My bridal party bought me a beautiful set of pots and pans which they presented to me in a gift basket. However, the gift basket did not include any of the paperwork included in the box of cookware. So... I have a couple questions. 1. My fiancée used one of the pots before we realized you need to remove a coating on the copper. Now there are some ugly rainbow-type spots on the steel part of the pans. Can this be removed? 2. After realizing his mistake and reading the warning sticker on the other pieces, I discovered that they need to soak in baking soda and warm water for 20 minutes. My question is: Is it just the copper that needs to soak or the whole pot? Also, any other helpful advice would be greatly appreciated!
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Copper is often coated with lacquer or something like it to protect it until it gets to you. You might as well soak the whole pot in case it's all over. To clean the steel part where the stuff has cooked on, if the soaking won't do that, try nail polish remover. If that doesn't work, I'd scrub the heck out of it with a green scrubbie or some fine steel wool, but then I'm not choosy about my pots being shiny enough to see myself in. If you are, try something like very fine bronze wool, or Barkeeper's Friend. If you'd like the copper to stay bright, get some copper polish and use it regularly. Cooking will quickly darken it which is not a problem for function but doesn't look pretty if you hang the pots where they're visible
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