How to Clean and Care for Copper Cookware — seriouseats.com

With the price of copper as high as it is, the last thing you want to do is invest in expensive copper cookware only to mistreat it into disrepair. Treating it right is relatively easy, as long as you know a few key things. Here, I'll go over some important details when cooking with copper, as well as tips on how to clean it and when to have it fixed up by a professional. The main thing to keep in mind is that, aside from jam pots and a few other specialty pieces of equipment, all copper cookware is lined with another type of metal. That's because copper is reactive and, in large enough doses, toxic. An inert metal lining keeps the food from touching the copper. You will need to treat your pans differently depending on what kind of lining your copper pots and pans have.

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