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How to Clean Copper Pots the Easy Natural Way with Vinegar and Salt

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March 17, 2014 By Katelyn Fagan 49 Comments

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My very own mother taught me today’s cleaning hack – how to clean copper pots with vinegar and salt.

clean copper pots with vinegar and salt and have them shiny like they were brand new again! | whatsupfagans.com

My mother always kept a water bottle of white vinegar next to the sink so she could easily clean her copper pots quickly and easily after each use. Unfortunately, I once accidentally took a swig from that water bottle full of vinegar, thinking it was just water, and was seriously surprised and disgusted! Bleh!

How glad I am that vinegar is a natural product as well as a strong cleaning agent. It works great to clean copper pots and make them shine like new but won’t cause you any harm, other than to your sense of smell. Bonus: vinegar and salt are cheap.

How to Clean Copper Pots with Vinegar

Materials Needed to Clean Copper Pots

To clean copper-bottomed pots and get them shining like new again grab the following:

  • Salt
  • White Vinegar
  • Scour Pad
  • Dirty Copper Pots

How to clean copper pots bottoms with vinegar and salt. So easy! | whatsupfagans.comInstructions for Cleaning Copper Pots with Vinegar

Step #1 – Sprinkle salt onto the bottom of your pans.

How to use salt to clean copper pots bottoms and get them shining like new.

Step #2 –Pour or spray your white vinegar on the salt.

How to clean copper pots with vinegar

Step #3 – It will change color! It’s working!

How to clean copper bottoms with vinegar and salt

Step #4 – Now take your scour pad and rub that vinegar around and into that salt.

How to get copper pots to shine like newStep #5 – Add more vinegar and salt as needed and continue to scrub. And that’s it! Your pots will be shiny and brighter then ever before! Here’s a video I put together showing you how:


It really works!

Seriously! It’s that easy!

Apparently, you can also clean copper pots with ketchup (since it has vinegar in it)! Check out my tutorial with ketchup! Another great product that works to clean copper pots is Bar Keepers Friend. That stuff is great!How to get copper pots bottoms shining like newNow go clean those copper pots!


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Comments

  1. Hezzi-D says

    March 22, 2014 at 9:39 PM

    WOW! This is great. While I don’t have this type of pans, my parents do and they look horrible! I need to use this trick.

    Reply
  2. momstheword says

    March 31, 2014 at 2:02 AM

    Wow, that’s pretty amazing! I love how it looks so pretty and shiny! I have heard of cleaning with vinegar and baking soda but now vinegar and salt! Cool. Thanks for linking up to Making Your Home Sing Monday!

    Reply
  3. Darlene Dean says

    June 11, 2014 at 11:05 PM

    the copper on pans I always use ketchup. minimal scrubbing. leave it on and wipe off. if it all didn’t come off then do a second try.

    Reply
  4. Susannah says

    March 20, 2015 at 12:16 PM

    I use lemons, salt and a soft cloth.

    Reply
    • Katelyn Fagan says

      March 20, 2015 at 12:26 PM

      Must be the acidity that does the trick! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  5. Nina Lewis says

    April 14, 2015 at 11:35 AM

    I just saw this idea on Pinterest! I can’t wait to use your idea. (It’s fun to see that you graduated at BYU! I work there. I manage two computer labs for the McKay School of Education…)

    Reply
    • Katelyn Fagan says

      April 14, 2015 at 11:39 AM

      Great to hear from a fellow BYU person. 🙂 And I will be demoing this tonight for our Relief Society meeting.

      Reply
      • Wanita says

        April 15, 2016 at 6:47 PM

        Super jazzed about getting that knwo-how.

        Reply
  6. Madison Brown says

    July 2, 2015 at 11:56 PM

    THANK YOU!!! I have antique revere ware that I’ve collected from thrift stores and they need a good cleaning. This is perfect! Thank you so much!

    Reply
    • Katelyn Fagan says

      July 8, 2015 at 2:35 PM

      You are welcome!! I hope it works awesome for you!

      Reply
      • Laurie says

        August 2, 2015 at 11:42 AM

        Revere ware can be cleaned using ketchup or tomato sauce, too.

        Reply
  7. Julia G. says

    December 21, 2015 at 12:19 PM

    Just a little warning, be careful with this. I tried this last night on a tiny copper dipped revere ware pot and with very gentle scrubbing it started to take the copper right off and show through to the silver part of the pot. Maybe only use on thick copper coatings!

    Reply
  8. Bobbie says

    May 6, 2016 at 6:56 AM

    Tried this it works. But I have copper bottoms that have baked on gunk. Can I get it off without ruining the pan?

    Reply
  9. Suzanne says

    July 27, 2016 at 9:49 PM

    Wow, I just tried the vinegar & salt on the copper bottoms of 2 pans that belonged to my mom….they are well over 40 years old. They look like new! I try a lot of these cleaning “hacks” only to be disappointed, but this one works in minutes! Thanks for the tip!

    Reply
    • Katelyn Fagan says

      August 5, 2016 at 12:52 PM

      Yeah!! So great to hear!

      Reply
  10. Carolyn Klein says

    January 2, 2018 at 7:03 AM

    Does salt & vinegar clean brass? If not,what works to really get a shine. Brasso does not work any more & neìther do lemons or catsup.

    Reply

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