Clean tarnished silver with aluminum foil baking soda and vinegar?

Margaret White
by Margaret White
  5 answers
  • Ana Bacallao Ana Bacallao on Aug 02, 2018

    Here's the recipe I have tried which works very well:


    Tarnished silver is no match for thisaluminum foil “recipe.” Bring one liter of water, one tablespoon of baking soda, and one piece ofaluminum foil to a boil. Drop silverware in the pot for 10 seconds (longer if it's very tarnished), then remove using kitchen tongs.Oct 19, 2017


    By the way, I have actually done it on my sink too by laying a piece of foil at the bottom and pouring the boiling water with baking soda over it and submerging my pieces into it.

  • Hi Margaret - This is one of the best all-natural silver cleaning methods I've used. Good luck! Hugs, Holly

    https://pinkfortitude.com/silver-utensils/

  • Liz Liz on Aug 03, 2018

    How much vinegar? Thank you

  • V Smith V Smith on Aug 03, 2018

    It is better for silverplated pieces to be cleaned with silver polish. When the tarnish moves from silver piece to Al foil it takes molecules of silver with it.

  • Ana Bacallao Ana Bacallao on Aug 03, 2018

    I did not use any vinegar.