Hosting season is upon us. And as tradition dictates, here goes my annual tip on getting that gawd-awful tarnish off your silver!
This is hands-down the simplest method to polish your silver. See how easy it is to polish this tea compost in just over 1 minute.
You’ll Need:
- A large pot
- Aluminum foil
- Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda)
- Water
- Kitchen towels
- Tongs
Method:
- Line a pot (large-enough to fit your silver) with aluminum foil, and drop a ball of foil in the pot.
- Fill pot with water, allowing for displacement to accommodate your silver, and bring to a low simmer.
- Add 1 heaping tablespoon of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). Carefully lower your silver into water.
- Make sure silver is in physical contact with aluminum foil, using the foil ball to insure contact. The tarnish will chemically transfer itself from the silver to the aluminum foil.
- Allow silver (while in contact with foil) to sit submerged in low-simmering sodium bicarbonate-infused water for 15 seconds.
- With tongs, CAREFULLY remove silver to a clean and grease-free kitchen towel to cool.
- Rinse off white film residue from silver with cool clean water, dry with a fresh towel – gently buff to a shine.
- Discard tarnished foil, and repeat process with fresh foil and baking soda for the next piece of silver.
Note:
Use a roasting pan sat over two burners instead of a pot to accommodate your entire set (up to a setting for twelve) of silver flatware.
