On Wed 28 May 2008 07:46:19p, Janet Wilder told us...

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. 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...


I have a Sterlite brand one-gallon plastic pitcher I use for iced tea.
It doesn't stain. Hasn't in 4 years. It rinses clean and....ta! da! it
was $1 at a local dollar store.

If it ever does get stained, I'll replace it.

The ice tea of choice here is, of course, one-quart "family-size"
Luzianne tea bags.


What else? For good old fashioned iced, I'll take Luzianne anytime. Now
and again, I like some Earl Grey iced tea.

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Wayne Boatwright
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