Another question about pit material and health

Would it be bad for my health to put black iron piping in my bbq pit? I personally don't think it would be a bad idea. I'm not cooking directly on it, it's just going to be in the back to be used as the exhaust. I was going to use stainless, but it's really expensive. I figure, black iron is what cast iron skillets are made of, right? Plus, black iron piping was used for water lines back in the day. The only reason they stopped was because they corrode too easily (or so my reasearch has told me). I'm feeling fairly confident about this, but I could really use a second opinion. Thanks!

Great. Thanks for the advice, guys!

High jack>>>Does anyone know about the steel at Home Depot, the angle and flat iron stuff? Does it have zinc? I have welded with it and am not sure. I saw a sign that welding steel coated with zinc can cause harmful fumes....not sue if that means there steel is coated with it. If it was you would think that they would have a sign that say that is does. I would ask but the know nothings in there have no about anything.

dmprantz said:

I am 90% sure that the regular, almost black, steel that you can get at Ace, Lowe's and HD (Sheet, plate, and Angle) is just plain old mild steel. If it has zinc, it should be labled as galvanized or zinc, and it will look more silver. If in doub, I wouldn't do it.

dmp

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it does say black...it is not silver at all...I have used it on my current build and I am still alive.:bow: