How to clean spoons and forks from stainless steel at home?

In any home, there will certainly be cutlery made of stainless steel. They form the basis for everyday use, while possessing practicality and attractive appearance. But over time, they are inevitably covered with a poorly washed film of dirt, salts, and oxide. Therefore, many housewives have a question, how to clean spoons and forks from stainless steel at home and return them to their original beauty, shine? We will deal with this problem in this article.

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Special solution boiling

The easiest way to clean stainless steel cutlery is to boil them for several minutes in water with the addition of soda and salt. For this:

1. Take a capacious basin or pan.
2. Pour 1.5-2 liters of water.
3. Pour 2 tbsp. tablespoons of baking soda and salt.
4. Preheat all this, dip the cutlery into the solution, cook for about 30 minutes.

When you remove the appliances from the water, they will shine with purity. It remains only to rinse, wipe dry.

Important! This method is good for those who have a lot of dishes at home, because here you do not need to clean each item separately. By the way, the same method can be used to clean items made of nickel silver, only in this case you need to lay out the bottom of the pan with aluminum foil.

If there is another alternative way to clean the spoons and forks at home:

1. Pour in a bowl a tablespoon of soda, two such tablespoons of citric acid, then fill it all with hot water, dip the spoons and forks into it.
2. If the dishes are very dirty, then you can still add a little vinegar - this will enhance the effect.

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Household cleaning

• If you have a small number of stainless steel cutlery, you can clean them with soda. Mix it with a little water to form a thick paste, and begin to clean the dirt.
• Spoons and other appliances can be wiped with a cloth previously moistened with vinegar. Vinegar perfectly removes the whitish coating, which is formed due to exposure to too hard water.

Important! Acetic acid remarkably removes fatty and calcareous deposits, but it is unlikely to cope with a dense, old layer of fat.

• If we are talking about slightly abrasive substances, then you should remember the coffee grounds. She can clean the forks and spoons very well. Take a small amount of coffee grounds on a sponge and get to work. After cleaning, rinse objects thoroughly in running water and wipe them with a soft cloth.

Important! These three methods make the instruments shiny, however, cleaning the plaque between the teeth of the forks with their help can be difficult. In addition, a lot of effort will be spent on cleaning difficult to remove pollution.

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Vintage methods

Of the non-standard methods of cleaning, you can call the use of fresh peeled potatoes and onions:

• Potatoes contain starch, and if they rub the appliances, they will again become clean.
• You can also boil the dishes in which the potatoes were previously cooked. This broth contains a large amount of starch, which helps to clean the stainless steel cutlery.
• Onion juice can also wash stainless steel spoons and forks. As a rule, it is used to remove fresh browning on the metal.After it, be sure to thoroughly rinse all objects in water and dry on a soft cloth.

Other methods:

• Many people use cutaneous powder to clean cutlery. This method will be effective only if the degree of contamination is not too high. In addition, such a method is time consuming.

Important! Most often they clean silver with this product.

• You can also try to clean the stainless steel appliances with ash. When at the cottage, burn a couple of dry branches of aspen or birch, sift the ash and pour it into a jar. It very well helps to clean any dirt on the dishes.

Important! If you mix vegetable oil with a small amount of ash, then this composition can even clean the rust on metal objects.

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Special tools

On the shelves of many hardware stores are all kinds of tools that are designed for cleaning metal products. These are various sprays and pastes. Their selection is quite wide, and you can purchase them both in ordinary stores and ordering via the Internet.

Important! Products of the following brands have proven themselves best of all:

• Dr. Beckmann;
• Cif;
• Sanitol;
• Topperr.

 

In the product line there are special products specifically for stainless steel.

After applying to a contaminated stainless surface of the paste, wipe the item with a soft sponge or cloth.

Important! Special cleaning products make it possible to cope with any plaque and restore the original shine to metal products. In addition, they polish the surface, eliminating the smallest scratches and damage.

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General recommendations for storage and cleaning

There are several basic guidelines for handling stainless steel cutlery:

• Any cutlery should be washed after eating as soon as possible. If you postpone this matter, then it will be much more difficult to clean off the dried up food residues.
• If, nevertheless, the food has dried on spoons and forks, then soak them in a soap solution before washing.
• When washing, it is better not to use metal sponges, as they leave small scratches on the surface of the devices. Use foam sponges and soft rags.
• If you use cleaning products or acid, always wear gloves.
• Cutlery can be rinsed in the water in which ammonia - This will give the devices a shine.
• After washing, knives, forks and spoons, be sure to wipe dry - so there will be no plaque and white spots on them.

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In this article, we told you everything about how to clean spoons and forks from stainless steel at home. Use the proposed methods and tools, and you will see that cutlery made of such metal is really very convenient not only in use but also in care.