If you don’t fancy forking out for a brand new cutlery set, but yours is in desperate need of some TLC, fear not as one woman has revealed her grandma’s amazing hack for making your cutlery look brand new!
Your cutlery’s appearance can reveal much about you, so it’s crucial to keep it sparkling and looking pristine, whether entertaining guests or dining with your immediate family.
A savvy woman has divulged “the best thing she learned” from her grandmother – a “kitchen hack to clean cutlery”, which Karolina shares on TikTok for the benefit of others eager to spruce up their silverware.
To start, boil a pan of water, around three litres, and “dissolve five tablespoons of white vinegar” in it. Then, add “four tablespoons of baking soda” – but proceed with caution, as this will trigger a fizzing reaction. Ensure your pan is sufficiently large to contain the bubbling without spilling over.
Karolina cautioned to “add baking soda very carefully” due to the vigorous effervescence that ensues once the it is added to the vinegary water.
She proceeded by placing some aluminium foil strips into the concoction, guaranteeing that the combined ingredients would rejuvenate your cutlery set to store-bought brilliance. Karolina’s method is straightforward: “Bring the mixture to the boil, then reduce the heat and add the cutlery.
“After about ten minutes, rinse them in lukewarm water and polish them with a dry cloth.” She later remarked on “how shiny” the cutlery appeared post-cleaning.
But what’s the secret behind its effectiveness? It all boils down to a chemical reaction between the vinegar and baking soda, with the aluminium foil serving as a conductor that transfers electrons to the tarnished silver, stripping it away and revealing a gleaming surface.
This nifty trick means you can skip the hassle of hunting for new cutlery to match your beloved set. In the comments section, users were wowed by the transformation of the cutlery, with remarks such as: “Wow, love that! Saving this.”
Are you tempted to try out this cleaning hack for yourself? Let us know in the comments…
