How to Clean Gold-Plated Eating Utensils
Gold-plated eating utensils are a beautiful addition to any formal or classic dining set. Though initially vibrant, gold-plated utensils can tarnish and will require cleaning once a season. While you'll find many chemical gold cleaners on the market, the best option for cleaning your gold-plated eating utensils is to use a homemade gold cleaner that avoids harsh chemicals, which may damage your utensils, and restores the luster to your utensils with minimal cost and labor. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Fill a medium-sized glass bowl 3/4 full with warm water. Make sure the water is warm to the touch, but not scalding.
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Add 1 tbsp. of gentle dish soap to the water and mix.
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Fill a second glass bowl with room temperature water and set it aside.
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Put on a pair of cleaning gloves. Rubber gloves that are used for kitchen cleaning work well, but make sure that the gloves are new or cleaned. You don't want any chemicals that are on the gloves to mix with the cleaning solution; therefore, using new gloves is the best option.
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Add 1 tsp. of ammonia to the bowl containing the water and soap solution and mix the ammonia with the solution using a cooking spoon or your gloved hand.
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Put four or five utensils into the bowl with the ammonia solution. Depending on the size of your bowl, you should be able to fit that many utensils without crowding the bowl. Allow the utensils to rest in the solution for 20 minutes.
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Remove the utensils from the solution and immediately put them into the second bowl with the room temperature water. If you still see a buildup of residue, lightly brush the utensils with a toothbrush. Then gently rinse the utensils off in the second bowl by moving them back and forth in the water.
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Take the utensils out of the second bowl one at a time and dry them with a clean cotton towel. Do not let them air dry, as they may dry with water spots.
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Repeat the cleaning process with the rest of the utensils.
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