How to maintain copper pans and pots – Vinegar and salt #5/39

What you need:

• Vinegar
• Salt
• Toothbrush
• Steel wool sponge

Procedure:

1. Soak steel wool sponge in vinegar and poor over with kitchen salt
2. Use steel wool sponge to clean pan applying a little pressure
3. Use toothbrush to clean hard to get to spots
4. You are done. Super easy

Important observations:

Copper is highly toxic. Prehistorically when people did not know that they died from eating food cooked in copper pans and pots. This is why all copper pans and pots today are required to be lined with stainless steel or tin. I do not recommend buying copper pans and pots for that reason, but they do look beautiful although IMO toxic materials should not be used in a kitchen. Avoid drying the copper on your pots and pans with the kitchen towel as this is a way to transfer toxic copper particles to your other stuff that you eat from or with.