Wash in Warm Water

Wash the piece in warmnot hotsoapy water.

Use nothing more abrasive than youd use on thenon-stick coatingof a favorite skillet.

Take your time: slow and steady scrubbing is much better than harsh scrubbing.

Copper pot cleaned with cut lemon and salt

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Dry

Dry the piece completely with a clean, soft cloth.

Fortunately, theres still no need for harsh chemicals.

it’s possible for you to do the job using a few ingredients you probably already have at home.

Materials and tools to clean copper copper surfaces

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Gently squeeze the lemon to force more juice out and reapply salt to your cut lemon as needed.

Rinse

Rinse the copper cookware thoroughly with warm water.

Dry and Buff

Dry the piece witha soft cloth or towel.

Copper cup placed in bowl with warm soapy water

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The more you buff, the shinier the finish.

Copper cup scrubbed gently with white sponge in soapy water

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Copper cup dried with soft cloth

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Cutting board with cut lemons and bowls of salt with spoon full of salt

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Salt rubbed on lemon half above bowl of salt and cut lemons

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Cut lemon with salt scrubbed on bottom of copper pot

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Copper pot lid rinsed under running faucet

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Copper pot dried with microfiber cloth in front of sink

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