Sunday, August 11, 2019

Klean Kanteens and denture tablets

We stood in the store looking at our phones, trying to figure out how to get the coffee stains out of our Klean Kanteens. Elaine had tried the official vinegar-and-baking-soda with no luck. I thought of denture tablets.

We bought three-minute store-brand tablets. Two tablets per Kanteen, warm water, an hour-long soak, and the stains were gone.

There is, of course, a body of lore concerning household uses for denture tablets. This use is the one I thought of and the one I can vouch for.

comments: 6

The Crow said...

Works well on cleaning tea stains from china or porcelain teapots, too.

Michael Leddy said...

Thanks for the suggestion, Martha. Elaine tried a couple on a bathroom sink this morning — they work really well with porcelain.

Elaine said...

Also flower vases, bottles, rain gauges, (anything to narrow or too delicate for a brush.)

Michael Leddy said...

Thanks for the suggestions, Elaine. I love learning these tips.

Slywy said...

You yearn not for the return of the real Dear Abby, but for Dear Heloise.

Michael Leddy said...

Yes, hints, not advice. :)

I just discovered that, as with “Dear Abby,” “Heloise” is now Heloise’s daughter.