How should I clean my stained silver items?

There are several products on the market designed to clean your tarnished or stained silver items. If you want to make a cleaning product with ingredients in your cupboard, mix baking soda and water into a paste and apply it to the silver with sponge. If the stain is only small, then rub it off after 5 minutes. For a more stubborn tarnish, leave the mixture on for 30 minutes to an hour before thoroughly rinsing the silver. For small stained patches, you could rub some white toothpaste on the area, but remember to clean the silver after.