On Jul 15, 9:24*am, Gary > wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
> > Ketchup! *from the following website (and also a recommendation by a maid
> > service):
>
> >http://www.realsimple.com/home-organ...-surprising-na...
>
> > Use ketchup to: Remove tarnish from copper and brass cookware. Squeeze
> > ketchup onto a cloth and rub it on pots and pans. They should go back to
> > their coppery color in minutes. Rinse with warm water and dry with a towel.
>
> > I don't like ketchup, but like a lot of people I do have a bottle of it.. *I
> > had no idea I could use it to clean my copper-clad Revere Ware. *Surprise!
>
> > Jill
>
> LOL!
> I have lots of Revereware with copper bottoms. Try the ketchup and report
> back. I'll bet it's a joke and won't work at all. *I used to scrub mine
> clean for a short while but finally gave up as it takes way more time than
> the average cook has.
>
> IMO, if you see shiny copper bottoms of pans hanging in a kitchen....that
> person never uses them or they hire someone to polish them each week.
>
> My Revereware pots and pans are black on the copper bottoms and they can
> stay that way as far as I'm concerned. They still work fine. *:-D *I'll use
> my ketchup for dogs & burgers.
>
> Gary

I have my grandpa's copper washtub (one of those oval things with
handles) - it has a lid, but the lid is zinc and ugly - I use the tub
as a decorative plant holder, putting a large potted plant inside -
don't actually put dirt in it, just use it as an outside container.

I polish it with Red Bear copper cleaner - works great - but because
it's such a large item, I put a buffer pad on my cordless drill and do
the polishing the easy way. :-) Works great.

N.