17 Reviews of Cleaning Silver

From: Sheri-BDB

On Feb 20, 2006

This really worked like a charm. As you can tell in the pictures I submitted that my silver was in need of a miracle worker, but yet in the after picture they look lots better. It did take some scrubing and buffing in the end as I had some intricate areas to clean. Thanks a whole bunch DoryJean54....

From: Krsi Sue

On Feb 13, 2006

My champagne flutes were badly tarnished. I tried this & wow! What a difference. There is a slight bad egg smell due to the chemical reactions, but nothing overwhelming. Being impatient & wanting to see results quicker, I took the tinfoil & rubbed it on the metal & my impatience was rewarded. Great recipe to sparkle up my silver. Thank you - -I will use again and again.

From: Foggy Kitchen

On May 23, 2007

I've used this exact same recipe for long time and find it the easiest method ever. The water must be HOT, and soaking time depends on the amount of tarnish.

From: Charishma Ramchandani

On Feb 11, 2006

Yes, this does work like magic! I use only this recipe now to clean all my silver and wow, they sparkle like they are brand new! An amazing recipe this is; you won't need any other once you get hooked onto this and the grime and dirt kicked out forever!

From: stormylee

On Mar 13, 2006

Brilliant! I buffed the pieces gently with a soft cloth after rinsing and got some more grime out. My jewellery shines again!! Thanks for a great tip DoryJean!

From: FLYing4Me

On Mar 14, 2006

I had a few pieces of jewelry that I had not been able to wear in a very long time because they were tarnished quite badly. This method of cleaning works very well!!! After soaking for a few minutes I used an old soft toothbrush and gave it a little scrub. Awesome! Thanks Dory for this great little secret!

From: Jen T

On Apr 24, 2007

A real 'keeper' for me. My silver was clean in no time at all. I have a similar recipe but it doesn't have the salt in it. I think this worked even better. A tip I read somewhere was to add a little white vinegar to the rinse water to get an even better shine.

From: Roosie

On Dec 1, 2007

I found that the version of the recipe without salt and with more baking soda worked better. Salt is caustic to silver, so it seems like if baking soda works just as well (though it does have salt in it as well) it might be better to avoid pure salt.

From: padreaming

On Apr 15, 2006

Works well!

From: BurgundyS

On Mar 24, 2006

This works pretty well - it didn't get all the tarnish off my jewelry even with light scrubbing and rubbing with a cloth, but it looks a LOT better.