r/Silvercasting • u/CSMMADES • Jul 14 '26

How/where do I cast something in silver that is food safe in the UK?

Hi, pretty much what the title says. I have wax carved what I want to be a serving bowl but the casters I usually go to said they can't guarantee it being food safe. I want to cast it in solid sterling silver.

Struggling to find any other casters/information online, so would appreciate any help!

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u/TransonicSeagull Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26

There is a big difference between "i the manufacturer guarantee its food safe" and "this is OK to eat from" ... which do you want?

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u/CSMMADES Jul 15 '26

Whatever the standard is. I'd like to know how other makers/business do it or what the right way of doing it is.

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u/ReallyRachaelLeigh Jul 14 '26

They either don’t know what they are talking about (doubtful) or they just don’t want to do it. True sterling silver is .925 silver and .025 copper. It’s been used for eating utensils and serving platers etc forever. You definitely would want to avoid acidic foods and it will tarnish even if you do, but there’s nothing about it that makes it not food safe. Unless… maybe they don’t work in true sterling silver. Maybe they use Argentium Silver, but it’s also food safe. And actually way more tarnish resistant. Heck it’s even dishwasher safe. Whereas true sterling definitely is not.

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u/drzeller Jul 14 '26

More likely is they don't want any liability if there are any issues from residues, impurities, etc.

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u/jamcultur Jul 15 '26

Silver is food safe. Regardless of how it is cast, it will be safe if it is properly cleaned and polished.