled with metal ions”.

Any old i(r)ons? Hard to avoid eg Na+ and K+

I remember reading about a village,(I cannot remember where) that had no iron in their diet, and nearly everyone was suffering from anemia. The village was suspicious of modern medicine and would not take supplements. Finally, someone had a great idea: Iron fish that were considered a good luck charm if added to food when cooked. Being a superstitious people, the idea spread rapidly. People began to feel better, and credited the iron fish. It worked like a charm. The iron slowly dissolved into the food and the problem was gradually solved.

The pilgrims used cast iron cooking pots and pans and unknowingly added iron to their diets.

They also put a silver coin in the bottom of their water barrels for good luck, unaware that the silver killed bacteria and kept the water fresh longer.

American Indian braves were forced to run with a pebble in their mouth as part of the manhood rites. It provided minerals for extra stamina in their almost fat-free diets. There is vey little fat in wild game.

Lewis and Clark could eat 10 pounds of meat per day and were still craving fat.

If there wasn’t any ions, there wouldn’t be any taste. When you put salt in your mouth, you can’t taste it till it splits into ions. Savor is the result.

Your body is composed and operates with ions.

All of life’s processes are ion exchange. All of our senses are ion exchange. Ever nerve pulse is an ion exchange.

Your thinking is most likely ion exchange. Or at the least a change in ion pattern.

I believe that buffalo and bear have lots of fat. They coated the skin, leathers, bows, strings, arrows, and knives with it. I bet they cooked with it.

Just a guess. I am not a scholar.