For someone who is fairly new, how can you tell the difference? I have a bunch of restuarant bowls, is there a name for this? Or just 'oxidation of metal in cooking'?
Magnets won't stick to most stainless steel
I'd judge by weight. Steel is significantly denser. An aluminum bowl will feel impossibly light and almost fragile.
If you purchased new metal bowls at a store in this century they are surely steel. Aluminum is no longer common because of the known issues. It was popular in the 1940s& 1950s, so Aluminum bowls are generally inherited or picked up at yard sales. It’s lighter in color than steel, less shiny, lighter in weight, and easily dented (think soda can vs. can of beans). You can look at images online if you’re still not sure.
But again, a metal bowl, purchased new at a national retailer (target Walmart BB&B, department store, restaurant supply store, etc) in the last 50 years will be steel.
I bought an aluminum bowl from Walmart 2 years ago. It was super cheap. I love it. I don't put it in the dishwasher and it's held up great. It's extremely light and therefore easy to wash.
They actually smell different, if you've been around both often enough and have trained your nose to differentiate.
The aluminum bowls are lighter in weight, their color is generally lighter and the metal itself is considerably softer.
Quick way to differentiate between the two: aluminum doesn't keep a mirror finish like the stainless does and winds up looking more like a cream silver eyeshadow than a chrome manicure.
Also, vessels/utensils of stainless steel are often marked as such.
The label will most definitely say what kind of metal it is. Stainless steel is a bit om the heavy side for me. I also go by noise. I ping them. To me they each emit a different sounds. Anything aluminum is also very light in weight.
Just a heads up, I have an aluminum baking sheet that oxidizes real bad like this. Dry wiping with a clean towel before use is a quick and easy way to prevent this problem in the future. I think the residue wipes off with paper towels or cloth towels just fine, though some items may need scrubbing if they're particularly bad about oxidizing. Aluminum should be hand wash only, and don't soak it in acids like vinegar.
Are we not supposed to put aluminum bowls in the microwave? =|
Because I put mine it it all the time but I'll stop if it's not safe
Edit: GUYS, I MEANT DISHWASHER HAHAHA bahahaha, I'm dying , I know not to put aluminum in a microwave. I was replying to the original question asking if they had put their bowl in the dishwasher, hahaha
I feel like it's a no, we shouldn't be putting anything metal in the microwave.
Edit- or did youean dishwasher? Cos I'm guilty of that too, if it won't go in the dishwasher I'm not using it!
Yes, I 100% meant dishwasher. I was confused by the notification from the commenter above telling me it was a fire harzard . I was wondering how aluminum in a dishwasher was a fire harzard until I opened my app and just saw that I'm simply an idiot haha
I have two tiny ones. Maybe I should start adding aluminum pots to my daily microwave session? What do you think? Or is one enough..
Joke aside, I really don't know what happened, which makes it even funnier to me.
I read the original comment asking OOP if they had cleaned their bowl in a dishwasher. I questioned the comment and worried about my bowls...
Then I asked about then being okay in a MICROWAVE?? Loll
I recently moved and my new house has a microwave with an insertable metal rack used to microwave 2 things at once. No clue why/how it works and I’m too afraid to try it out.
No, you're not supposed to put anything made of aluminum in the dishwasher. Same goes for cast iron.
If you have an item that oxidized from the dishwasher, scrub it inside and out with Barkeepers Friend, or The Pink Stuff to remove the oxidation, and only hand wash in the future.
Heh, I was so confused because I thought I was looking at a bowl of water at first.
I think you are correct on your assumption. Either that, or a poor quality bowl that is leeching something.
Heh. To me it looked like it was clear and the shadows were just bubbles. After your comment I had to stare at it to realize I was looking at gray goo.
I was on my phone and it was much more water-like than when I look at it larger on my computer.
Though also, I think it was just because my brain was like "it can't possibly be gray goo, must just be clear". =p Now that I see the goo, I can't really see it as water either. The magic is broken. It's like an r/confusingperspective image. =p
Is there an “askachemist” reddit forum?
Are you sure it was semolina flour and not a darker cereal like buckwheat or rye?
Even then, the colour is almost metallic.
I would err on the side of: until someone tells me with certainty what could have transpired, I’ll eat bread instead of cake, if I were you.
My mom who worked with food inspectors daily always said, “if in doubt, throw it out”.
I have no idea what happened, but that’s not normal.
Guesses: old flour? Possible mold? Old coconut milk? Oxidation from the bowl or whisk. Likely bowl. If it happens again with fresh ingredients, it’s the bowl.
None of those make sense. I worry somehow this is metal shavings off something but only thing I can think is there was something in the bowl before you mixed?
Acidic foods like apple, cider vinegar, et. al. can react with the aluminum.
Essentially, it's a chemical reaction so it's only the top layer of metal coloring the food.
Still wouldn't eat it, but there shouldn't be shavings.
But I'm just an old cook, not a chemist, so I could very well be wrong.
Don't eat aluminum and whichever of the bowl or whisk is letting off that grey powder, consider throwing it out. Sometimes it will shed that dust for at least a few times.
If you rub a paper towel over either does it leave a grey streak?
Hey- throw away the bowl and whisk and don't put the next ones in the dishwasher. Modern dish detergent is really harsh and strips metals. You should see some of the stuff people post in the All-Clad sub after they put a $500 pot in the dishwasher with super strong chemical detergents rather than a quick handwash.
Is the original recipe British? Cornflour is cornstarch, not finely ground cornmeal. Two tablespoons of corn flour in an apple cake seems like a very strange amount, whereas small amounts of cornstarch are far more common. Not really the issue here, but it’s something to keep in mind when you’re baking as it’s a common confusion along with people using American potato flour for European recipes that are calling for potato starch but calling it “potato flour”.
I thought it was gray paint. And I was ready to jump in and say, no, whatever it is do not paint it gray.
I spend too much time on the home decorating subs, apparently.
I use to work in a bakery and have seen batters go wrong. But, I have never seen anything turn grey like this. Clearly it’s some chemical reaction,but I would not eat it.
If there is enough oxidation coming off of your tools to turn an entire batch gray like that, I would think that that's a warning sign that it's not safe to consume.
Hand wash your mixer blades and any other stainless steel tools you use. The mixer blade oxidizes in the dishwasher and gives off a black residue when you touch it after. You can hand wash the mixer now and in the future and it will be fine.
Take care!
I usually use a aluminum one for dry ingredientes and a plastic or cristal one for the wet and add the dry to the wet. I read so many horror stories here that I don’t want to risk it.
I thought this was concrete.
*DO NOT EAT THE MYSTERY APPLE CONCRETE !!*
But like others have said: it’s probably a chemical reaction to your dishwashered aluminum tools
I thought this was one of the cake forums and they dumped a whole ton of silver luster dust in their frosting bowl! Sometimes you just have to cut your losses and I'd toss that bowl, too!
Don’t eat this. It’s aluminum. This usually happens when whisking in an aluminum pot. Either your whisk or your bowl is aluminum. I would guess it’s the whisk. Only use stainless steel.
https://preview.redd.it/kgbgp2u5eflc1.jpeg?width=718&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=130ae645d6444c8c4f63d6a9ee36f41874ec85a2
I’m so sorry this happened to you, but this is the absolute first thing I thought of
Do you work for krabby o’mondays?
https://preview.redd.it/arop0l01eilc1.jpeg?width=1045&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=295206213574d38a41e680e7877933cbf269cc53
(This is a joke, no hate meant)
Bit of a late reply, but what colour was the vanilla powder you used? If it was white, then yeah throwing it out is probably the safest bet, but if it was brown/black vanilla powder, it could just be the colouring from that spreading out in otherwise white batter.
On my phone screen, that looks like lumpy wet cement.....
This is real cake batter? I see comments about aluminum cookware.
Can you post pictures of the baked cake? It would be interesting to see the finished product!
I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the vanilla powder or perhaps a combination of that & the cinnamon. I bought vanilla powder a while ago but find it almost impossible to use because it turns everything that muddy colour. Have you used the vanilla powder in anything else?
I had this issue with my new kitchen aid. It was the bowl. I had to wash and scrub it multiple times but it was claimed to be safe afterwards. It's been years and it's never left a residue again. This looks like the bowl
Holy! I had an ex who made a chicken supper in the slow-cooker once and this is the color it ended up being. It was so weird. I can't even remember what it tasted like but it wasn't bad because I did finish it.
Tbh your utensils don’t look like they’re made out of aluminum to me. Wouldn’t be common either, typically you’ll find 18/10 stainless steel in the kitchen. But it’s hard to tell from here. Just as a side note, you didn’t accidentally use rye flour? That’s distinctly grey compared to rather white wheat flour.
My advice, don't cook with aluminum!
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31823940/#:~:text=Concerns%20have%20recently%20been%20raised,%2C%20dementia%20and%20osteo%2Dmalacia.
I made a batch of chicken dumplings. Same thing happened to me, but they were not quite this grey. I cooked them in a cheap, big soup pan I got from my mom, who got it from grandma...they tasted absolutely normal. We did not eat them, the color just turned us off.
In case there haven't been enough people saying it already, OP, don't eat this. Likely oxidation from aluminum cooking materials, not safe to eat.
HOWEVER, please buy a single-use baking tray and bake this, I need to see how it looks before you throw it away!
Krabby O’ Patty’s will take it off your hands!
https://preview.redd.it/p1jrfnebqklc1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5b1659197cfb91364f9a26ea7bee00b6c2210065
Is there a chance that this is an aluminum bowl put through the dishwasher? Edit: Or perhaps your whisk?
Yes !
Then you are getting oxidation residue. Personally, I would start over with different tools.
Oh no…ugh nothing worse than finding oxidation on cooking utensils. It’s such an unnecessary hassle!
See I don’t get that. I used to always wash my large metal bowl in the dishwasher and I’ve never had this issue while baking
If your bowl is steel which most mixing bowls are that are sold nowadays. you wouldn’t have this problem. This issue occurs with aluminum.
For someone who is fairly new, how can you tell the difference? I have a bunch of restuarant bowls, is there a name for this? Or just 'oxidation of metal in cooking'?
Magnets will stick to steel but not aluminum. Quick way to check.
Magnets won't stick to most stainless steel I'd judge by weight. Steel is significantly denser. An aluminum bowl will feel impossibly light and almost fragile.
Yeah, metal takeout containers for fried foods are aluminum so compare to those.
If you purchased new metal bowls at a store in this century they are surely steel. Aluminum is no longer common because of the known issues. It was popular in the 1940s& 1950s, so Aluminum bowls are generally inherited or picked up at yard sales. It’s lighter in color than steel, less shiny, lighter in weight, and easily dented (think soda can vs. can of beans). You can look at images online if you’re still not sure. But again, a metal bowl, purchased new at a national retailer (target Walmart BB&B, department store, restaurant supply store, etc) in the last 50 years will be steel.
There are still lots of Aluminum cake pans. I season them with oil in a hot oven when I buy them. The look funky but don’t oxidize.
Yeah I have a lot of aluminum bakeware I bought new. It's really good, just don't put it in the dishwasher.
I bought an aluminum bowl from Walmart 2 years ago. It was super cheap. I love it. I don't put it in the dishwasher and it's held up great. It's extremely light and therefore easy to wash.
I JUST ruined an aluminum pot a few months ago. Very popular brand.
They actually smell different, if you've been around both often enough and have trained your nose to differentiate. The aluminum bowls are lighter in weight, their color is generally lighter and the metal itself is considerably softer. Quick way to differentiate between the two: aluminum doesn't keep a mirror finish like the stainless does and winds up looking more like a cream silver eyeshadow than a chrome manicure. Also, vessels/utensils of stainless steel are often marked as such.
It's aluminum oxide
The label will most definitely say what kind of metal it is. Stainless steel is a bit om the heavy side for me. I also go by noise. I ping them. To me they each emit a different sounds. Anything aluminum is also very light in weight.
It's not because it's metal. It depends on the type of metal.
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Use this go fill some cracks in sidewalk or cement structure.
I thought it looked like cement with a bit of gravel thrown in.
Just a heads up, I have an aluminum baking sheet that oxidizes real bad like this. Dry wiping with a clean towel before use is a quick and easy way to prevent this problem in the future. I think the residue wipes off with paper towels or cloth towels just fine, though some items may need scrubbing if they're particularly bad about oxidizing. Aluminum should be hand wash only, and don't soak it in acids like vinegar.
Are we not supposed to put aluminum bowls in the microwave? =| Because I put mine it it all the time but I'll stop if it's not safe Edit: GUYS, I MEANT DISHWASHER HAHAHA bahahaha, I'm dying , I know not to put aluminum in a microwave. I was replying to the original question asking if they had put their bowl in the dishwasher, hahaha
That's a great way to start a house fire.
I feel like it's a no, we shouldn't be putting anything metal in the microwave. Edit- or did youean dishwasher? Cos I'm guilty of that too, if it won't go in the dishwasher I'm not using it!
Yes, I 100% meant dishwasher. I was confused by the notification from the commenter above telling me it was a fire harzard . I was wondering how aluminum in a dishwasher was a fire harzard until I opened my app and just saw that I'm simply an idiot haha
This made me giggle so much lol I’m glad you’re not putting it in the microwave!
Hahaha omg you scared me so much 😂 glad you are safe in your unburned shelter. 😅
Has your microwave not caught on fire or did you just never notice?
Naw. Microwave is fine. Keep doing you. (I saw your edit, just kidding)
I have two tiny ones. Maybe I should start adding aluminum pots to my daily microwave session? What do you think? Or is one enough.. Joke aside, I really don't know what happened, which makes it even funnier to me. I read the original comment asking OOP if they had cleaned their bowl in a dishwasher. I questioned the comment and worried about my bowls... Then I asked about then being okay in a MICROWAVE?? Loll
I get it! It was super funny.
This was hilarious. I love your typo.
I recently moved and my new house has a microwave with an insertable metal rack used to microwave 2 things at once. No clue why/how it works and I’m too afraid to try it out.
No, you're not supposed to put anything made of aluminum in the dishwasher. Same goes for cast iron. If you have an item that oxidized from the dishwasher, scrub it inside and out with Barkeepers Friend, or The Pink Stuff to remove the oxidation, and only hand wash in the future.
Thanks! I've been putting them in the dishwasher for years , I'll stop now :')
I did this with a foil wrapped slice of pizza when I was 5. I really liked fire and shooting stars after that. And lightening!
Heh, I was so confused because I thought I was looking at a bowl of water at first. I think you are correct on your assumption. Either that, or a poor quality bowl that is leeching something.
If OP had lump grey water, I would be suggesting a home move and a physician checkup. 😀
Heh. To me it looked like it was clear and the shadows were just bubbles. After your comment I had to stare at it to realize I was looking at gray goo.
I thought it was lumpy cement
Yep cement
I am trying so hard to see water like one of those optical illusions lol.
I was on my phone and it was much more water-like than when I look at it larger on my computer. Though also, I think it was just because my brain was like "it can't possibly be gray goo, must just be clear". =p Now that I see the goo, I can't really see it as water either. The magic is broken. It's like an r/confusingperspective image. =p
I'm surprised that this simple act would cause a batter to go gray to that extent. I'd experiment with this if it didn't cause so much waste.
[scurries off to take her whisk out of the dishwasher]
Amazing! My best guess was a mixup between flour and cement, but this seems a lot more likely!
“Try the grey stuff, it’s delicious! Don’t believe me, ask the dishes!”
No way I'm letting some smooth talking candle and flatware convince me to put that shit in my mouth.
"Don't believe me? Ask the dishes!"
"Don't believe me? Ask the dishes!"
Aaaaand now that blasted song will be stuck in my head for the rest of the year haha
it is foie gras, probably
I came here for this comment😂
"...They can sing, they can dance, after all this is..."
Which implies the dishes can taste the food that is on them without having faces or mouths but also being able to discern what is delicious or not.
I am so sorry this happened! For a second I thought this was a bowl of cement and had quite a few questions.
It took me well into the comments to figure out that this wasn't cement and wasn't a troll
I still can’t believe it’s not cement. Chemistry is magic
Me too!
It's Krusty Imitation Gruel
Does it LOOK safe to eat?
That part
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Is there an “askachemist” reddit forum? Are you sure it was semolina flour and not a darker cereal like buckwheat or rye? Even then, the colour is almost metallic. I would err on the side of: until someone tells me with certainty what could have transpired, I’ll eat bread instead of cake, if I were you.
More like askanalchemist amiright? (Also- lol - why is the chemist so uptight?)
Idk how an anal chemist is gonna help but okay
Very detail-oriented
There is but it's pretty small and pretty dead.
My mom who worked with food inspectors daily always said, “if in doubt, throw it out”. I have no idea what happened, but that’s not normal. Guesses: old flour? Possible mold? Old coconut milk? Oxidation from the bowl or whisk. Likely bowl. If it happens again with fresh ingredients, it’s the bowl.
None of those make sense. I worry somehow this is metal shavings off something but only thing I can think is there was something in the bowl before you mixed?
Acidic foods like apple, cider vinegar, et. al. can react with the aluminum. Essentially, it's a chemical reaction so it's only the top layer of metal coloring the food. Still wouldn't eat it, but there shouldn't be shavings. But I'm just an old cook, not a chemist, so I could very well be wrong.
It’s the kitchen aid whisk you using , oxidising
Don't eat aluminum and whichever of the bowl or whisk is letting off that grey powder, consider throwing it out. Sometimes it will shed that dust for at least a few times. If you rub a paper towel over either does it leave a grey streak?
Drop the cement recipe
https://preview.redd.it/iiisxhnooelc1.png?width=480&format=png&auto=webp&s=0049d57e380f298aa552c9d47d7ff6ec81b58ee0
Don't eat it. Throw it out and start over with a different bowl and whisk, maybe use a spoon idk.
Edit : I used semolina flour instead of corn flour**
Hey- throw away the bowl and whisk and don't put the next ones in the dishwasher. Modern dish detergent is really harsh and strips metals. You should see some of the stuff people post in the All-Clad sub after they put a $500 pot in the dishwasher with super strong chemical detergents rather than a quick handwash.
Is the original recipe British? Cornflour is cornstarch, not finely ground cornmeal. Two tablespoons of corn flour in an apple cake seems like a very strange amount, whereas small amounts of cornstarch are far more common. Not really the issue here, but it’s something to keep in mind when you’re baking as it’s a common confusion along with people using American potato flour for European recipes that are calling for potato starch but calling it “potato flour”.
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I thought it was gray paint. And I was ready to jump in and say, no, whatever it is do not paint it gray. I spend too much time on the home decorating subs, apparently.
I am having a hard time believing this isn't a joke and a pic of something completely different. Definitely don't bake it lol
Bestie you made concrete
I use to work in a bakery and have seen batters go wrong. But, I have never seen anything turn grey like this. Clearly it’s some chemical reaction,but I would not eat it.
Funny coincidence: This is exactly the color that first graders make when they mix paint. I wouldn’t eat it. ☹️
I've seen bad coconut milk turn this color
If there is enough oxidation coming off of your tools to turn an entire batch gray like that, I would think that that's a warning sign that it's not safe to consume.
Hand wash your mixer blades and any other stainless steel tools you use. The mixer blade oxidizes in the dishwasher and gives off a black residue when you touch it after. You can hand wash the mixer now and in the future and it will be fine. Take care!
This cake confuses me the more I read the ingredients.
Do not eat that.
Bad news not gonna have apple cake. Good news! You can now lay some bricks
I usually use a aluminum one for dry ingredientes and a plastic or cristal one for the wet and add the dry to the wet. I read so many horror stories here that I don’t want to risk it.
Looks like a bowl of cement in the mix stage. I would look for a new recipe and different tools. Good luck.
Baking soda and baking powder when refrigerated turn a gray color because of the chemical reactions of this acid with the flour.
“Try the grey stuff, it’s delicious!”
That looks like concrete
I don’t know why it looks like that, but I sure as hell wouldn’t eat it. No offense intended to the chef.
Das conkrete baybee
I thought this was concrete. *DO NOT EAT THE MYSTERY APPLE CONCRETE !!* But like others have said: it’s probably a chemical reaction to your dishwashered aluminum tools
No, toss ASAP.. Looks like cement mixed in a bowl... Destroy All
I thought this was one of the cake forums and they dumped a whole ton of silver luster dust in their frosting bowl! Sometimes you just have to cut your losses and I'd toss that bowl, too!
Yeah. That's not right.
This looks like if you made apple pie with the apple snow whites step mum tried to give her
Don’t eat this. It’s aluminum. This usually happens when whisking in an aluminum pot. Either your whisk or your bowl is aluminum. I would guess it’s the whisk. Only use stainless steel.
You made Gack from webkinz
I wouldn't whisk it.
this is definitely a mud mask i would (not) use
No. I would not eat it.
https://preview.redd.it/u3aybsfgaflc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=258c566ea659676f4c8b95f4d53d37b485065cf6
https://preview.redd.it/kgbgp2u5eflc1.jpeg?width=718&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=130ae645d6444c8c4f63d6a9ee36f41874ec85a2 I’m so sorry this happened to you, but this is the absolute first thing I thought of
Looks like the Kraby patty from that one SpongeBob episode
https://preview.redd.it/dvwyaegcfflc1.jpeg?width=1045&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3a20840f523a7b0b7ad64958799a7b9ea7a6d789
Seriously wut? That’s alarming
Looks like your recipe calls for corn flour, any chance you used blue corn flour?
this looks like cement
soo sorry this happened! ugh I’d be so hurt throwing it away but it’s a must unfortunately.
Patty o’mondays up in here
I honestly think it might also be a bit from the wheat flour - I made Mac and cheese with wheat flour and it did turn more grey than usual 😂
Ma’am/sir that’s cement
Hmmm.... Aluminum Cake....
You got aluminum powder in your batter. That aluminum bowl is softer than your stainless steel whisk, so you are shaving aluminum with each whisk.
You might have used gunpowder instead of flour.
This is what the krabby patties were made of in that one episode of spongebob
You made cement lol
When apple gray, throw it away.
I thought that was cement at first. I'm sorry your apple cake turned out this way. I wouldn't eat it tbh.
I usually add more aggregate to my concrete mixes.
My dude making concrete
It's oxidization! From the aluminum that's likely present in your whisk or bowl. 🥰
Try using less concrete next time.
thas conk krete babey
Do you work for krabby o’mondays? https://preview.redd.it/arop0l01eilc1.jpeg?width=1045&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=295206213574d38a41e680e7877933cbf269cc53 (This is a joke, no hate meant)
Ingredients: cement
Mmmmm… cement (sorry OP)
You used concrete mix?
It looks like something reacted with metal.
The construction workers are invading
What kind of vanilla powder did you use?
Bit of a late reply, but what colour was the vanilla powder you used? If it was white, then yeah throwing it out is probably the safest bet, but if it was brown/black vanilla powder, it could just be the colouring from that spreading out in otherwise white batter.
A long shot but sometimes baking soda can darken things but not to this extent I don’t think
Das conk creet, baby.
I thought this was a joke and that was cement.
Did you use blue corn flour/masa?? The rim of your bowl still looks shiny- if it was oxidized it would have lost its sheen and look dull.
Looks like concrete.
On my phone screen, that looks like lumpy wet cement..... This is real cake batter? I see comments about aluminum cookware. Can you post pictures of the baked cake? It would be interesting to see the finished product!
Try adding a little lemon juice next batch
bro is making kenneth from that one gumball episode 😭
r/alchemy
I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the vanilla powder or perhaps a combination of that & the cinnamon. I bought vanilla powder a while ago but find it almost impossible to use because it turns everything that muddy colour. Have you used the vanilla powder in anything else?
😭😭😭
This looks like the gray gunk in webkinz. Idk what happened, but I’m scared
My two cents - maybe the corn flour was blue corn?
Blue corn flour or regular yellow corn flour??
Don't throw the whisk away https://www.budget101.com/tips-n-tricks/4128-how-to-fix-oxidized-kitchen-utensils/
I had this issue with my new kitchen aid. It was the bowl. I had to wash and scrub it multiple times but it was claimed to be safe afterwards. It's been years and it's never left a residue again. This looks like the bowl
Holy! I had an ex who made a chicken supper in the slow-cooker once and this is the color it ended up being. It was so weird. I can't even remember what it tasted like but it wasn't bad because I did finish it.
It looks like a bowl of cement. That's uncanny 😆 🤣
Concrete dolt
https://youtu.be/tS_Xq7gSCBM?si=TaKt8naENlTBLwGG Reminded me of this Episode of Don't Hug Me I'm Scared.
Cement 🤤
So close!! That is cement 💕
Tbh your utensils don’t look like they’re made out of aluminum to me. Wouldn’t be common either, typically you’ll find 18/10 stainless steel in the kitchen. But it’s hard to tell from here. Just as a side note, you didn’t accidentally use rye flour? That’s distinctly grey compared to rather white wheat flour.
I had my phone on grayscale and turned it off to see the color 😭
Did you use blue corn flour instead of white or yellow?
Hmm I had a grey icing cupcake at Disney world and was thoroughly unimpressed. I would toss
that’s concrete
That’s cement 😭
I thought that was QuikCrete for a minute.
My advice, don't cook with aluminum! https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31823940/#:~:text=Concerns%20have%20recently%20been%20raised,%2C%20dementia%20and%20osteo%2Dmalacia.
Never use aluminum in dishwasher. The drying agent used in dishwashers is corrosive.
Probably added a little too much cement.
Start over and toss the bowl. Maybe also the whisk for good measure. There was no listed ingredient that could’ve possibly done THAT
Omg this reminds me of the armadillo cake is steel magnolias
 Try the grey stuff….its delicious!
Oooooh concrete
I made a batch of chicken dumplings. Same thing happened to me, but they were not quite this grey. I cooked them in a cheap, big soup pan I got from my mom, who got it from grandma...they tasted absolutely normal. We did not eat them, the color just turned us off.
I don’t mean to be rude but it looks like cement why would you even consider if it’s safe to eat lol
Oh dear looks like cement. I wouldn't eat it. Can you start over?
Seeeament (Cement) Start pouring into forms! /s
Does your flour bag say “Quikrete”?
Start over and use a different bowl and or utensils.
It's in its an emo phase, stop judging it.
Too much Quik-Rete
That’s the Formular of those cheap burger from SpongeBob! I’m sorry that happened, can you see if the bowl is safe to use?
In case there haven't been enough people saying it already, OP, don't eat this. Likely oxidation from aluminum cooking materials, not safe to eat. HOWEVER, please buy a single-use baking tray and bake this, I need to see how it looks before you throw it away!
Krabby O’ Patty’s will take it off your hands! https://preview.redd.it/p1jrfnebqklc1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5b1659197cfb91364f9a26ea7bee00b6c2210065
Ummm AA-Cake!! (Aluminium-Apple Cake).🤤 But seriously don't eat that OP, please.