In article , Wayne Boatwright wrote:
Dumb Dora here has been making iced tea in a set of 2 very rigid plastic
lidded pitchers for several years. Still, over time, the tea stains had
built up, even with frequent dishwashering.

Yesterday I had an "A Ha!" moment and poured in a few ounces of Clorox along
with filling the pitchers to the brim with very hot water. Five minues
later, not a trace of tea stain.

What's the advantage of bleached tea stain over plain brown tea stain?

Put them through a dishwasher cycle and
good as new. Whatever kind of plastic these are made of, they do not retain
odor or taste of any contents they've held, neither tea nor bleach.

But you probably already knew about this...

Nah. I use things you can't see the tea stain in. (And a black
coffee cup. ;-)

Come to that, shouldn't the build up of tea stain in the right places
be regarded in the same light as "seasoning" frying pans and woks?

Cheers, Phred.

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LID