On 7/15/2012 10:54 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
> On Jul 15, 9:24 am, Gary > wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> Ketchup! from the following website (and also a recommendation by a maid
>>> service):
>>
>>> http://www.realsimple.com/home-organ...-surprising-na...
>>
>>> Use ketchup to: Remove tarnish from copper and brass cookware. Squeeze
>>> ketchup onto a cloth and rub it on pots and pans. They should go back to
>>> their coppery color in minutes. Rinse with warm water and dry with a towel.
>>
>>> I don't like ketchup, but like a lot of people I do have a bottle of it. I
>>> had no idea I could use it to clean my copper-clad Revere Ware. Surprise!
>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> LOL!
>> I have lots of Revereware with copper bottoms. Try the ketchup and report
>> back. I'll bet it's a joke and won't work at all. I used to scrub mine
>> clean for a short while but finally gave up as it takes way more time than
>> the average cook has.
>>
>> IMO, if you see shiny copper bottoms of pans hanging in a kitchen....that
>> person never uses them or they hire someone to polish them each week.
>>
>> My Revereware pots and pans are black on the copper bottoms and they can
>> stay that way as far as I'm concerned. They still work fine. :-D I'll use
>> my ketchup for dogs & burgers.
>>
>> Gary
>
> I have my grandpa's copper washtub (one of those oval things with
> handles) - it has a lid, but the lid is zinc and ugly - I use the tub
> as a decorative plant holder, putting a large potted plant inside -
> don't actually put dirt in it, just use it as an outside container.
>
> I polish it with Red Bear copper cleaner - works great - but because
> it's such a large item, I put a buffer pad on my cordless drill and do
> the polishing the easy way. :-) Works great.
>
> N.
>
They Ketchup bit works, but it's acid content during the cooking process,
that does the work.... Now you've got a great excuse to make a big pot
of spaghetti sauce, which is made with garlic, onion, basil, salt, sugar
optional , salt, black pepper, tomato..... and later when your pot is
clean.... a finger pinch of baking soda,
to reduce the acidity upon gorging that big dish of spaghetti and meat
balls.