How To Clean Silverware

This article on how to clean silverware is aimed to ease your homemaking workload. Follow the upcoming tips and make your silver sparkle and shine.

As well as providing you with alternative methods on cleaning your silverware I will tell you how not to clean it and also how it should be stored too.

N.B. The following tips should not be used for expensive heirlooms or anything of sentimental worth. As continuous cleaning in this way may damage items. Always consult an expert if cleaning anything of value.

Aluminium foil - Grab yourself a container that is large enough to fit the object that is to be cleaned in. Into the container place a sheet of aluminium foil and add hot salt water. Now dip the piece of silverware into the hot solution. After a few seconds the tarnished silver will begin to shine. This works because the presence of the aluminium causes a reaction to take place. This reaction removes every that is in the way – except for the silver of course.

Tomato Ketchup - For this tip on how to clean silver grab yourself a bowl and pour a decent helping of tomato ketchup into it. Next depending whether your piece is smooth or has detailing, you do either one of these two things. In the case of the former just place the item in the ketchup and leave to soak for about 10 minutes. Where the latter is concerned dip a soft toothbrush (old toothbrushes usually fit this billing) in to the sauce and gently scrub the item paying attention to the contours and grooves of the detailing. When you have done this rinse and thoroughly dry the silver. This silver cleaning tip is down to the natural acid that is found in the tomatoes.