Us Brits do love a good cup of tea! Your go-to might be breakfast, green or ginger – but one thing for certain is you do not want to find flaky bits in the liquid! This is primarily limescale – insoluble calcium and magnesium deposits which are left behind when hard water boils. It won’t cause you harm, but not nice, nonetheless.
So, if you have not cleaned your kettle in the last couple of months, we recommend you do. The triple win – it will clean up your brew, reduce energy consumption (limescale build up will increase boil time), as well as help elongate the life of the appliance.
5 simple steps to clean a kettle
1. Leave your kettle to cool, then rinse it out a few times to wash away any loose limescale.
2. Remove any detachable parts like spouts and filters. Mix up a paste of 2/3 bicarbonate of soda, 1/3 vinegar and apply a layer to the different parts. Leave it to activate – lifting off the stubborn hard water stains.
3. Next fill the kettle 3/4 full of white wine vinegar, then top it up with tap water. Flick the switch and leave it to boil. Pour away the water and repeat this step if there is still limescale visible.
4. Finish up with a few rounds of boiling plain water and rinsing, to remove the vinegar taste for you next cuppa!
5. Rinse and replace the parts.
This eco-friendly trick should be sufficient, but if your kettle has some significant and heavy-duty scale there are some specific products which you can buy to attack stubborn areas. Your local supermarket should have the solution.
And that’s it! So, every few months give your kettle a thorough clean to make sure you stay on top of the issue. The perfect brew every time.
So, sit back relax and stick on the kettle!
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