In article t>,
"Gary Grathen" > wrote:

> I have a set of "silver color" Oneida silverware with the word "Oneida" on
> the handle in block letters. It has no discernable taste or smell.
>
> However, I have the same pattern with the word "Oneida" on the handle in
> script. That set has a "silver-coppery" color and has a "stinky" metallic
> taste and smell, especially noticable when eating food like yogurt.
>
> Can anyone explain why one set is OK and the other set "stinks"?

If the stinky set is just tarnished silver (or silver plate) a good
polishing should take care of both problems at once.

Isaac