Rust On Cookie Cutters

Decorating By Lenette Updated 21 Jul 2006 , 9:03pm by Doug

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Lenette Posted 21 Jul 2006 , 7:36pm
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Ho wdo I remove rust on my tin cookie cutters? Also, some of my copper ones have tarnished, does that affect the cookies? TIA!

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Doug Posted 21 Jul 2006 , 7:45pm
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tin: use steel wool if only lightly rusted and buff until shiny. light coat of cooking oil to seal and help prevent rust.

cooper: tarnish just looks ugly but can be removed w/ steel wool as well. again, veg. oil as coating.

(veg oil applied as lightly as possible)

always wash and dry and reoil asap.

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Lenette Posted 21 Jul 2006 , 8:26pm
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Thanks Doug, will do! icon_smile.gif

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butterflyjuju Posted 21 Jul 2006 , 8:56pm
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How about stainless steel ones that are rusted? Any ideas on that or should they be tossed?

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Doug Posted 21 Jul 2006 , 9:03pm
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that they aren't truly stainless.

if steel wool doesn't get it...try emery cloth

if that doesn't do it, the finest grit sandpaper (usually a wet/dry paper) use for sanding metal when doing body work on a car.

if that doesn't do it...a coarser grit of bodywork sand paper.

and keep increasing coarseness until it works

once have it off, reverse the order of the mateirals use until back to steel wool for a very smooth poished finish.

often stainless isn't rusted but actually "pitted" and that's almost impossible to remove.
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other than tasting terrible...rust isn't poisonous or dietary problem -- EXCEPT for those with a medical condition that causes the body to store excessive amounts of iron -- the metal in rust.

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