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Cleaning coffee/tea rings out of mugs
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:26 pm
by Hillbilly
Enviromentally friendly way (ie no bleach, denture cleaning, Cif et...)? Have tried scrubbing with wire wooly pad, Ecover+scratchy plastic pad and just soaking and nowt seems to shift them.
Anyone got any ideas? Some sort of soaking solution?
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:07 pm
by ray7
The wife always uses salt !!
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:31 pm
by ina
Have you tried vinegar? I usually just scrub with an ordinary pad - but I think it depends on the material the mug is made from how easy it is to shift the stains...
(Tip: Never buy white mugs!
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Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:56 pm
by wulf
I bet
ketchup would do it!
Wulf
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:39 pm
by AnnetteR
Baking soda or a mixture of baking soda and vinegar. I usually sprinkle the baking soda on a wet cloth or scrub pad, then use it to wash the desired area.
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:04 pm
by Hillbilly
Thanks
a few ones to try there!
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:53 am
by Andy Hamilton
wulf wrote:I bet
ketchup would do it!
Wulf
I wonder if that is the same with home made ketchup as with shop bought stuff?
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 2:31 pm
by wulf
Maybe not quite as much but the combination of the natural qualities of tomatoes along with a bit of added sugar and vinegar still seem to have a pretty powerful cleaning effect. If I make a red sauce, I have to be careful to wash out my iron cooking pot asap rather than letting it sit overnight and losing all the patina!
Wulf
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:51 pm
by STHLMgreen
I second the baking soda. You can clean just about anything with it.
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:42 am
by multiveg
Horsetail
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:48 am
by Hillbilly
pardon?
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:39 am
by wulf
Tails from horses... or the deep rooted weed? I've heard of the latter used as an abrasive cleaner but, if it's nowhere near your garden, you probably want to keep it that way as I understand it's rather hard to get rid of.
Wulf
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:49 pm
by ina
It's also called mare's tail!
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:32 pm
by hedgewizard
... or equisetum. The plant makes spicules (tiny needle-shaped crystals) of silica, god knows why, which makes it a useful scourer.
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 5:05 pm
by Boots
This one will sound nuts - as I thought it was nuts when I saw an Aboriginal doing it, but it works!
She used dirt!
She cleaned frypans, pots and coffee cups with coarse sand/dirt from the bank of a creek, and I'm tellin ya, I have never seen pots and stained mugs come up quicker or cleaner!
Might be worth trying next time your camping?