How to Clean a Copper Chafing Dish

We put it to the test. A bottle of Heinz

Ketchup versus these badly oxidized,

copper chafing dishes.  

Several years ago my wife bought six vintage, copper plated chafing dishes. She picked them up for a song but the copper really needed cleaning. She tried a few copper cleaner type products but nothing worked very well. This year she searched the internet and found an amazingly easy way to bring tarnished copper plating back to life using something found in almost every refrigerator - Ketchup! We were simply astonished. 

All you have to do is spread the Ketchup (we used Heinz) on the copper, then
rinse it off. After that just wash, rinse again and dry immediately. It really is that easy. The Ketchup does its job almost instantly. We had large pans and covers so it took a minute or two to smear them up and then they were rinsed right away. Test a small spot first and then give it a try. Comment below to let others know how it worked for you. 

1. Squirt Ketchup

2. Spread Ketchup

3. Rinse, Wash and Rinse again

4. Dry Immediately

5. Before and After - Ketchup Wins!

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