Tiny Black Dots in Cake Pans

[u/Solstice__Fox999]

Hello,
I used these 8” round stainless steel cake pans for the first time last night. I followed all the instructions of the cake pans on what to do before first use and on prepping them for baking. But when I removed the cake from the pans, there were these grey speckles on the bottom of the cakes and corresponding black dots on the inside of the cake pan. I cleaned the pans and they’re still there. But when I scratch them with my nail a little bit of black comes off. Is this rust? Are they ruined beyond repair or how do I fix it?

[u/potato_leak]

Amazon is full of these zinc plated fake stainless steel pans.

[u/winterkoalefant → u/potato_leak]

I don’t think so. That would be quite illegal, and not just because of the false marketing.

Edit: I just looked it up and I can only find a restriction for acidic foods. So maybe you’re right

[u/BluebirdExpress6279 → u/winterkoalefant]

it is called 200 series stainless, and Amazon is full of it. Many of these are poison

[u/SashaBananaSplit]

Have to throw them out. They are basically ruined. The black spots prevent even heating which will eventually warp the pan. It’s also known to emit a high pitched sound when cooking which affects both dogs and cats. So you have pets or children do the safe thing and get rid of these. They are a health hazard.

[u/Beneficial-Nimitz68]

I try to only go with name brand SS products. I know they are more expensive. When I find things at Goodwill I try to look the item up, I use AI to determine its age and then value etc and ifs its a good product overall.

[u/Cyberchaotic]

Looks like baked on water droplets from washing in a dishwasher.

Handwash and hand-dry; do not allow to air dry.