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Step 1
Clean and polish copper clad pots. Copper pots must be cleaned after cooking.
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Step 2
Clean copper between polishing, using a lemon sliced in half. Add salt to the lemon and rub it on the copper. Rinse well with warm water. Dry thoroughly to avoid water spots.
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Step 3
Use tomato juice as another natural cleaner. Apply evenly to copper bottoms and let stand for a few minutes. Rinse with hot water and dry well to avoid water spots.
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Step 4
Use a steel wool pad, if necessary. The steel wool will get rid of stains and baked on foods, and will make your pots shine between polishing. Wet the copper and the steel wool. Clean the copper in gentle circular motions. Rinse well and dry. Use a light touch with steel wool pads, or you may remove some copper from the pots.
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Step 1
Polish copper pots once a week. In reality, most people polish their copper every six to eight weeks. Polish comes in paste or liquid, much as silver polish does. The paste type of polish may have fine abrasives to clean the copper bottoms as it shines. Both types of polish remove tarnish and add a layer of protection safe for cooking. Use the polish on the stainless parts of the pots as well.
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Step 2
Wet the outside of the pot and apply the polish with the applicator, or according to the directions.
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Step 3
Rub the polish in well, then rinse with very warm water. Rinse again.
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Step 4
Dry the whole pot immediately to avoid any water spots; you will probably need at least 2 towels when doing a whole set.
