A lot of the reason it was used as cutlery and for general food handling for those able to afford such, besides being so pretty. Of course they didn't know anything about microbes but noticing how perhaps food didn't spoil as fast, or there was less chance of a tummy ache when eating with silver adds up when its generational wisdom and experiences being passed down from parents to children.
Silver is antimicrobial as well.
A lot of the reason it was used as cutlery and for general food handling for those able to afford such, besides being so pretty. Of course they didn't know anything about microbes but noticing how perhaps food didn't spoil as fast, or there was less chance of a tummy ache when eating with silver adds up when its generational wisdom and experiences being passed down from parents to children.
Another reason nobels and rich people used silverware, it immediately tarnishes when in contact with many common poisons like Arsenic.