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Copper bottom saucepans
Posted by Josie
Copper bottom saucepans November 22, 2004 12:12AM |
Jennifer
Re: Copper bottom saucepans November 22, 2004 12:32AM |
To be honest, I just don't bother (I've got three). Life's too short and mine don't hang from the ceiling for all to see. Having said that, I do tend to be a tidy cook, so they never seem to get very dirty - nothing a "Goldilocks" scrub won't fix. Every now and again I've been surprised by how all the black stuff falls off when you've accidentally overheated the pot on the element (boiled dry, etc) - this method possibly does unrealised damage to the pot but certainly gets them clean!
Re: Copper bottom saucepans November 22, 2004 12:38AM |
Re: Copper bottom saucepans November 22, 2004 02:10AM |
Re: Copper bottom saucepans November 22, 2004 02:17AM |
Re: Copper bottom saucepans November 22, 2004 05:03AM |
Re: Copper bottom saucepans November 22, 2004 07:38AM |
I've got a round brass kitchen sink. I planned on changing it when I bought my house, but never quite got there. Its a bit of a curse sometimes with a large roasting pan - the square peg into a round hole idea!.
Brasso cleans it really well, as it would copper bottomed pots. I have copper bottomed pots but like Jennifer, I long ago gave up trying to keep them shiny.
On the sink I usually use salt and vinegar - doesnt clean quite as well as Brasso, but a heck of a lot cheaper.
Paula
Brasso cleans it really well, as it would copper bottomed pots. I have copper bottomed pots but like Jennifer, I long ago gave up trying to keep them shiny.
On the sink I usually use salt and vinegar - doesnt clean quite as well as Brasso, but a heck of a lot cheaper.
Paula
Re: Copper bottom saucepans November 22, 2004 09:15AM |
Re: Copper bottom saucepans November 22, 2004 09:34AM |
Raewyn G
Re: Copper bottom saucepans November 22, 2004 11:06AM |
My dear old Mum had the cleanest copper bottom saucepans you ever did see. She always had a small container of homemade cleaner in the cupboard and she cleaned them after every use. They were shinier than the stainless steel.
Equal quantities of flour and salt. Mixed with enough vinegar (She used malt) to make a paste. She would rub it on with a cloth, and then wash off and rinse in very hot water.
If you try to mix baking soda and vinegar together it will bubble up. It is great for cleaning sluggish plug holes and waste pipes. Do mine every couple of months. Put a good tablespoon of B.Soda down the plug hole and then pour some vinegar down. When it has finished bubbling and fizzing, pour some freshly boiled water down behind it. Clean, Clean, Clean!!!!!!!
Hope this is helpful
Raewyn
Equal quantities of flour and salt. Mixed with enough vinegar (She used malt) to make a paste. She would rub it on with a cloth, and then wash off and rinse in very hot water.
If you try to mix baking soda and vinegar together it will bubble up. It is great for cleaning sluggish plug holes and waste pipes. Do mine every couple of months. Put a good tablespoon of B.Soda down the plug hole and then pour some vinegar down. When it has finished bubbling and fizzing, pour some freshly boiled water down behind it. Clean, Clean, Clean!!!!!!!
Hope this is helpful
Raewyn
Re: Copper bottom saucepans November 23, 2004 01:32AM |
Re: Copper bottom saucepans November 23, 2004 05:37AM |
Raewyn G
Re: Copper bottom saucepans November 23, 2004 07:23AM |
Re: Copper bottom saucepans November 24, 2004 03:00AM |
Re: Copper bottom saucepans November 24, 2004 03:45AM |
Ours are all copper, not just the bottoms, and they hang up, so they get cleaned with Polaris cleaner, every time they're washed. They are a joy to behold! The cleaner is available in all supermarkets, Mitre Ten and so on. It lasts for ages. It's the only thing that takes the 'blueing' (like petrol on a wet road) off the gas hobs in the commercial kitchen where we make our mustard.
Stephanie
Stephanie
Re: Copper bottom saucepans November 24, 2004 10:04AM |
In reply to Raewyn G - I totally endorse the baking soda and vinegar for sluggish plug holes. I regularly treat my shower to this, and have tonight (after cleaning blasted said brass sink) done the same with baking soda and vinegar followed by boiling water. Its now flowing freely again.
Cheers
Paula
Cheers
Paula
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