Caring for your Silver

 

 

• Set your table daily with Sterling flatware, it will last forever! Frequent use actually reduces tarnish and develops a glow called patina, which enhances its beauty. 

 

• Don't be afraid to use your silver..what are you saving it for? Using your silver will make you a happier person. 

 

• Silverware should be rinsed immediately after use, especially after contact with any acidic or corrosive foods such as salt, mayonnaise, or eggs.

 

• Try not to soak silverware in water overnight. Extended immersion can damage the metal.

 

• Always wash pieces separately to avoid bumping and scratching. Wash silverware in hot, sudsy water, then rinse in clear, hot water do not use lemon or citrus smelling cleaner/soaps. Clean crevices with a worn toothbrush or fine natural-bristle brush. To avoid spotting, immediately dry the pieces with a chamois or soft cotton cloth.

 

• Although silverware is considered dishwasher safe, I wouldn't do it.!   Hot temperatures will loosen hollow handles or dissolve a decorative, oxidized pattern. The heating elements are often the reason knives separate from the handles. If you must, keep detergent to a minimum (non-lemon/citrus) and remove silverware from the dishwasher before the drying cycle. Never put stainless steel and silverware in the same basket-ever; direct contact can permanently damage the silver.

 

• Polish silverware with soft cotton or flannel cloth and a brand name liquid or paste silver polish to remove tarnish.

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• Never wrap silverware in plastic, aluminum foil, or newspaper, or binding flatware with rubber bands, which can result in damage! Plastic is made from a petroleum product, the petroleum will denigrate and do harm to your silver over time.

 

• Plus, did you know silver is an Anti-Bacterial? That is just one of the reasons why the medical field loves silver, used for its natural sterile properties. Silver interrupts bacteria cells. so what could be cleaner to eat with?

 

• If you can, Store your silverware in an airtight silver chest in protective bags made of tarnish-proof cloth (Pacific silvercloth). To prevent scratching, do not store silverware loose in drawers.

 

• Hint: create your own silver drawer with a length of tarnish-proof fabric.  Line any drawer with the cloth, allowing plenty of overhang. Place a cutlery rack inside the drawer, line dividers with a silver cloth lay silverware in place, then fold the extra length of cloth over the top.

 

• I make "tarnish busters" from little sachets™ filled with silica and I put in my silverware drawers, which helps reduce moisture.     I also dress up white chalk ( my Silver chalk™) and put in silverware drawers as well