Bring Back the Brilliance of your real silverware.
Baking soda, aluminum foil, a shallow glass pan, and boiling water are all you need to begin removing tarnish from your silverware. The tarnish will magically transfer from the silver to the aluminum foil in a matter of minutes.

Simply line the bottom of a glass pan with aluminum foil. Make sure the shiny side of the foil is facing upwards. Place the tarnished silverware in the pan, and sprinkle a 1/2 cup of baking soda on top. Cover them with boiling water. The tarnish will fade from the silverware and attach to the foil.

Rinse the silverware in lukewarm water, and polish it to a brilliant shine with a lint-free soft cloth. Continue this process until all tarnished pieces of silverware look like new.

Another easy way to clean your Silverware

Here is another solution to removing tarnish. Silverware can be safely cleaned with salt and lemon. Cut the lemon in half, dip it in the salt and rub off all the tarnishing, bringing the silver up to a lovely shine.

The humble rhubarb will do the same; it must be the acid in these fruits that act on the stains and clean the metal. But however you approach cleaning silver, or indeed any other metal you wish to bring to a shine, always wear gloves.

As you can see, there is no need to buy harsh chemicals for removing tarnishing from silverware, and when you do get your precious items clean, use them often and share theiry beauty. Remember to store them correctly after use, and that tarnishing should stay away.

Storing your fine silverware.

Silver tarnishes so very easily, yet looks so wonderful when it sparkles with the right lustrous finish. The best way of dealing with tarnish on silverware is to try to prevent it happening in the first place. A good way to do this is to store it wrapped in cling-film, or cotton cloth such as an old pillow case or clean tee shirt. Exposure to light and air causes it to blacken, so if you can, keep it hidden away when you are not using it, it should stay untarnished.