How to clean spoons and forks from stainless steel at home?

In any house there will certainly be stainless steel cutlery. They are the basis for everyday use, while having practicality and attractive appearance. But eventually they are inevitably covered with a poorly washable film of dirt, salts, oxide. Therefore, many housewives question how to clean spoons and forks from stainless steel in the home and return to them the original beauty, shine? We will deal with this problem in this article.

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Boiling in special solution

The easiest way to clean stainless steel cutlery is to boil them for several minutes in water with the addition of soda, salt. To do this:

1. Take a roomy basin or pan.
2. Pour 1.5-2 liters of water.
3. Fill in 2 tbsp.spoons of baking soda and salt.
4. Preheat all this, dip the cutlery into the solution, cook for about 30 minutes.

When you get the appliances out of the water, they will shine with purity. Will only rinse, wipe dry.

Important! This method is good for those who have a lot of dishes at home, because here it is not necessary to clean each item separately. By the way, the same method can clean products from nickel silver, only in this case you need to spread the bottom of the pan with aluminum foil.

If another alternative way to clean spoons and forks at home:

1. Put a tablespoon of soda into the basin, two of the same spoons of citric acid, then pour it all over with hot water, dip the spoons and forks into it.
2. If the dishes are heavily soiled, you can still add a little vinegar - this will enhance the effect.

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Cleaning by the tool

• If you have a small amount of cutlery in stainless steel, you can clean them with soda. Mix it with a little water to form a thick paste, and begin to clean the dirt.
• Spoons and other appliances can be wiped with a cloth previously moistened with vinegar. Vinegar perfectly removes whitish coating, which is formed due to the action of too hard water.

Important! Acetic acid excellently removes greasy and calcareous deposits, but with a thick, aged layer of fat is unlikely to manage.

• If we talked about weakly abrasive substances, then we should remember the coffee grounds. She can perfectly clean forks and spoons. Take a small amount of coffee grounds on the sponge and get to work. After cleaning, rinse the objects well in running water and wipe them with a soft cloth.

Important! These three methods make the instruments shiny, but it can be difficult to clean the plaque between the teeth of the forks with their help. In addition, a lot of effort will be spent on cleaning hard-to-remove contaminants.

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Antique methods

From the non-standard cleaning methods one can call the use of fresh peeled potatoes and bulbs:

• The potato contains starch, and if they rub the instruments, they will again become clean.
• You can also boil cookware, which was previously cooked potatoes. This decoction contains a large amount of starch, which helps to clean cutlery from stainless steel.
• The juice of a bulb can also wash spoons and forks from stainless steel. As a rule, it is used to remove fresh darkening on metal. After it, you must thoroughly rinse all the items in the water and dry them on a soft cloth.

Other ways:

• Many people use the tooth powder to clean cutlery. This method will be effective only if the degree of pollution is not too great. In addition, this method takes a lot of time.

Important! Often such a tool is used to clean silver.

• You can also try to clean the appliances from stainless steel ash. When you're at the dacha, burn a couple of dry branches of aspen or birch, sift the ashes and pour it into a jar. It very well helps to clean any dirt on the dishes.

Important! If you mix vegetable oil with a small amount of ash, then this composition can even be cleaned rust on metal objects.

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Special tools

On the shelves of many hardware stores are all kinds of tools that are designed to clean metal products. These are various sprays and pastes. Their choice is wide enough, and you can buy them both in regular stores, and ordering via the Internet.

Important! The products of such trade marks proved to be the best ones:

• .Beckmann;
• Cif;
• Sanitol;
• Topperr.

In the line of products there are special tools for stainless steel.

After applying to a dirty stainless surface of the paste, wipe the object with a soft sponge or cloth.

Important! Special cleaning agents provide an opportunity to cope with any coating and restore the original products to the original sparkle. In addition, they polish the surface, eliminating the smallest scratches and damages.

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General recommendations for storage and cleaning

There are several basic recommendations for how to handle stainless steel cutlery correctly:

• Any cutlery should be washed after eating as soon as possible. If you postpone this matter, then it will be much more difficult to clean off the leftover food remnants.
• If, after all, the food has withered on spoons and forks, then before washing wash them in soapy water.
• When washing, it is better not to use metal sponges, as they leave small scratches on the surface of the instruments. Use foam rubber sponges and soft cloths.
• If you use special tools or acid for cleaning, always wear gloves.
• Cutlery can be rinsed in water, in which ammonia is added - this will give gloss appliances.
• After washing the knives, forks and spoons, wipe them dry - so they will not have any plaque and white spots.

In this article, we told you all about how to clean spoons and forks from stainless steel at home. Use the proposed methods and tools, and you will be convinced that cutlery made of such metal is really very convenient not only in application, but also care.