How Do I Keep Cookie Cutters from Rusting?

Faith Durand
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Faith is the SVP of Content at Apartment Therapy Media and former Editor-in-Chief of The Kitchn. She is the author of three cookbooks, including the James Beard Award-winning The Kitchn Cookbook. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband and two daughters.
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Q: How do you keep your cookie cutters from rusting? I have lots of little shapes which I use for cutting out ham/cheese/bread for decorating bentos. 90% of the time I wash them immediately, but sometime it’s late/I’m tired/they’re too darn small! and I miss them and they sit in water for too long and rust.

Is there a quick and easy (no scrubbing) way to move the old rust? What is your cookie cutter maintenance scheme?

Sent by Eva

Editor: Eva, to remove rust we do scrub with fine steel wool; that is relatively easy and quick. As far as storage, we like

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Readers, do you have any tips for keeping your cookie cutters in tip-top shape?

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