HOW DO YOU KNOW IF IT'S SILVER?

Genuine silver should always be stamped with the fineness stamp 830 and the manufacturer's responsibility stamp. The state control stamp "Kattfoten" and the Silver Stamp S are no longer mandatory and most manufacturers refrain from having their cutlery stamped by the state assay office due to the now high fee.

SILVER AND NICKEL SILVER ARE AFFECTED BY CERTAIN SUBSTANCES

Avoid using silver for fish and egg dishes, as well as salmon with gravlax sauce. If this does happen, rinse the cutlery thoroughly immediately afterwards. Sulfur in the air can damage and discolor silver, so after some time in the cupboard you may find your cutlery dark in color.

Something you should never do is use rubber bands around your silver, the sulfur in the rubber corrodes dark marks on the silver that are difficult to remove.

SILVERWARE IS DISHWASHERABLE

Silverware can be washed in the dishwasher, but make sure that the cutlery is not packed too tightly and that there are no food residues with eggs in the machine, such as mayonnaise or bearnaise sauce.

Silver cutlery should not be placed together with steel cutlery as unnecessary scratches may occur. Silverware should not be soaked to be washed later.

Note: We do not recommend using detergent tablets with a transparent gelatin-like coating when washing silver, as the coating causes the silver to oxidize/blacken. Use powdered detergent instead.

Our Norwegian supplier TH Marthinsen recommends SUN dishwasher detergent, but other types will probably work well too.

YOUR SILVERWARE DESERVES TO BE STORED WELL

We recommend that you store your silverware in cutlery wraps, which is the cheapest and best. A casket is also a good storage option, but a bit more expensive and unwieldy. Never use rubber bands near silverware, for example to tie around cutlery wraps or plastic bags in which you store your silverware.

The silver is attacked by sulfur from the rubber cord that penetrates storage bags.

For long-term storage, you can advantageously put the cutlery wrap with silver cutlery in a plastic bag that you close with a clip.

It is sulfur, pollutants in the air and UV radiation that cause silver cutlery to darken over time. The plastic bag protects against air penetration.

SILVER IS EASY TO POLISH!

When you need to polish your silver, there are various silver polishes that make the job very easy. One tip from us is to use your silver cutlery often so it doesn't need to be polished as often.

If you need help polishing your silver cutlery, it might be a good idea to talk to your local goldsmith who can probably both repair and remove scratches from your cutlery in connection with the refresh.