Customer reviews for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate : Used by museums, self-acting cleaning plate easily removes tarnish from silver, sterling silver, copper, bronze, gold, stainless steel, chrome, quality brass, and more. Nontoxic and easy to use. Plate lasts indefinitely with simple care. 8"L x 6"W. Please read instructions properly before use. In addition to this electrolytic cleaning plate, it is required to dissolve 4 tablespoons of arm and hammer baking soda or Calgon liquid water softener in one gallon of hot water to begin the cleaning process. CHEFS signature collection of professional-grade kitchen tools, cookware, bakeware, dinnerware and more, is available only at CHEFS Catalog. You will love the selection -- meticulously crafted and tested to delight the most discerning cook, these tools deliver exceptional quality, performance and durability in the kitchen.
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18 out of 25(72%)customers recommend this product.
Customer reviews for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
Review 1 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
23amherst
fromSavannah, GA, USA
Gender:Male
My Cooking Level:Intermediate
This product does a good job if used as directed. The Catalog blurb is, however, very misleading. The product requires Arm & Hammer WASHING Soda not Baking Soda to work. If you use Baking Soda nothing will happen.
Heavily tarnished items will require two or three applications, but they will eventually get clean. Lightly tarnished items clean quickly (30 seconds or so).
Over all an excellent product as long as it is used correctly.
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Review 2 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
Anonymous
fromTraverse City, MI, USA
Gender:Female
My Cooking Level:Advanced
When I'm in the Kitchen, I become: Cooking Enthusiast
I tend to cook meals that are:Healthy
I love shiny silver but polishing takes a long time and the smell of silver polish really bothers my husband.
This is fantastic!
I hope it continues to work this well for a long time. I wish I had bought one years ago.
This is fantastic!
I hope it continues to work this well for a long time. I wish I had bought one years ago.
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Review 3 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
Kimberly13
fromSeattle, WA, USA
Gender:Female
My Cooking Level:Intermediate
When I'm in the Kitchen, I become: Kitchen Mad Scientist
I tend to cook meals that are:Healthy
Cooking Idol/Inspiration:Friend
Even though I'm scrupulous about keeping my jewelry cleaned and stored in anti-tarnish boxes, after awhile they lose some luster. This plate restores them to mirror-bright storeroom shine. I'm stunned and delighted how nicely this works. I'm recommending this to everybody!
TIPS: Work in small batches, just 1 tsp. A&H Super Washing Soda to 11 oz hot tap water. To keep the water hot, preheat the plate by running it under hot water. After soaking the item a minute or two, brush it with a soft toothbrush and rinse in warm water, dry with soft towel. For kicks, wash one of each of several pairs earrings in a separate batch, so you can compare and admire the difference. Very good with heavily tarnished silver chains, excellent with rings you thought you were keeping clean. Brings it back to jewelry store sparkle.
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Review 4 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
My daughter somehow ruined the finish on two of my stainless pots last year. I've been trying to restore it ever since, with stainless polish, elbow grease, you name it. After treatment with this cleaning plate and washing soda, they look much better!
While I had the solution going (boiling water and washing soda in a stainless sink), I thought I'd get out some small, terribly tarnished silver pieces and give them a dunk. They look fantastic! 30 seconds and a good polishing with a soft cloth and they look like new.
I definitely recommend this product. It does exactly what it says it does - IF you follow the directions!
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Review 5 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
Anonymous
fromChicago, IL
This is AWESOME. My mother use to always clean my sterling for me (it's a chore I hate, I'd rather hide the stuff than clean it). I saw this and thought, why not give it a try. It TOTALLY works! What use to take my mother HOURS, took her and I a total of 30 minutes (I have a lot of sterling pieces). One caveat, you need a special cleaning solution, so don't think you can use it the day you get it, unless you can hunt down the required cleaner. Even with this hiccup, I give it 5 stars.
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Review 6 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
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Worst thing I ever purchased
PostedNovember 26, 2012
What2
fromLouisiana
Gender:Male
My Cooking Level:Expert
When I'm in the Kitchen, I become: Cooking Enthusiast
I tend to cook meals that are:Healthy
Cooking Idol/Inspiration:Friend
It does not work. Not even a little. Water alone works better. I followed all guidelines. Garbage. Do not ever think about this product. I cannot believe you are even selling it.
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Review 7 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
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cleans very fast
PostedMarch 12, 2012
phillygirl101
fromphiladelphia,
Gender:Female
My Cooking Level:Advanced
When I'm in the Kitchen, I become: Crowd Pleaser
i had lots of old silverware passed down from when i first maried. as they were dull from years of use, i saw this plate in chefs book and bought one plate. glad i did, it works as promised. silverware looks like the day i received them
My Favorite Brandchefs, le crueset, lodge, cuisanart,wellness mats
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Review 8 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
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Do not know yet
PostedJanuary 14, 2012
Cinne
fromErie, PA, USA
Gender:Female
My Cooking Level:Intermediate
When I'm in the Kitchen, I become: Kitchen Mad Scientist
It would have been helpful to know that additional products would be necessary for item to work.
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Review 9 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
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does not work
PostedNovember 8, 2011
ruthbob
fromNew York, NY
Gender:Female
My Cooking Level:Advanced
I tried it with silver plate, heavily tarnished and lightly tarnished. It did not work for either. Also tried with bronze candlestick. Did not work.
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Review 10 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
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best puchase evere
PostedOctober 5, 2011
mosey
fromn.j.
as opposed to keeping "silver polish" in cabinet,this is neat,easy and does THE JOB!
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Review 11 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
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Amazing
PostedJanuary 17, 2011
karenl
fromTacoma, Washington
This little plate works exactly as shown in the pictute. It is so amazing it's like magic.
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Review 12 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
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Silver cleaner
PostedJanuary 3, 2011
Hotlips
fromSavannah, GA
Does an excellent job. Information confusing. Mentions baking soda once and washing soda in another spot. Bicarbonate didn't work, NaCO3 works.
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Review 13 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
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works somewhat
PostedDecember 30, 2010
harriedhausfrau
fromChicago IL
OK for small numbers of items that are only slightly tarnished. Actually not as fast or as thorough as normal silver polish on larger or heavily tarnished items.
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Review 14 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
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Excellent Product!
PostedDecember 14, 2010
Tobyo
fromCambridge, Maryland
Directions for use: clear and direct
Results: for lightly tarnished items, this is an easy, quick method to brighten silver.
For heavy tarnish: soak twice and be sure to keep solution at proper temperature - hot.
Smaller round plate - to be used for small items
This is a BEST BUY.
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Review 15 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
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Can't recommend
PostedDecember 13, 2010
MeMaw5
fromMetairie
After trying this on several pieces of silverware and some old silverplate, there was no noticeable difference in the amount of tarnish on the items. The only thing that removed the tarnish was good old-fashioned elbow grease with cream silver polish.
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Review 16 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
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Certainly doesn't work like the picture implies!
PostedNovember 30, 2010
I'm going to try again with hotter water and more soda - but my first attempt with a piece similar to the picture did NOT give those results at all. Some tarnish came off with vigorous rubbing but I'm inclined to think it was about the same amount that would have come off in just a warm water bath and vigorous rubbing. Also a warning - you have to use this in a non-metal container so if you have a stainless steel sink consider that - you'll need a plastic tub or will have to use the bath tub.
The directions also call for "washing soda" which I am assuming is baking soda, but I might be getting that wrong to and that might be contributing to the poor performance.
If you think you are just going to dip your silver in and "presto!" you will be disappointed like me.
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Review 17 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
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It Actually Works
PostedNovember 15, 2010
Ranger62
fromNH
Just as you see in the picture, it works quickly. Heavily tarnished objects leave a black residue which rubs off easily. It gets at the impossible crevasses.
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Review 18 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
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Wish the cleaning was longer-lasting
PostedOctober 25, 2010
panamanorth
fromPanama City, FL
Cleaning plate does clean copper faster than polish, however, heavily tarnished pieces require longer soaking with additional solution.
Dark stains still require use of copper polish.
Not long lasting. Some pieces remain tarnish-free only for one week and then require another treatment.
Dark stains still require use of copper polish.
Not long lasting. Some pieces remain tarnish-free only for one week and then require another treatment.
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Review 19 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
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Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
PostedAugust 24, 2010
brandyfromLI
fromLong Island
The new Electrolytic Cleaning Plate is really a dream come true. I have an old set of silver that had not been cleaned in many years. I used the new Electrolytic Cleaning Plate and now I have clean silver!
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Review 20 for CHEFS Electrolytic Cleaning Plate
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Not much help
PostedJuly 5, 2010
average
fromAkron, OH
I discovered that this product does not clean copper very well or very quickly. I had to "fine tune" the cleaning with another copper polish. I even called customer service to make sure I was following the directions accurately.
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