Hi,
I recently purchased an old AMA Milano coffee maker. It had seen better days and had lots of calcification, but I managed to take it apart and give it a good cleaning. I think it's ready to go, but I have a concern I was hoping someone here could help me with. The issue is the heating element. There's a stainless element encased within what I might say is an almost pewter-like material. Does anyone know what the material is and whether it is safe to drink from? I'm worried that safety standards weren't as good a few decades ago and that it might seep unhealthy or dangerous material. I've washed it several times and when you wipe it dry you can actually get smudges if you wipe hard enough. Anyway, I'm just curious if I can go ahead and enjoy some coffee or it's better to stay away from yesteryear in this case. Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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