Cleaning tarnished copper pans can be quite the hassle and make you want to just give it all up a buy some new ones. Sometimes ketchup, lemons and traditional copper cleaners will do the trick, but other times we need to use tons of good ole’ fashioned elbow grease to get the job done.
The easiest way we’ve ever seen someone clean copper — in less than minute, even — is YouTube lifehacker Dave Hax. Hax recommends using white wine vinegar, table salt and a Scotch-Brite sponge. The salt and vinegar combine to dissolve the rust-like film on your pans (also called copper oxide), but we like it because it’s a great homemade alternative to all other copper cleaners out there.
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