What Is The Best Way To Clean Copper Bottom Cookware

Cleaning tarnished copper pans can be quite the hassle and make you want to just give information technology all up a buy some new ones. Sometimes ketchup, lemons and traditional copper cleaners volition practice the trick, but other times nosotros need to utilize tons of good ole' fashioned elbow grease to get the job done.

The easiest way we've ever seen someone clean copper -- in less than minute, even -- is YouTube lifehacker Dave Hax. Hax recommends using white wine vinegar, table salt and a Scotch-Brite sponge. The salt and vinegar combine to deliquesce the rust-similar film on your pans (likewise called copper oxide), just we like information technology because it's a nifty homemade alternative to all other copper cleaners out there.

Here's how to clean your pan from Hax himself:

1. Place the pan in the sink and coat it in common salt.

ii. Pour white vino vinegar over the salt, and so add more salt on top.

three. Leave for 15 seconds and scout it beginning working!

4. Have your sponge and pour vinegar on it, proceed to scrub.

v. Add salt to the sides, scrub with sponge.

6. Rinse off with water and voilà, you lot're washed!

To proceed your copper from tarnishing further, some sources recommend adding a articulate lacquer or blanket to your copper, but only if you lot're using them for "art" purposes in your kitchen. Simply spray the coating of your choice (the Copper Development Association recommends silicone and epoxy coatings, amid others) and allow it dry for around two hours. That way, you won't need to do nearly every bit much maintenance or upkeep on your copper pots.

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