"David Harmon" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:26:13 +1000 in rec.food.cooking, "Farm1"
> > wrote,
>>"David Harmon" > wrote in message
>>>
>>> If someone wants polished copper pots hanging in the kitchen, they
>>> should polish them, coat them with lacquer, and then never cook anything
>>> in them. I hope nobody here is that person.
>>
>>I really can't see why everyone thinks that cleaning copper is such a
>>problem.
>
> I can't see why leaving some oxide on it is a problem.

I don't see that as being problem either if that is how people like their
copper to look, however I can't wait till mine gets the patina that comes
from decades of use and decades of cleaning - none of that spray on stuff
for me.

I know I won't live long enough to see that happen but given that my pan is
high quality, I can go to my grave knowing it will be sought after by cooks
for many decades to come.