Cutlery tips in time for the family-gathering season!
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I've recently learned that you can't wash stainless steel and silver cutlery in the dishwasher at the same time because there is a chemical reaction between the metals which will damage the silver pieces by pitting their surfaces. It's called galvanic corrosion. What? But then, if you have a great set of silver (real silver) you aren't just going to put them in the dishwasher are you?
This is the good stuff. Silver. Or silver-plated. From your grandmother... or your grandmother's grandmother. (Apparently my grandmothers were out buying clothes instead of cutlery, so I don't have these.) These cutlery sets are precious and are likely to scuff, so hand wash them in reasonably hot water, and don't put them in multiples in a drip-dry basket. They will scratch and scuff with heavy use, so just hand dry them with microfiber or cotton.
If you want to baby them, put some aluminum foil in the bottom of a flat cake pan, add enough warm water to cover the cutlery, add some baking soda (about 1-2 teaspoons), and let them soak for 10 minutes. Then rinse before hand drying them to sparkling perfection. Yes - elbow grease is needed with polishing silver. Store this set in one of the fancy 'tarnish-resistant chests' or silverware bags.
Unless you are a masochist, you are not going to use this good set very often. Or you are a real housekeeper - not in the same LAZY-league as me.
