How to remove tea deposits from a teapot?

People who love traditional tea drinking and prefer to abandon the use of disposable tea bags have always faced the problem of how to clean the teapot from tea deposits. Moreover, it is necessary to clean not only the walls of the dishes from the dark traces of tea, but also the clogged strainer, which is located inside modern teapots. In this article, we will share the secrets of how to quickly and effectively return the dishes to their former attractiveness and cleanliness.

Why is it necessary to clean the teapot?

The strainer inside the teapot is very much clogged with the coloring pigment - tannin, which is found in tea. Even thorough rinsing after each infusion does little to remove plaque. Therefore, brown marks remain on the inner walls and on the spout of the teapot. Over time, the strainer stops letting the infusion pass through itself and requires careful cleaning, because the holes in it become very clogged.

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Of course, you can use an alternative method - use disposable tea bags for brewing. However, the quality of such a drink is not high, since production waste is usually used to make such teas, and not high-quality leaves of tea trees.

What can be useful for cleaning?

If the kettle itself is easy enough to clean, then returning the strainer to the cleanliness is a rather laborious and difficult task.

Before cleaning the inside of the teapot, prepare one of the following:

• citric acid solution or lemon juice;
• baking soda;

Important! Remember that baking soda is an abrasive material that can leave minor damage on the walls of the kettle and complicate the maintenance of the dishes in the future.

• gels and dishwashing liquids;
• 5 or 8% acetic acid;
• concentrated hot brine.

Tea Plaque Removal Procedure

You can remove traces of tea from the inside of the teapot in one of the following ways:

1. Soda. For many decades, this powder has helped housewives to effectively clean dirty dishes, remove traces of grease and tea from its surfaces.

Important! This tool is not suitable for cleaning a French press, grains of soda will clog small holes in the piston strainer, which will create new problems.

1. Kefir. Adherents of this method of removing tea plaque argue that glasses and cups, after standing overnight filled with a milk drink, will become perfectly clean, and brown plaque will completely disappear from their walls.
2. Acetic acid. Table vinegar with a strength of no more than 9% is applied to the sponge, and the dishes are wiped with it. For cleaning the strainer, this method is inconvenient, therefore, a flask with a piston is poured with diluted vinegar, and after some time, it is simply rinsed under running water.

Important! When working with acetic acid, it is imperative to use personal protective equipment - gloves and a respirator, which will protect your skin and respiratory mucosa from the effects of the active substance.

1. Lemon, lemon juice, or packaged citric acid. In terms of effectiveness and pleasant aroma, these products rank first among the methods of removing tea plaque.

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How else can you clean a sieve?

Also, one of the following methods will help get rid of the brownish color of the inner surfaces of the dishes and their components.

Cleaning the teapot with ammonia

There is another effective way - ammonia diluted in cold water. To achieve the desired cleansing effect with it, follow the instructions below:

1. Mix 2 tablespoons of ammonia and 100 ml of pure water.
2. Soak the dishes in the resulting solution.
3. Wait 2-3 hours.
4. Use an old toothbrush to brush away any brown residue.

Brine cleaning

One of the most effective, proven by many generations, way to clean the teapot from tea plaque is to use table salt:

Important! Repeating this procedure as needed will help keep your teapot perfectly clean without much effort or valuable time being spent.

Use of modern household appliances

There is another modern way of cleaning dishes from tea plaque, which our ancestors simply could not have - washing a teapot with a strainer in the dishwasher.

This method helps great, but it is not always possible to use it. In some cases, there are contraindications for washing the strainer in the dishwasher, but the use of table salt cannot harm anything.

How to remove tea deposits from a French press?

The best solution to the question of how to wash a French press from tea plaque is to use freshly squeezed lemon juice or citric acid purchased at a store. To achieve a high-quality cleansing effect, they must be used according to the following algorithm:

1. Lower the plunger to the bottom of the flask.
2. Pour lemon juice into a flask or pour the contents of a small pack of citric acid.
3. Pour boiling water into the French press so that its level is one centimeter higher than the standard for brewing tea.
4. Leave the device in this state for an hour.
5. Rinse the strainer and flask with running water and wipe dry with a clean cotton cloth.