| Re: are enamel-on-steel kettles safe? |
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Group: rec.food.drink.tea · Group Profile
Author: yevvioyevvio Date: Mar 24, 2008 18:48
On Mar 24, 4:47Â pm, George Shirley bellsouth.net> wrote:> Rina wrote:
>> I think the residue is just minerals in your water. I get the same thing in
>> my stainless steel tea kettle.
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>> Rina
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>>> Hi,
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>>> I recently bought anenamel-on-steelkettle to boil water (it is
>>> covered with black enamel on the inside). Â After i used it several
>>> times, i was cleaning the inside with a paper towel and i saw a lot of
>>> dark residue left on the paper towel. Â Is it normal? Â It seems like
>>> after i cleaned it the traces of that stuff disappeared but after i
>>> boiled the water again they reappeared. Â Should i be concerned that
>>> the enamel is dissolving into the water? or is it just something from
>>> the water itself?
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>>> Thanks
>>> Yev
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> Add a couple of tablespoons of 5%% white vinegar to the pot when you fill
> it with water. Will keep the stuff from precipitating out on your pot.
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Hi all,
Thanks for the responses. I kinda doubt it could be from the water,
because i have other pots (not sure if they are stainless steel or
aluminum) and i dont get any of that residue there when i boil the
water. But i ll try to boil bottled water and see what happens.
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