Feb 02 2008
Essential Kitchen Cutlery Part 1
All cutlery should be washed as soon as possible in warm soapy water. Salt, vinegar, lemon juice and egg can pit and blacken cutlery. Water will mark it too, although only temporarily. If you want it to look good, it should be dried and lightly buffed by hand — even if it is machine washed.
Stainless steel
Don’t use a silver dip on stainless steel, it will turn it dull grey. There are special stainless steel polishes.
Silver and silver plate
Sterling silver and plate should be kept in a baize-lined box or drawer so that the pieces do not get scratched or rubbed. Storage for silver not in use should be airtight. Remove egg tarnish from silver spoons with table salt. Continue Reading »