Cleaning sterling silver

I tried using this method to clean my sterling silver jewelry a few years ago but it wasn't very effective for some reason (I used one teaspoon of bi-carb in a deep plate lined with foil).  After chatting to a work colleague I decided to change it up slightly.

You will need:

• Glass/ceramic bowl/jar/jug/deep plate
• Boiling water
• 1 tablespoon bi-carb soda
• Foil, ripped into shreds
• Uncleaned sterling silver jewelry (as below)

Method:

• Chuck it all in a bowl.  Stir 

5 minutes later, pour the hot water out.  Discard the foil (be careful not to throw out earrings at the same time.  Might be a silly thing to say but I managed to do this).  Rinse the silver and lay to dry on a tea towel.

Voila!