Those gorgeous pots and pans will look brand-new again in no time—as long as you learn how to clean copper the right way There’s something about copper pots and pans that lures even novice cooks.

If you choose to polish your copper, Borman warns it will take some elbow grease to get it to a mirror-like finish. Borman says, "I polish hundreds of pieces of copper a year with a professional ...

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