"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
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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. 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...

--
Wayne Boatwright


FWIW granny used to stain many mugs as well as several teaspoons with her
Irish Breakfast tea. I have had great success using just lemon juice either
fresh or bottled to remove the stains - the lemon juice works in a snap and
there are no worries about chemicals.


--
Old Scoundrel

(AKA Dimitri)