Did you know that...

.....Silver is a very efficient, natural antibiotic and germ killer?

.... Those who use silver daily have less risk of catching diseases than those who never use it?

......up until a short time ago, babies were given a silver spoon to use during feeding to protect them from infections?

......in the past, food was conserved in silver containers?

......there are many different recipes that include silver (in powder form) in the ingredients or as decoration (gold or silver leaf)?

....... there are toothbrushes with silver powdered bristles used for their disinfecting qualities?

........many surgical instruments are made of silver?

........ many mothers, after breast-feeding their babies, use silver nipple covers for their healing potential?

....  the performance of silver saucepans for coking food - high thermal conductivity - is superior to that of any other material?

Other curiosities:

• The saying "to have blue blood" comes from the fact that, in the blood of noble classes, traces of bluish colour was found, typical of pure silver.
• Silver is the symbol of the moon and of feminility.
• A thread longer than a mile can be made from only one gram of silver and, if hammered, it is possible to have sheets of silver with a thickness of 0,00025 millimetres

Knowing about silver and its excellent properties, it is easy to fall in love with it:

And so cleaning becomes an acceptable compromise!!

Silver is a material that is easy to clean and maintain: the more it is used, the more beautiful it becomes. Cutlery - excluding the pieces composed with other materials such as horn - can be used daily without worrying about scratching them and can be washed in the dishwasher with a non-aggressive detergent.  Silver cutlery heightens the taste of food and maintains original flavour and organoleptic properties.

To exalt the beauty of silver it is sufficient to dry articles well with a soft cloth after washing.

Precious tips: when silver comes into contact with salt, lemon, Parmesan cheese or vinegar, it must be washed under running water and dried thoroughly.

Daily use is good for silver because it avoids tarnishing.  For careful and thorough cleaning it is advisable to occasionally use a dip detergent such as DIXSILVER, a specific Greggio Group product.  This dip has a unique characteristic: that of being recyclable many times.  The company also proposes other cleaning products of its own brand such as creams, antioxidant cloths and antioxidant gloves which come soaked with a deterging and polishing substance to quickly remove any yellowing.