Even if not used for a long time and left somewhere on the bottom of the cupboard, you beloved cutlery may darken, become spotty and its general appearance might be ruined. With the usage even of an expensive and well promoted dishwasher detergent, in some cases remarkable results could not be achieved. In such cases it is always useful to have some nice tricks to get out of the sleeve.

The best way to clean your old cutlery and utensils is by using a proper dishwasher detergent and some vinegar.

When the time passes especially if left unused, your cutlery may get unappropriated and old-looking appearance. This doesn’t always mean that it is dirty, however in order to bring back its shiny look, some easily tricks can be used. Here are some ideas that might help:

Step one:

Fill in half a jar with vinegar or a detergent used for a washing machine, dissolved in water. You should soak in the forks, knives and spoons, and leave them for the overnight. You should keep in mind that in this case a detergent for the washing machine must be used and not just a simple dish-washing liquid, as the washing machine chemicals are definitely stronger and apparently a better result would be achieved.

Step two:

Put on some rubber gloves in order to prevent your skin. In a small utensil you should liquefy washing machine detergent with a bit of a water, until a mash substance is received. Rub the mash on the pots and pans – from in and outside. Once this is done, you must leave the utensils soak for the whole night and wash them with water the day after. You will be amazed of the final result and the shininess of your old pans, forks and knifes. There would be not even a single dirty spot notes once you have completed this step.

The “soaking in detergent mash” method is extremely useful and gives great results also on cleaning hardly cleanable particles, such as the container of your juicer, which is quite ridged and even with the usage of a small brush it is hard to be cleaned properly.

For those of you who are having certain concerns when eating in public places, such as restaurants, pubs and etc. the secretes of the vinegar might be also of a big use. You can take in your purse just in case a small bottle, filled with half water and half vinegar liquid. Before eating you can just respray the cutlery with the solution and afterwards to wipe it carefully with a napkin. This will give you the peace of mind that the fork or spoon given are much cleaner and disinfected!

Bon appetti!