On Wed 28 May 2008 02:31:58p, Dimitri told us...


"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.



I didn't try lemon juice, but I did try vinegar once and it didn't do a
thing to remove the stains from the plastic.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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