New teaspoons, developing bluish hue on spoon only

[TonyRPH]

We recently bought a new cutlery set (Viners brand) - but the teaspoons are developing a bluish hue.

The handles are fine, it's just the spoon part itself.

They've not been washed in a dishwasher (we don't have one) and neither have they been scoured with a pad - just washed in hot water with Fairy liquid and a foam squeegee thingy.

They are used to make tea and coffee.

Any idea why they'd develop this bluish hue?

[sherman]

Copper coming through a badly plated zinc coating?
I would be emailing Viners with as much detail as you have.
Do you still have the box?
It should have a batch number on it.

[CopperBolt]

You may find some help in this thread

[TonyRPH]

CopperBolt said:

You may find some help in this thread

Great, 382 pages to wade through!

I could make my own teaspoon in the time it'd take me to read that lol.

[Blib]

TonyRPH said:

CopperBolt said:

You may find some help in this thread

Great, 382 pages to wade through!

I could make my own teaspoon in the time it'd take me to read that lol.

PM me and i'll do you a good deal on some mint Krupp 242(b) teaspoons.

[wolfracesonic]

Blib said:

PM me and i'll do you a good deal on some mint Krupp 242(b) teaspoons.

Avoid like the plague, crossed with Covid, Ebola and smallpox.

[TonyRPH]

sherman said:

Copper coming through a badly plated zinc coating?
I would be emailing Viners with as much detail as you have.
Do you still have the box?
It should have a batch number on it.

Box long gone, was disposed of on day of purchase about a month ago. Probably rash I know.

[Blib]

wolfracesonic said:

Blib said:

PM me and i'll do you a good deal on some mint Krupp 242(b) teaspoons.

Avoid like the plague, crossed with Covid, Ebola and smallpox.

Harsh.

[Bobberoo]

Blib said:

wolfracesonic said:

Blib said:

PM me and i'll do you a good deal on some mint Krupp 242(b) teaspoons.

Avoid like the plague, crossed with Covid, Ebola and smallpox.

Harsh.

I believe the word you're looking for is "accurate".

[Glosphil]

We have a couple of Viners stainless steel teaspoons that are all that remain of a 55 year old set. Were fine until a couple of years ago when we started to use them to eat boiled eggs. Now have a rather attractive blue tint to the inside of the bowls.

[dickymint]

Glosphil said:

We have a couple of Viners stainless steel teaspoons that are all that remain of a 55 year old set. Were fine until a couple of years ago when we started to use them to eat boiled eggs. Now have a rather attractive blue tint to the inside of the bowls.

Typical built in obsolescence.... they only have a 50 year warranty

[CopperBolt]

Glosphil said:

We have a couple of Viners stainless steel teaspoons that are all that remain of a 55 year old set. Were fine until a couple of years ago when we started to use them to eat boiled eggs. Now have a rather attractive blue tint to the inside of the bowls.

I had a hard boiled egg sandwich(with cress) Sunday and was constipated all day Monday. Egg bound possibly.
Anyway thats not not really helping with the teaspoon woes.

[K87]

We also have a 50 year old canteen of cutlery, the teaspoons have a hint of blue but soon fixed with Goddards silver polish wadding.

Not sure that silver canteens are the thing that they once were, same as dinner services, I used to enjoy having people round and get out the posh stuff, pity really.

[Joe M]

CopperBolt said:

You may find some help in this thread

I think we should all stop for a second to acknowledge there is a 383 page thread about what teaspoon to buy

[Blib]

Joe M said:

CopperBolt said:

You may find some help in this thread

I think we should all stop for a second to acknowledge there is a 383 page thread about what teaspoon to buy

Krupp, obvs.

[Some Gump]

Blib said:

Krupp, obvs.

Hmm, a bit mainstream. I think you show more knowledge and experience by selecting a Christoffle spoon for your guests to enjoy.

[Blib]

Some Gump said:

Blib said:

Krupp, obvs.

Hmm, a bit mainstream. I think you show more knowledge and experience by selecting a Christoffle spoon for your guests to enjoy.

You utter palestine.

[pquinn]

Fair bet the tarnish is because you're dipping those ends in a hot liquid with some harsh chemicals in it; the tea & coffee.

Probably clean up with a dip in citric acid or something similar, just like cleaning any other stainless.

[Super Sonic]

Blib said:

PM me and i'll do you a good deal on some mint Krupp 242(b) teaspoons.

I prefer the orange ones.

[Turn7]

I just knew this thread was going to go donw this path......