Please do. Galvanized has zinc which makes a toxic fume. This is what I’ve always been told.
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So the steel supplier told me there was nothing to worry about as the steel was used to make bread ovens and that the coating migh only transorm to gas under very high heat superior to 1500 degrees F.
I have read a lot since yesterday about this issue, and while there seem to be many point of views and I did not find any serious study confirming the dangerousity of galvanized steel when heated under 1500 degrees F, I have however decided to apply to it a special treatment in order to avoid any risk that is :
1/Light fire inside the SNS with coals and wood on open air as I have read that the galvanized coating is adversely affected by exposure to fire.
2 / Apply a Muriatic Acid bath/dip to remove all the galvanization followed by baking soda bath/dip to kill any leftover acid.
Link to a video demonstrating this process :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tld3onsUVE&t=321s