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I learned this quick tip from a Martha Stewart magazine I read about 10 years ago, and I cannot believe how easy and effective it is at removing tarnish. I have only tried this trick on silverware, but you can probably try it on any tarnished sterling silver or silver-plated item you have (maybe try a small section first, and proceed with the whole piece if all looks well on the small trial section.)
Here’s What You’ll Need
- Aluminum Pan (Must be aluminum for this to work)
- Baking Soda
- Boiling Water
Directions
Place your silverware in a single layer in the aluminum pan.
Sprinkle 1/2 cup to 1 cup baking soda over the silverware. You really need to pile on the baking soda! Don’t be shy. (In the picture below, I ran out of baking soda, and it didn’t work as well as it had in the past. After buying more baking soda and piling it on… worked like a charm).
Pour boiling water into the pan- enough to cover the silverware. Careful not to burn yourself!
Wait for the water to cool, and then wipe the silverware with a dry cloth to remove excess tarnish. Done! Nice, shiny silverware!
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Can the solution be used again?
Unfortunately, no. You cannot reuse the solution.
I have a silerplated tea set that was my mothers she has wrapped in brown paper but it is really tarnished. I want to clean it ip to sell. It is aTowle silverplate. There are sugar , cream dishes and of course a couple of tea and coffee pots as well as the huge serving tray. Any suggestions to clean please let me know
The silver plate must not remain in the solution for long. You can do irreversible damage to the finish, as I learned years ago. I will never again use this method on silver plate which I value.
same effect you get if you use salt and you do not need to cover everything in it Just some salt on aluminium and some hot water poured over it and you silver will be sparkling clean
Interesting. I have never heard of this method. I’ll have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing.
This is a great tip and it does work on other silver items too . I recently used it to clean silver punch cups in a hurry before a shower. You can also use aluminum foil to line another container if you don’t have a big aluminum pan.
Great ideas! Thanks for the info.- great thought on lining another container with aluminum foil if you don’t have the right pan!