How to Clean Silver Without Harsh Chemicals

Is your silver tarnished? Instead of spending money on toxic cleaners, there is an alternative. Today, I’ll show you how to clean silver the natural way!

How to Clean Silver Without Harsh Chemicals:

Since I use my silverware only a few times a year, the pieces just sit in a drawer most of the year.  Usually, I like to polish them right before I use them.

Though, I have heard that if you use your silver regularly, it doesn’t need to be polished as often.  Maybe I will try to remember that for next year.

Anyway, before I set up my Country Thanksgiving Table Setting last week, I cleaned up the silver so it was camera ready.

This is how I clean my silver before each use:

Silver Cleaning Supplies Needed:

• Aluminum Roasting Pan (or a foil lined dish or pan)
• Baking Soda (I’ve read that you should use 1 Tablespoon baking soda per cup of water but I usually use more.)
• Water

*The amount of water you use depends on the size of the aluminum pan (or foiled lined dish) you are using.  You will want to use enough water to cover all the silver in the pan.

Boil the large pot of water and dissolve the baking soda in it. 

Place your silverware in the aluminum roasting pan (spread out so the silver is touching the aluminum).

Pour the boiling water/baking soda into the tray covering all the silver. 

Leave on for several minutes. 

Rinse and dry your silver pieces.

Done…and here is a silver spoon against a black background.

And a knife against a white background.

It really does take off the tarnish.  Now, like I said, my silver wasn’t that bad to begin with because I do use it a few times a year.

(In fact, I realized I never took a “before” close up – oops!)

Luckily, I didn’t have to use any harsh silver polishes and it was very easy!

One of these days, I would like to do a side by side comparison using regular polish vs. the baking soda method.  But that won’t happen this week!

Now, I’m off to do more Thanksgiving preparing.  (I have a bunch of ugly mismatched chairs  to pull up from the basement…)

Have you tried this natural way to clean silver?

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