Cleaning up tin
Oh, the magic of the soda bath.
copper care
Stuff I use: Wright’s copper cleaner
For serious tarnish, Wright’s is more effective — but also more abrasive — than Bistro.
Guest post: Removing the layers
I’d been watching this pan on eBay for over a month and what attracted me to it was the stamp
Maintenance: Rusty iron handles
The iron handles on early French pans can be susceptible to rust.
Maintenance: Metal polish for tarnish
I need to do something about the tarnish popping up on this lovely display piece.
How to tell a silver lining from tin
To my eye, a silver lining looks a lot like tin, and I thought it might be useful to be
Everyday cooking with vintage copper cookware
This is what I’ve learned about cooking with and cleaning up my vintage pots and pans.
Stuff I use: Bistro copper cleaner
In my experience, this is the best way to remove tarnish.
Salt, lemon, ketchup: Testing homemade copper cleaners
Can homemade recipes remove tarnish as well as a commercial cleaner?
Stuff I use: Renaissance wax
This is what I use to keep the iron handles of my pots and pans from rusting.
Stuff I use: Simichrome metal polish
Simichrome makes copper look gorgeous, but it’s a task that I reserve for display copper that I don’t use very
Cleaning carbonized gunk
If you’re going to own and use vintage tinned copper, you need to understand the value of baking soda in
Removing polymerized oils
Sometimes you get stuff on your copper that just won’t come off, and you have to get serious.