Care & Maintenance

Manual Cleaning

• After used, each piece of cutlery should be washed as soon as possible to avoid a long contact with waste or food scraps.
• Use hot water, a light detergent and a soft sponge. Abrasive sponge or cloth are expressly discouraged, as it will irreversibly scratch the pieces.
• After washing, rinse and dry the flatware immediately with a soft cloth.

Dishwasher

Washing the items immediately after use is highly recommended, as well rinsing them before placing in the machine:

• Use only quality proven detergents.
• Do not load too many pieces of cutlery in the basket, in order to avoid as much a clash between the items during the washing cycles.
• Make sure that all knives are placed in the basket with the blades up and separated from the remaining pieces of cutlery.
• Spoons and forks should be also placed in the baskets with the handles facing down.
• Do not mix in the dishwasher, cutlery in stainless steel with items of other metals such as gold or silver.
• Once the dishwasher has completed the washing cycle, it’s strongly recommended that all the cutlery pieces be immediately removed and cleaned with a soft cloth, especially the knives.

Cutlery Finished in Gold, Silver, PVD, EPT and Glitter should be exclusively washed in the dishwasher machine. It is recommended temperatures not higher than 60° C for washing cutlery with or without finishes whenever detergents has more than 10% phosphates.

Storage

Herdmar cutlery should not be stored in humid places, to avoid the appearance of spots on the products.

Stains Removal

Stains on individual pieces on bright polished or brushed cutlery can be removed by placing the pieces immersed for more or less fifteen minutes in a hot water solution with citric acid. This solution should be prepared with a tablespoon of citric acid per liter of water. Citric acid may be bought at any fine pharmacies or grocery dealer.

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