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For those of you that still use one,. Whats the quickest method of cleaning the inside of a metal teapot? I can never remember how I did it last and did it work well.

Good morning or should I say evening, Jean,

I am a tea bag girl, my teapot has disappeared into my cupboard somewhere. I do remember it is porcelain and badly stained inside :-D.

Does the staining not add to the 'taste'?

My late grandfather would be disgusted with teabags....

Susan

Not that i drink tea mind..............but how about boiling water and bicarbonate of soda?

Bio washing powder in teapot....fill with cold water & leave overnight.

Sooooo, a long cold wash or a short hot one Decision's, decision's!!! :-D

I am disgusted with tea-bags.

Steradent works on my tea pot but mine is a china one.

Little wave to Susan-nz and Sharron :-) :-)

Steradent works on me teef, but haven't tried it on me teapot. Good tip :-D

My china one (when I occasionally use it) goes in the dishwasher and comes out sparkling.

apple peelings,boiling water and soak overnight,,,,,,,

Vinegar is very good but you must remember to wash it out after words. :-) :-)

Milton baby sterilising fluid

OMG!!
You are amazing Wend!!

So all you need to do then Jean, is stick yer teef in the teapot with a streradent tablet.
Leave to soak overnight...........and Bob's yer Uncle!! :-D

Diusgusting!! lol A metal teapot needs a good think lining of tannin(?) tea tastes so much better then.

Two methods.

Put on a plastic coat and a waterproof hat first.
Half fill the teapot with cold water and add half cup (more or less) of uncooked rice grains .
Put the lid on the pot and hold it tightly.
Shake the heck out of it.
Rinse out the teapot, removing ALL the rice grains.
This works well for cleaning thermos flasks.

Second method.
Straight bleach. About half a cup. Swirl it around inside, and out through the spout. Or dip a cloth in bleach and wipe the pot out. Then rinse, rinse, rinse.

If you decide to shake, put the pot in a plastic bag first or you are going to get wet.

Well there you go Jean.
As Ronald say's...........A metal tea pot needs a good think!!
And a lining of tan!! :-D :-D :-D

Believe me a cleaned metal teapot will make awful tea, dont do it !!

I'm a little confused - I've put me teef in a mug of hot water with a tea-bag and I''ve slapped on some tannin before I pop into bed to have a good think.

I'm a little teapot,
Short and stout,
Here's my handle,
Here's my spout.
When I get all steamed up,
Hear me shout,
Tip me over
And pour me out.

Tea hee!

Because I have always had tea from a ceramic pot using a metal pot is a kind of unnatural act to me.

I can remember, as a very small child, thinking people who used a metal pot a little unusual.

And, as for people who put the milk in after the tea, well, they must be a different species!

Milk or sugar in tea - yuck :-P :-P :-P

Black tea has nooooo calories ;-)


Shame about the choccy bikkies....

Susan