Shiny copper pots for the holidays.
Maybe you use your copper pots every day, as I do, or you like to have them sparkle for the holidays.
There is a painless and quick way to make them shine.
All you need is CLR (available in every hardware store)
coarse salt, a lemon, a sponge and gloves.
coarse salt, a lemon, a sponge and gloves.
No need to scrub,
just glide a corner of your CLR soaked sponge over pot.
Dip a lemon, cut in half, into coarse salt
and rub a little over tough spots.
Let rest a minute.
Wash with soap and water.
Dry immediately or it leaves streaks.
I use my copper pots every day.
They hang from bicycle hooks.
More friendly than metal hooks.
Unlike copper polish,
CLR rinses clean and does not leave a residue.
CLR rinses clean and does not leave a residue.
(CLR meets U.S. EPA Safer Product Standards).
Have a great week and stay safe.
Gina
This is a good tip, Gina. I have used just lemon and salt and it doesn't do quite as good a job as I like. I'll try your method next!
ReplyDeleteDear Lorrie,
ReplyDeleteI think that you will be pleased to see how well CLR works. And, unlike copper cleaners, CLR does not leave a residue
CLR is quite a useful thing to keep close by - I use it for the shower tile and glass doors - you are right Gina it really does rinse clean. A friend who had a hardware shop told me about it years ago.
ReplyDeleteOh your copper - always so beautiful - I remember it well. Jasmin told me last year she would like copper pans - but after seeing how costly they are decided on stainless steel! Maybe later in life she'll get some copper!
Thinking of you - see you may have snow Thursday so take care outside with Sadie if slippery!
Hugs - Mary & Bob xx
Dear Mary,
DeleteYou can never have too many pots. Stainless steel is a perfect idea to put into Jasmin's treasure chest. I still use mine which I purchased almost 60 years ago. They come in handy when you're cooking for a large crowd. Steel lined copper pots can be had on sale at Williams Sanoma early in the year. They come from France and I think they are still the best.
We had a little snow during the night. I'm hoping for more .
Dear Gina - how lovely your copper pans look especially against that lovely backdrop showing your tiles and lovely terracotta walls.
ReplyDeleteI don't know whether or not we have CLR here, it is not something that I have ever heard of.
I have just looked it up and see that it is a lime scale remover. We do have sprays for getting rid of that so perhaps ours is a similar product to your CLR.
Dear Rosemary,
ReplyDeleteThat would be interesting. I love CLR. Not just for cleaning copper pots but also for glass and crystal flower vases,
and especially in the bathroom. It only takes a little bit to get the job done.