I bought a really nice copper bowl years ago at a store called "Illuminations". It is for holding floating candles but I have used it for various centerpieces. For the past few years it has been on my patio and has tarnished from the weather. Copper cleaning chemicals can be a little pricey, messy, and well they are chemicals. So I researched a more natural approach. There was a lot of options, but I choose to go with lemon and salt, two items I had around the house.
Yea it really is just those two ingredients and it works! Cut a lemon in half and sprinkle some salt on the cut part. The salt basically acts as a scrubbing agent. Rub a thin layer all over the entire surface. This will allow the areas you are not working on to soak and it will make your work much easier.
Here is my bowl after the lemon juice has soaked for a few minutes. You can see spots already coming through bright and shiny. Then start working the lemon in a circular scrubbing motion over and area until it is shiny.
Simply rinse clean with water and voila! I was shocked how fast and easy this was. I am sure all of you with copper cookware will be happy to use this much easier and environmentally safe method.
