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Silver is anti microbial; eating on silver may well be very beneficial.
by shrubble 1y ago
Silver is anti microbial; eating on silver may well be very beneficial.
- chasil 1y agoCopper has the same effect. Brass tableware would be the least expensive material for this purpose. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligodynamic_effect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligodynamic_effect
- arresin 1y agoBrass will leach lead into food. I would not be shocked if old Stirling didn’t either.
- margalabargala 1y agoHarmful microbes being on our plates rather than within the food we eat is not a common vector of disease, unless you tend to reuse your plates without washing them in between. In the latter case, there's a much less expensive option available to improve your health instead of buying silver plates...
- nradov 1y agoNot all bacteria are harmful. Most of us would probably be better off consuming a wider variety of it.
- pjc50 1y agoIt is however an absolute pain to keep clean.