It almost looks like Greta took a pen to them or something.  We have talked about replacing them, but then I came across a few posts online saying Barkeeper’s Friend would remove the scratches and scuffs.  I gave it a try.

The liquid “soft cleanser” got almost all the marks off, but I followed up with the powder to remove the deeper gray marks and they look brand new again. Here’s a closer shot of the last photo with the “after” plate on the left.

I bought both the liquid and the powder at Home Depot and they were around $2 each.   Which was a small, small price to pay for the amount of embarrassment it saved me at future dinner parties…oh, and buying new plates too, I guess.

We can’t be the only ones with the mystery gray scuffs on our dishware, right?  Where do they come from?  Silverware? The dishwasher?  Either way, good riddance!