My parents had an electric tea kettle in the 1980s that had a spout to add and remove water. The top didn’t open up like they do today.
One day I boiled water for noodles. As I was eating the noodles, I crunched down on something kind of powdery and metallic tasting. Then I saw clumps of light gray stuff floating in my noodles.
I picked up the kettle and looked inside. The bottom of the kettle was covered in the same light gray stuff I just bit down on. I didn’t know it then, but it was a build-up of mineral deposits.
It is normal for mineral deposits to build-up in your tea kettle. Thankfully, it is easy to get rid of this build up.
Here’s what you do:
- Put 2 cups of white vinegar in the tea kettle and fill the tea kettle up with water.
- Turn the tea kettle on and bring it to a full boil.
- Allow boiling to continue for a minute or until kettle automatically shuts off.
- If the build-up is really bad, you can let the vinegar solution sit in the kettle for a few minutes after boiling.
- Dump out vinegar solution and rinse well with water.
The results are amazing!
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