How Do You Maintain Copper Clad Pots?
Professional chefs love copper clad pots because they maintain an even temperature. Follow these steps to maintain them. Clean and polish copper clad pots. Copper pots must be cleaned after cooking. Clean copper between polishing, using a lemon sliced in half. Add salt to the lemon and rub it on the copper. Rinse well with warm water. Dry thoroughly to avoid water spots. Use tomato juice as another natural cleaner. Apply evenly to copper bottoms and let stand for a few minutes. Rinse with hot water and dry well to avoid water spots. Use a steel wool pad, if necessary. The steel wool will get rid of stains and baked on foods, and will make your pots shine between polishing. Wet the copper and the steel wool. Clean the copper in gentle circular motions. Rinse well and dry. Use a light touch with steel wool pads, or you may remove some copper from the pots. Polish copper pots once a week. In reality, most people polish their copper every six to eight weeks. Polish comes in paste or liquid
