How to Clean or De-Scale Your Kettle
"This is such an easy way to clean all the build-up in your electric kettle and I've found works much better than vinegar."
photo by Tisme
- Ready In:
- 3mins
- Ingredients:
- 2
- Yields:
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1 Clean kettle
ingredients
directions
- If using lemon, add the lemon to the kettle, fill with water up to the marks you wish to remove and boil. Can be done a few times if kettle is particularly dirty.
- If using citric acid, boil water in kettle first and then add citric acid, let sit for approx 20 mins and voila, clean kettle.
- Empty kettle and re-fill and boil a few times before using it for drinks just to make sure all residue is gone.
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Sorry but I used citric acid and it didn't work. I guess the lemon does by the reviews. Have you used citric acid and it worked? I would omit it from the recipe if I were you. I will do it with the lemon and re-rate if you take it out of the recipe. Made for RECIPE SWAP #64 - May 2012 - Group 4 - Beef & Beer Pies. -
This was brilliant!<br/>My kettle was filthy inside, and it was only 3-4 months old!<br/>I was even considering buying a new one.<br/>I filled the kettle to the brim and used 1/2 lemon. It was fairly clean after the first boil, but I just emptied out the water used the same 1/2 a lemon and boiled twice more. (There was really no need after the 2nd time, I just wanted to see how it would go)<br/>.......... It was sparka-larka-larka-ling after the 3rd time!!!!!!!!!!<br/>What a fantastic was of cleaning, so easy and so quick, with NO effort at all! Wish I could clean the rest of the house so quickly and effortlessly!<br/>Thanks so very much for posting this great recipe Mandy!<br/>My kettle will be spotless from now on, and no need to keep buying new ones! ;-) -
It's wonderful. The office's electric kettle was black inside. And we did it 3 times with the lemon and now it's white. Thanks Mandy :) Made for Newest zaar tag
Tweaks
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I used just 1 tsp of citric acid and then boiled a full kettle of water, thinking I would add more citric acid after it boiled but it was perfectly clean when it finished boiling.
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