Still unpacking boxes! :rolleyes:  And have found my grandparents silver cutlery, a silver bonbon dish and a silver tray, as it has been in storage for last 7 months it isn't looking its best.  Can I put it in the dishwasher to bring back the shine or will I have to go out and buy some silver dip/cleaner?

Jax :)

Hi Jax,

>Can I put it in the dishwasher to bring back the shine<

No, no, NEVER :D   I'm pretty sure ( with the emphasis on "pretty" ) there's something you can do with cream of tartar added to water and putting it in a foil tray which takes away any tarnish but then maybe it's bicarb of soda     Anyway - I KNOW it's not the dishwasher :P

Good luck - hopefully someone who isn't a sandwich short of a pic-nic in the cleaning department will be along soon ;)

Teri

Silverware and jewellery
To put the shine back into silverware with ease, make a solution of 1 cup of Soda Crystals to a pint of very hot water and soak for 5-15 minutes in a bowl lined with aluminium foil. The tarnish will simply melt away. Rinse off and buff. Soak delicate jewellery in a regular solution. Soft stones such as Opals should not be cleaned using
Soda Crystals.

source: http://www.sodacrystals.co.uk

I think you should make sure that it is solid silver first, not silver plate.  Also, don't soak knives with bone handles, as the handles will probably fall off.