testing pewter

[justing]

when i scratched it it made a mark so i don't know not marked pewter but as you can see it dents

what i meant was i rubbed it on a peace of paper and it left a gray mark

[justing]

didn't notice the fried apples(in the pic) till now sorry if i make someone hungry.

[imashooter2]

is there a way to test if it is aluminum?

For heaven's sake, look at it. It doesn't look like pewter at all. It's cast and way too thick in cross section. Pewter melts at 450 degrees, they don't use it for bakeware. It isn't pewter. Honest. We're not lying to you.

[303Guy]

Aluminium goes dull from cooking and also develops small depressions so won't be smooth. That's why I won't eat stuff cooked in aluminium if I can help it. If it were pewter it would have melted by now.

[earthling121757]

I'd bet it's an aluminum alloy or maybe a zinc/aluminum alloy. Looks like a sand casting. A couple drops of hydrochloric acid will bubble if it's either of these. Vinegar might work too, but will be slower. Shine up a spot with steel wool or scratch it with something first to get rid of any surface oxidation.