How to clean the kettle from the stainless steel outside?

Even the cleanest hostess is faced with the question of how to clean the kettle from stainless steel from the outside and inside. With long and active use, it loses its shine, becomes covered with greasy stains, scales, rust and deposits may appear. To stainless steel for a long time pleased with its appearance and not covered with scratches, its cleaning requires a special approach, especially if the kettle is electric. Today, to help the owners come time-tested folk remedies and household chemicals, presented in a wide range.

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What can I use to clean the kettle from stainless steel?

Not every tool will cope with cleaning stainless steel. Here is a list of "assistants" that are proven in this business, which are available to everyone:

• salt;
• vinegar;
• soda;
• laundry soap;
• toothpaste;
• chemical agents.

Also useful:

• rigid sponge( not metal);
• deep capacity;
• soft toothbrush;
• towel.

With this kit you will be able to remove any dirt, because in the vast majority of affordable and effective ways to clean stainless steel, these components are used in different combinations.

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How to clean the kettle from stainless steel from the outside?

There are several ways to clean the carbon from a stainless steel kettle from the outside. Here are a few of them.

Important! The methods with boiling are suitable only for non-electric kettles.

Option 1

If contamination is small, use a mixture of water and salt( 1 tablespoon per 1 liter of water):

1. Place the kettle in a container with a mixture, simmer for 30 minutes.
2. Allow to cool completely.
3. Carefully clean the dirt with a sponge, which is recommended to moisten with a solution of laundry soap.
4. Finally, rinse thoroughly with running water and dry with a towel.

Important! Instead of salt, you can use baking soda.

Option 2

Much faster - boiling in a composition of 9% of vinegar and soda. The sequence of actions and proportions are the same, the difference is only in the boiling time - 5-10 minutes is enough.

Important! The kettle must be completely immersed in water, otherwise it will not be possible to clean it qualitatively.

Option 3

If the scale is formed outside the electric kettle, moisten the fleece or rag in a solution of citric acid and attach to the scale formations. They will disappear gradually. After that, wash well with water and wipe dry.

Option 4

To remove traces of carbon deposits:

1. Put in a large pot of water, dissolve a mixture of 100 grams of household soap shavings( or 80 g of silicate glue) and 100 grams of soda.
2. Put the kettle in a saucepan and boil.
3. When the water cools, remove and wash with a sponge.

Option 5

Another true tool with which you can wash the kettle from stainless steel from the fat outside - baking soda. In order not to scratch the surface of the kettle:

1. Mix two teaspoons of soda with a few drops of water.
2. Get the mass you need to apply to the contamination.
3. After 30 minutes rinse with water.

Important! If the dirt is old, it needs to be kept longer.

Variant 6

Rust spots can appear both outside and inside the metal kettle. This is due to iron impurities that are contained in tap water in some regions. With rust, a mixture of soda and vinegar( one to one) will perfectly handle, and citric acid:

1. The active ingredient should be diluted with water, optimally - 1 tablespoon per liter of water.
2. Apply to stain, then wash as usual.

Important! Remember that metal brushes damage the surface.

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How else to clean the kettle outside from scale and fat?

If you are interested in what else to wash the kettle out of stainless steel from the outside of the fat, use the following effective methods:

• The simplest thing is to remove it from there, where it can get drops of oil and grease. Best of all - to think about a permanent clean place.

Important! The sooner the fat is removed from the surface, the better and easier, because in a couple of days a small drop will already hold firmly and become firm. Under the influence of high temperature, brown stains are formed, which is more difficult to cope with.

• To remove small fatty drops, heat the kettle, wipe it with a soft cloth previously moistened in a soapy water solution. The solution is very easy to prepare - grate soap on the grater and pour 1 tablespoon of the resulting chips with hot water( 1 glass).The liquid will be ready when the soap is dissolved. It will also help if the drops of fat are large and keep firmly. Apply copiously on the contamination, leave for 20 minutes. After rinse with warm water.
• If the fat points are fixed firmly, cover it with foam. After 20 minutes, rinse with warm water, pressing the sponge in places of accumulation of dirt. If necessary, repeat.

Important! This method allows you to perfectly preserve polishing.

• Another great option is toothpaste. Apply it to a soft toothbrush and remove stains.
• To wash the kettle out of stainless steel from the outside of the fat, when it is thoroughly smoked, mix in equal proportions salt, soda and 9% vinegar. Stir thoroughly, apply on a sponge, wipe problem areas. Rinse with water and pat dry with a towel.

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How do I clean the kettle inside?

There are some very simple and affordable tools that will help clean the kettle from stainless steel inside. From the options below, you can choose what you have available right now, or what you prefer to use.

Vinegar

Table or apple( acts more tenderly), dilute with water( one to nine), pour into the kettle and boil. Gently look inside. When the scum begins to depart, remove from heat, wait for its complete separation.

Important! To prevent the appearance of scale, drain the water from the kettle at night.

Citric acid( powder)

For a teapot with a capacity of one and a half liters and less, pour the contents of 1 sachet to the bottom and boil.

Important! It is equally effective to just leave the dissolved acid in the kettle for several hours.

Lemon

Cut the fruit into 4 parts, pour water and boil for 10 minutes.

Important! Potato cleanings filled with water for several hours are also suitable.

Soda

For a medium-sized kettle it will be enough to dilute 1 tablespoon of soda, boil for about half an hour.

3 in 1

It should be used if, after using the remaining options, the scum still remains. Alternately, clean the soda, citric acid and vinegar. After applying this method, there is hardly any more question of how to remove the scale from the stainless steel kettle.

Carbonated drinks

For example, "Sprite" contains acids that quickly dissolve the scale. Pour the liquid into the kettle. If the scum does not depart, boil.

Important!"Fanta" and "Cola" will also cope superbly, but can paint the surface.

Brine

Pour into the kettle, boil.

Important! Cucumber brine is also effective against rust.

Antinakipine

Present in the composition of different store descaling agents. For example, Cif is a well-established tool. Carefully read the instructions for use and use caution when handling. Typically, these products can not be dissolved in hot water or boiling water, they are mixed with cold water.

Important! After cleaning with any of the methods, rinse the kettle thoroughly with water and boil clean water to completely remove foreign matter.

We hope that the advice given here on how to remove the scum inside the kettle and outside, as well as other soiling, will be useful for you, and you can easily maintain the cleanliness of the dishes, receiving in exchange tasty, flavored drinks without flakes of rust or scale.