Copper Cloth

[Nikki]

Hi all,

Was thinking about cleaning products. I make my own using baking powder and such, but just came across a copper cleaning cloth on the 'Net. I was thinking that I would prefer such a product, even to my homemade eco-friendly cleaning ones, because it means less stuff to buy (that was manufactured).

I found one that is 100% recyclable.

Anyone use one of these? How effective are they, do they really not scratch stainless steel, etc?

[Shirley]

I haven't heard of these - do you have a link??

[the.fee.fairy]

Do they work in the same way as the silver ones?
I've got a silver cloth that i've had for years. Its microfibre and impregnated with something. They don't say what. (they might do now, after the legislation). It's lasted well and does a fair job. It better than brasso or stuff like that because it doesn't smell and cover your hands in stuff.

[Nikki]

Fourth item down:
http://www.spiritofnature.co.uk/acatalog/kitchen.html

Can't find them elsewhere.

[the.fee.fairy]

aaah, cloths made of copper!

nope, never tried them...

[Shirley]

I'd like to give one a try! I use e-cloths at the moment and I do like them.

[ohareward]

We used to be able to buy something similar, but they were made of wirewool, brass or stainless steel. They were more of a pad than a flat cloth. The brass ones were never popular as they left brass marks on what ever you were cleaning. The wirewool ones were also impregnated with a type of soap to make it easier, but they went rusty after a time. Stainless were the best. In the army we had cloths that we used to clean our brass that had the cleaning agent in it.

Robin

[Nikki]

These don't seem to be impregnated with any detergent, which is another thing that attracts me to them.

I remember wire wool pads with soap in them from my childhood.

[pskipper]

You could always use Loofahs which won't scratch non-stick. I bought some seeds this year but they didn't germinate

[Shirley]

good point about the loofahs - I bought one and it worked quite well... found some seeds inside too but dunno where they disappeared to.

[Nikki]

You could always use Loofahs which won't scratch non-stick. I bought some seeds this year but they didn't germinate

A whole different product to research! Right now just wondering about copper cloths.

[possum]

We used to be able to buy something similar, but they were made of wirewool, brass or stainless steel. They were more of a pad than a flat cloth.

brillo pads!

[possum]

You could always use Loofahs which won't scratch non-stick. I bought some seeds this year but they didn't germinate

A whole different product to research! Right now just wondering about copper cloths.

I tried growing one once, didn't work either. I might give it another go though, different climate and all that.

[pskipper]

I tried growing one once, didn't work either. I might give it another go though, different climate and all that.

Quite excited, one of them germinated :) Will just have to see whether it grows/survives!