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

If you ask the hostess if she knows how to clean forks and spoons from stainless steel at home, almost every one of them will answer that there is nothing complicated in this. The main thing is to apply a lot of washing-up liquid, rub a little and everything is ready. But not all funds are equally well cleaned from the plaque cutlery. In addition, not every metal can be treated with abrasive substances.

Spoons from stainless steel, although famous for wear resistance, but still, under the influence of external factors, they form pollution. What can we say about the silverware and the silver-nickel, which very quickly lose sight of the excessive humidity. It is unpleasant and embarrassing to use darkened appliances for serving the table. In this article we will tell you how to clean stainless steel cutlery at home and restore glitter to silver and silver spoons and forks.

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How to clean cutlery from stainless steel?

Most people purchase stainless steel appliances because of its strength. Spoons and forks made of this material are very resistant to corrosion and rusty stains. Despite this, untimely cleaning of appliances from grease and leftovers leads to the appearance of an unpleasant brown coating. Rigid water and acids, which are contained in products, can cause a tarnishing of the color of the metal.

There are several proven methods to clean forks and spoons at home and restore the former beauty and shine to cutlery from this material. All the necessary components for the preparation of mortar are easily found in your home. Methods of cleaning are very simple and will not require you a lot of time, effort and financial investments.

Soda and salt

A mixture of these food ingredients is an excellent tool than cleaning stainless steel spoons at home. Ingredients for the preparation of the mixture can always be found in the kitchen cupboard. Applying this method, you will easily return the gloss to cutlery.

Method of use:

1. Prepare a deep container of such dimensions that the devices can freely accommodate there.
2. Place the aluminum foil on the bottom of the container with the glossy side facing up.
3. In a small bowl, mix 1 liter of hot water, 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of soda.
4. Mix all components thoroughly and transfer the resulting solution into a foil container.
5. Put in the solution the objects that should be cleaned.

Important! The solution must completely cover all products.

1. Place the container on a fire and allow to boil for 15 minutes.
2. After the time has elapsed, allow the liquid to cool and rinse with hot water.
3. Clean the towel dry with a clean cloth.

Toothpaste

How to clean cutlery from stainless steel - knew our grandmothers, and often used for this tooth powder. In our time, you can try to apply toothpaste. It will cope with minor impurities and give the products a mirror shine.

Important! To clean up dirt, the paste should not contain abrasive particles and have a gel texture.

How to use:

1. In the hot water tank, lower the spoons to be cleaned.
2. On a soft brush, apply a little toothpaste and, taking out the objects one by one, clean off the dirt.
3. Remove any residue from the paste with clean water and wipe the instruments dry.

Important! To apply tooth powder, mix it with water until the condition of thick sour cream. Then apply to the products.

Baking soda

Look for a tool, how to clean forks and spoons from stainless steel from the yellow plaque of fat? To do this, you should prepare a simple remedy for baking soda and water.

How to use:

1. In warm water, add soda in a 1: 3 ratio. The consistency of the remedy must resemble mustard.
2. Prepare a soft rag or sponge for washing dishes, apply a small amount of the prepared paste to it.
3. Rub the objects until the yellow coating from the grease is removed.
4. Rinse the rest of the paste with warm water and wipe the forks with a clean towel dry.

Table vinegar

Do not know how to clean stainless steel spoons at home? We recommend using a very simple product - table vinegar. With its help, you will qualitatively get rid of the unpleasant brown coating on the instrument cover, in addition restore the mirror shine of the spoons and knives.

Important! Wear gloves before using this product. Thus, you protect the skin of your hands from harmful to her acid.

How to use:

1. Pour a small piece of clean cloth or gauze with vinegar.
2. Wipe all contaminated appliances and leave for 30 minutes.
3. In the end, rinse abundantly with vinegar with water and dry spoons dry.

Important! If you need to wash many kitchen appliances, prepare the vinegar solution, in which you put all the items and leave for 15 minutes. After the treatment, rinse and dry the tableware dry.

Dry mustard

Remove the dark coating from food from cutlery with dry mustard. If it is not in the kitchen cabinet, then get it in the grocery store, because yellow powder is not only a delicious food spice, but also an excellent assistant in the fight against greasy dirt.

How to use:

1. In warm water, add dry mustard and soda in equal parts. Stir thoroughly all the ingredients.
2. Immerse all contaminated objects in the product and leave for 15 minutes.

Important! For better removal of plaque, use a toothbrush.

1. Rinse with fresh water.
2. Wipe the appliance with a kitchen towel.

Potatoes

An old but proven means, than to clean forks and spoons from a stainless steel, is the usual potato. It will help restore dazzling brilliance to your favorite cutlery.

How to use:

1. Liquid in which potatoes were boiled, pour into a separate container.
2. Put in the broth contaminated objects and leave for 30 minutes.
3. Rinse the devices well with a decoction, without getting them to the surface.
4. Rinse the spoon with cold water and leave to dry.

Important! If there is no desire to boil the broth, grate the kitchen equipment with half a raw potato, then rinse the appliances well in water.

Lemon juice

To clean cutlery from old brown stains, you can rub them with lemon juice.

How to use:

1. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze out the juice from it.
2. Pure cloth or gauze into the juice, wipe the contaminated coating.
3. Prepare a small flap of woolen cloth and grate the forks until the gloss appears.

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How to clean cutlery from silver at home?

Most of the stainless steel cleaning products are suitable for cleaning silverware. The only important difference is that the sequence of actions will be slightly different.

Ammonium alcohol

Ammonium alcohol will effectively remove contaminants from silver forks and knives. After its use, the devices will look like new ones.

How to use:

1. To prepare the liquid, you will need a deep bowl.
2. Dilute ammonia and water in a ratio of 1:10 in the tank.
3. Put all the dirty products in liquid for a couple of hours.
4. In the end, rinse objects under running water and wipe dry with a towel.

Important! If you notice contamination before the arrival of guests, moisten a clean rag in ammonia and wipe the forks. Rinse thoroughly afterwards with water and you can safely serve the table.

Citric Acid

It is possible to wipe away the dark spots on the surface of the silver knife with citric acid. Quickly and without much effort, the instruments will again be clean and shiny.

How to use:

1. In a small container, pour one liter of warm water, add to it one bag of citric acid.
2. Stir the solution thoroughly, immerse dirty instruments in it.
3. Leave it for 15 minutes.
4. Wash objects under cold water, dry with a clean kitchen towel from moisture.
   
   

Baking soda

In this article we have already described the method for cleaning spoons from stainless steel using soda. Silver spoons, forks can also be cleaned with this powder, but the process will be slightly different.

How to use:

1. Apply a little soda to the kitchen sponge.
2. Wipe the surface of silver with a soda until the dirt is completely removed.

Important! Devices, in which there is a pattern, unfortunately, this way will not be cleared. Soda is not able to penetrate the grooves of the drawing.

Salt "Extra"

Fine salt of the class "extra" will very quickly and qualitatively clean the cutlery from silver from brown plaque or fatty traces. This kind of salt will help to remove even the oldest dirt from the forks. If you do not use fine salt in everyday cooking, you can buy it at the grocery store.

How to use:

1. Add 1: 1 salt to hot water.
2. For a dishwashing sponge, pour a small amount of salt on each dish.
3. After the treatment, place the items in brine, leave for a while.
4. In the end, thoroughly rinse the blades, forks under running water, wipe them dry with a clean towel.

Chalk and ammonia

This method is suitable for cleaning delicate silver appliances. If there are drawings on knives and forks, do not worry. Applying chalk and ammonia, you do not damage the coating and the engraving applied to the surface.

Preparation:

1. In a shallow container, chop the chalk so that there are no grains.
2. Add ammonia to the powder obtained. For consistency, the remedy should resemble liquid kefir.
3. Apply the mixture with a soft cloth on the soiled areas, carefully rub them.
4. Rinse with cold water, dry spoons and forks.

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How to clean the cupronickel cutlery?

Melchior is an alloy of copper, silver and zinc. It is distinguished by its special strength. During the youth of our grandmothers, objects made of such metal had a very high demand. How to clean the spoons and forks to shine and look like new from this alloy?

First you need to find out the reason for the pollution on the surface. Reasons, in fact, there may be several:

• Improper care of devices and inappropriate methods of fighting pollution. Very often after a bad washing on the surface there is a greasy coating, which later becomes difficult to get rid of.
• Increased moisture. From it on the spoons from the cupronickel black spots are formed. As a result, the surface becomes turbid.

Usual cleanser, unfortunately, will not cope with such problems. Next, we will consider the effective and proven ways to care for tableware from nickel silver.

Eggshell and salt

Initially, this tool may seem very strange for washing the spoons. But believe in the experience of generations, it copes with the task quite effectively. In this way our grandmothers cleaned the instruments and successfully returned to the table forks, knives a clean and well-groomed look.

How to use:

1. The egg shell should be crushed thoroughly.
2. Pour cold water into the container.

Important! Water should be poured so that it can completely cover all the objects to be cleaned.

1. Put the pan on the fire and, as soon as the water boils, pour the shredded shell into the water and add a tablespoon of salt.
2. Place spoonfuls of cupronickel into the resulting liquid, boil for 5 minutes.
3. In the end, rinse with running water, clean the excess moisture with a clean towel.

Garlic husk

We offer one more grandmother's recipe, how to clean spoons and forks at home. The only drawback to this option of removing contaminants can be noted a long cooking time. But, despite this, the result will pleasantly surprise you.

Preparation:

1. Prepare one liter can of garlic peel.
2. Fill it with warm water, leave it to stand overnight.
3. In the morning, boil the resulting tincture.
4. In the container with decoction, dip the melchior spoons, forks. Boil for 35-40 minutes.

Important! The longer the devices are in the boiling medium, the better the result.

1. In the end, rinse objects under running water, towel dry.

Turpentine

If forks or spoons from nickel silver have a gold spray, they can be cleaned from an unpleasant plaque using turpentine.

How to use:

1. A small piece of cloth or a cotton swab soak in turpentine.
2. Thoroughly clean all dirt.
3. In the end, rinse with water, wipe dry.

Important! Alternatively, you can use wine vinegar or beat egg white.

Soap solution

Add extra shine and get rid of minor greasy stains with a soap solution.

How to use:

1. Add warm water to warm water. Well, foam the resulting liquid.
2. Use a soft cloth or sponge to wipe the surface of the spoons.
3. Wash away any remaining soap with water.
4. Scrub the appliances to shine.
   

Alcohol

Light stains on knives, forks, easily repaired with alcohol or vodka. After treatment, they will not only be clean, but will also acquire crystal shine.

How to use:

1. Soak a cotton swab with alcohol.
2. Thoroughly clean all dirty areas.
3. It is not necessary to wash it. You can wait until the alcohol disappears.

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Useful advices:

1. After cleaning with any method described, wipe all instruments dry. Excessive moisture can cause a dark raid. To keep the cleanness and gloss of cutlery longer, store spoons, forks after use in foil.
2. Remember, with what shine of a fork, spoons sparkled on the table when you just bought new appliances. Over time, they form a dark plaque, they lose their luster, become dull, unattractive. In the hardware stores you can purchase special liquids for the care of utensils made of stainless steel, silver, and cupronickel.

Important! Using such fluids, be sure to read the instructions for use, strictly follow the instructions on the package.

Special tools sometimes are not much more effective than proven and safe folk methods. Use one of those that are described in detail in the article - you will make sure of its effectiveness.