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I love sauce (some people call me the "Saws Baws") but for some reason my mouth can not handle the heat of hot sauce. Something happens when hot sauce hits my tastebuds that sends my mouth into a frenzy, gives me a cold sweat, and makes me want to rage out like The Hulk. That is why I don't eat it. I do however seem to end up with drawerfuls of the Fire variety from Taco Bell though and when I found out that I could clean pennies with it I was pretty psyched that I could share in what seems to be everyone's love of hot sauce (though in a slightly different manner).
Cleaning pennies with hot sauce is a pretty cool thing because it's interesting to think that this food condiment has to power to strip away the gunky nastiness that resides on this low denomination coin. It's also a cool thing because it's free! Taco Bell gives away those Fire sauce packets by the fistful and other varieties are pretty easy to come by at other fast food establishments too.
Check out this video of me making Penny Lasagna-Chili:
Oh yeah, also don't forget to stop by the last step for a special digital patch opportunity!
Cleaning pennies with hot sauce is a pretty cool thing because it's interesting to think that this food condiment has to power to strip away the gunky nastiness that resides on this low denomination coin. It's also a cool thing because it's free! Taco Bell gives away those Fire sauce packets by the fistful and other varieties are pretty easy to come by at other fast food establishments too.
Check out this video of me making Penny Lasagna-Chili:
Oh yeah, also don't forget to stop by the last step for a special digital patch opportunity!
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Stuff you need:
-dirty pennies
-hot sauce
-a plate or bowl with a flat bottom
-water for rinsing
-paper towels for drying (optional)
-gloves (optional)
-toothbrush that you won't want to use in your mouth later (optional)
Why the gloves?
I recommend using gloves if you're going to be really getting in there and cleaning the coins by rubbing them or by using a toothbrush. The first time I cleaned pennies with hot sauce I had my hands in the hot sauce for a long time and they started to burn. I guess it resulted in a chemical burn from the capsaicin and the beds of my fingernails burned so bad for hours. I finally found relief by dipping my fingers in a tub of sour cream that was about to expire but just wear some gloves and you avoid all that.
-dirty pennies
-hot sauce
-a plate or bowl with a flat bottom
-water for rinsing
-paper towels for drying (optional)
-gloves (optional)
-toothbrush that you won't want to use in your mouth later (optional)
Why the gloves?
I recommend using gloves if you're going to be really getting in there and cleaning the coins by rubbing them or by using a toothbrush. The first time I cleaned pennies with hot sauce I had my hands in the hot sauce for a long time and they started to burn. I guess it resulted in a chemical burn from the capsaicin and the beds of my fingernails burned so bad for hours. I finally found relief by dipping my fingers in a tub of sour cream that was about to expire but just wear some gloves and you avoid all that.
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As a coppersmith, I find the solutions are fast, easy, and get into nooks and crannies beautifully. While bright and clean, it may not be as shiny as you like and left long enough, detail may be lost.
On my shiniest pieces, I use silver polish (not copper polish, it is abrasive and will cause scratches). Voila! a piece that looks like rose gold .... until a few days later when the normal copper patina begins to form.
A note to add, rose gold (the real stuff) does tarnish (albeit slowly) and does so more quickly that most other gold types (remember - 24K is too soft to be particularly useful, so other metals are generally added to make gold sturdy - that "other" usually tarnishes somewhat). Why? Because the copper to achieve the rose color tarnishes somewhat faster than other metals added during manufacture.
What are Daddies? I searched for them but couldn't figure it out.
You should try decorating or cleaning them with hot sauce and share the pictures :)
I do have some Lego projects that I'm pretty excited about and are ready to be posted but I'm holding out for a Lego Weekly Challenge or closer to the end of the Toy Contest so be sure to keep a lookout for those :)
Have you tried pinging any of the Staff contest-builders (Scoochmaroo or Mikeasaurus) about that idea?
Mikeasaurus said he would host one soon when I asked about two Knex challenges being so close together so I'm hoping soon means before the end of the Toy Challenge so I can double my chances to win a prize haha.
Yeah, I just used a toothpick to apply the hot sauce to the areas I wanted cleaned. Patience and a steady hand are key because as soon as the hot sauce touches the penny it removes the grime. To get the hot sauce off I rinsed the penny under a facet so that it would blast away the excess sauce without touch the rest of the coin.