How To Clean Silver

How to clean silver using a few household items:

You Will Need

A sheet of aluminum foil
Hot Water
Baking Soda
Table Salt
A Pan

1) Place a sheet of Aluminum foil on the bottom of any baking pan. Put your tarnished silver on the sheet. The silver must be touching the aluminum sheet.

2) Heat some water (enough to pour into the pan covering the silver). Add a small amount of salt.

3) Add a cup or two of fresh baking soda to the hot water (add baking soda before it gets to hot or your solution will bubble over).

4) Once dissolved and quite hot, pour this over the item – making sure contact is maintained between the item and the aluminum foil.

5) Watch the tarnish disappear.

6) Remove when water is cooler. Polish dry. It works well and is far less time consuming and expensive than using a silver or metal polish.