is silver plated silverware safe to eat off?

Answer 1

It should be fine as long as the plating is on a safe material. Silver is not harmful in a significant way and you should not be eating the flatware itself so you would not consume enough silver to have an issue.

Answer 2

Silver Plated Silverware

Answer 3

There is only silver plated, none of pure silver. Yes. The electroplating process does contain cyanide, there is none when plated onto metal. The cyanide is a catalyst and is destroyed during the operation.
Silver is inert and does not react with human tissue. For hundreds of years dentist used silver for fillings.

Answer 4

I am still not sure as these sterling silver utensils have been washed in the dishwasher and have a dull sheen on them now which is removable when I used a silver cloth on them. These are not my utensils but a family I visit has done this to their sterling and use it daily. Concern????

Answer 5

I don't know, man. I make jewelry sometimes with silver plated wire, and the silver surface is pretty easy to get nicked, after that you would see the alloy in the core.

Answer 6

I certainly hope so, since silver utensils have been used since like forever. It should be safe, it doesn't contain lead as far as I know.

Answer 7

Yes and to drink out of .Though whisky tastes much better out of cut glass

Answer 8

I always thought yes until I bought a dirty silver teapot.Silver kills many germs,but it should be clean.So yes if clean.

Answer 9

some of them are really thinner than a thin sheet of paper which are safe but if you overdose then of course it damages.

Answer 10

i think it should be ok... but if you eat off the metal chips then it would be harmful