Gregory Morrow wrote:
Goomba wrote:


I use a smidgeon of bleach in my Fiesta iced tea pitcher and my white
mugs when the tea stains get built up on them. I don't use anything
plastic that would require treating, but it works like a charm (as you
found out!) in china too.


How about something like Polident...???


Scrubbing lightly with a paste of baking soda and water usually works
well on tea or coffee stains.

gloria p

On Wed 28 May 2008 02:10:36p, Gregory Morrow told us...


Goomba wrote:

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

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 use a smidgeon of bleach in my Fiesta iced tea pitcher and my white
mugs when the tea stains get built up on them. I don't use anything
plastic that would require treating, but it works like a charm (as you
found out!) in china too.


How about something like Polident...???


That might be very effective in a small container like a denture cup, but I
think you'd have to use a lot of tablets to treat a large pitcher full of
water.

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Wayne Boatwright
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On Wed 28 May 2008 03:38:27p, Gloria P told us...

Gregory Morrow wrote:
Goomba wrote:


I use a smidgeon of bleach in my Fiesta iced tea pitcher and my white
mugs when the tea stains get built up on them. I don't use anything
plastic that would require treating, but it works like a charm (as you
found out!) in china too.


How about something like Polident...???


Scrubbing lightly with a paste of baking soda and water usually works
well on tea or coffee stains.

gloria p


I'm sure that probably does work well, Gloria, but you have to remember
that I'm lazy and I wanted an effortless fix. :-) Actually, it didn't
occur to me to try baking soda, although I do use it for other cleaning
chores.

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Wayne Boatwright
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On Wed 28 May 2008 04:28:48a, jmcquown 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 had to stop Mom from running bleach through her coffee maker. The
carafe
had some tough stains and bleach was all she could think of to clean it.
Um, you really don't want to be drinking that. White vinegar works a
treat


Jill




Yes, white vinegar is great for cleaning the deposits in a coffee maker. I
use it for cleaning many other things too, since it never leaves a streak
on glass when diluted in water.

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Wayne Boatwright
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On Wed 28 May 2008 05:13:10a, Michael "Dog3" told us...

"jmcquown"
: in rec.food.cooking

I had to stop Mom from running bleach through her coffee maker. The
carafe had some tough stains and bleach was all she could think of to
clean it. Um, you really don't want to be drinking that. White
vinegar works a treat

I use white vinegar in the coffee maker also. They make an actual
coffee pot cleaner that you can find in the supemarket. I've found that
using ice cubes and kosher salt with a dab of water does a remarkable
job on the actual glass pot itself and the glass iced tea pitchers. Just
put in some ice, salt and some water and whirl it around real good.
Rinse and clean as usual and it's clean.

Michael


I use Lemi-Shine in my dishwasher, so my glass coffeemaker pot always stays
pristinely clean and shiny.

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Wayne Boatwright
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On Wed 28 May 2008 06:55:49a, Phred told us...

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?

It was ugly and nasty looking. Now it looks like new.

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?

I don't know about tea, but the residual oily deposits from brewing coffee
leave a really rank taste after a while.

Cheers, Phred.




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Wayne Boatwright
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On Wed 28 May 2008 10:41:29a, Nancy2 told us...

On May 28, 8:55*am, (Phred) wrote:
In article , Wayne
Boat
wright 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 ha
d
built up, even with frequent dishwashering.

Yesterday I had an "A Ha!" moment and poured in a few ounces of Clorox
al
ong 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 r etain 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.

--


Staining fabrics with tea is a fabulous way to get exactly the right
shade of ivory or ecru - I once died some lace the perfect color to
extend the sleeves of a blouse. Works a treat and is pretty much
permanent.

N.


Agreed. It produces a beautiful color. I used it to give some white lace
curtains a nice aged look a few years ago.

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


"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
.120...
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.

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Wayne Boatwright
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Cats must sleep in the middle of the
bed. The corners are not as comfy.
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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.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

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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Wayne Boatwright wrote:

Yes, white vinegar is great for cleaning the deposits in a coffee maker. I
use it for cleaning many other things too, since it never leaves a streak
on glass when diluted in water.


I throw some in the dishwasher every once in a while. Gets rid of any
mineral deposits
--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

On Wed 28 May 2008 09:29:34p, Janet Wilder told us...

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

Yes, white vinegar is great for cleaning the deposits in a coffee
maker. I use it for cleaning many other things too, since it never
leaves a streak on glass when diluted in water.


I throw some in the dishwasher every once in a while. Gets rid of any
mineral deposits

I used to do that in Cleveland, but our water here in Phoenix is so heavy
with minerals that vinegar just didn't cut it. I use Lemi-Shine in ever
load. If I didn't my glasses would look like milk glass. :-) (I don't
like water softeners - BTDT.)

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Wayne Boatwright
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Michael "Dog3" wrote:
"jmcquown"
: in rec.food.cooking

I had to stop Mom from running bleach through her coffee maker. The
carafe had some tough stains and bleach was all she could think of to
clean it. Um, you really don't want to be drinking that. White
vinegar works a treat

I use white vinegar in the coffee maker also. They make an actual
coffee pot cleaner that you can find in the supemarket.

We used to use that stuff in the coffee pots at the office. I believe the
coffee service company provided it. I'm not on the organic bandwagon but
the idea of putting a blue liquid something in my coffee pot doesn't appeal
anymore. Used to be I didn't mind it. shrugs

that using ice cubes and kosher salt with a dab of water does a
remarkable job on the actual glass pot itself and the glass iced tea
pitchers. Just put in some ice, salt and some water and whirl it
around real good. Rinse and clean as usual and it's clean.

I'd forgotten about this! We did this at two of the restaurants I worked
in - along with a few wedges of lemon added to the ice and salt. Works a
treat!

Jill

In article ,
Janet Wilder wrote:

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.

I'M SO JEALOUS!!! No store in WA carries Luzianne tea bags. I'm
tempted to buy a case off their website and give a few to friends to
show them what real iced tea is like.

Cindy

--
C.J. Fuller

Delete the obvious to email me

Cindy Fuller wrote:

I'M SO JEALOUS!!! No store in WA carries Luzianne tea bags. I'm
tempted to buy a case off their website and give a few to friends to
show them what real iced tea is like.

Cindy

I can send you some if you'd like?
Email if interested.
Goomba