How detrimental is kerosene to the human body?

[Rikki Jean]

Weird question, I know. I have an old manual grain mill that was passed down to me from DH's great-aunt. I REALLY want to use it (my plan is to rig it up to a stationary bike; I'm stealing that idea from a Path to Freedom video that I saw), but I'm a little skeeved, because she told me that they used to clean it with kerosene (she also told me that her husband used to drink kerosene!).

How scary is that, really, and what can I do to clean it up and make it suitable for food, if anything?

[Barcino]

hmmm yeah I would pass - it would freak me out and I would always wonder if it was clean...

[rachelsmama]

It would bother me less than some of the chemically dish soaps. I'd clean it well, but keep it.

[sebarnes]

I'd probably just clean it really good as well, and maybe run a cup or so of grain through it to pull of anything left over and then throw that flour away.

[thixle]

One of my granny's home remedies was to take a spoonful of kerosene. And wash in it to get skunk smell off... I'm sure there was more, but I can't remember.

Anyway, it wouldn't bother me to have the *possiblity* of kerosene residue. I've probably drank a cup full of it in my life

[annekevdbroek]

Originally Posted by sebarnes

I'd probably just clean it really good as well, and maybe run a cup or so of grain through it to pull of anything left over and then throw that flour away.

This is what I'd do. A very hot water wash and run some grain. I can't imagine that any residue would be left after that.

[Rikki Jean]

Thanks everyone! You've made me feel a lot better about this!

[Smokering]

How detrimental is kerosene to the human body?

More so if you light it.

[sunnysandiegan]

Originally Posted by Smokering

More so if you light it.

No kidding...