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Has anyone ever seen Reynolds Wrap dissolve!? I am cooking pork chops and I don't have a lid for the cast iron skillet I am using so I covered it with Reynolds Wrap then placed a smaller enamel coated lid on top that made the wrap touch some of the potatoes in the skillet. I just went to turn them over and saw holes in the wrap plus black spots on the potatoes! I can't imagine what could have caused this, I've cooked the same dish before and never had this problem. I added garlic and a few fresh herbs. The wrap actually dissolved there are no pieces hang where the holes are!!
DH says he is going to eat it anyway! ACK

Do you mean Reyolds Wrap, as in tin foil? Can't imagine that disappearing! I wouldn't eat those potatoes tho!

Yes tin foil! I talked DH out of eating it and we are having spaghetti

Reynold's says a reaction happens when aluminum foil comes in contact with salt, vinegar, highly acidic foods -- such as tomatoes -- or highly spiced foods. The foil seems to dissolve or get eaten away, but what happens is it turns into an aluminum salt. Aluminum salts, like sodium aluminum phosphate, are found in many processed foods. Most scientists do not consider aluminum toxic. The Reynold's website says: "The food can be safely eaten; however, the aluminum salt particles can be removed from the food to improve the appearance of the food."

interesting

Well, guess it isn't unusual then. Also my neighbor Googled dissolving aluminum foil and seems others are having the problem. Like Lenora said when it comes in contact with acidic food, but nothing I was cooking was acidic and the 'aluminum salt' residue was on the potatoes. Even if Reynolds says it is safe I tossed it all out!

Dissolving aluminum foil, another good reason to stay out of the kitchen!

I've never had it dissolve during cooking, but it has on stuff wrapped in the fridge.

when I worked in the kitchen system for elementary schools...when storing the cooked item we had to put saran type stuff down then the foil...not sure that I've see what you described.
sheila