I bring a Stanley thermos to work with me every day. In the morning I rinse it out with hot water and fill it with coffee. I stick it in the dishwasher sometimes but it has gotten very stained. How can I remove the stains?
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October 22nd, 2009 at 8:57 am
Teapot, Thermos and Coffee Pot Stain Removal
To get stubborn tea stains off the inside of the pot (this works great for stainless steel and glass-lined thermoses and coffee pots too) , simply put a cup of bleach in the pot, and swirl around. You will see the stains disappear immediately. Wonderfully effortless, and leaves the pot sparkling clean - like new! Don’t forget to wash the pot before using! You can also try washing the dishes with white vinegar to get the stains out.:)
October 22nd, 2009 at 9:00 am
Rinse it out with CLR, then with water a few times.
October 22nd, 2009 at 9:45 am
Try Dip-it. You mix it with hot water and it’s what we use for the coffee machines at work.
October 22nd, 2009 at 10:16 am
Vinegar & baking soda. I do this all the time with my glass coffee pot. The cleaner the pot the better the cup coffee.
October 22nd, 2009 at 10:31 am
Umm clean it….
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:23 am
I use a small amount of bleach, and rinse very thoroughly.
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:40 am
fill and soak in bleach. wash well.
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:47 am
Your thermos is probably either stainless steel or glass. When I was using a stainless one and it got stained I used an SOS pad and about a cup of hot water. Put the cap on the bottle and shake it like you were making martinis only a lot longer. I have noted that the less water you use, to a point of course, the better. And a used pad seems to work better than a new one, it makes less soap foam and allows the steel wool to make better contact with the inside of the bottle.
My mother was a big fan of baking soda but I was never impressed. She put about four heaping tablespoons full in the bottle, filled it to the brim with hot water, put the top on tight and left it overnight.
As a final option you could try bleach. This sounds a bit extreme but it is commonly used to disinfect the water system on travel trailers and as long as you rinse it VERY VERY well with hot water you should be fine. I had to go this far once. The first thermos of coffee had a slight taste of bleach but I didn’t get sick and the second bottle was fine.
Good luck, but you do realize that stain isn’t hurting anything in the slightest don’t you?
October 22nd, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Try using hot water and vinegar, or hot water and bleach. Let it soak over night and then throw it in the dishwasher. Hope it helps.
October 22nd, 2009 at 12:47 pm
i hate to disappoint you but your not gonna be able to remove coffee stains from that thermos. they are there for good
October 22nd, 2009 at 1:03 pm
You can buy a bottle brush that is made just for that purpose.
October 22nd, 2009 at 1:23 pm
TAKE A LEMON SLICE IT IN TO SLICES ADD SALT AND ICE CUBES AND SHAKE IT UP. THAT’S HOW WE DO IT AT THE RESTAURANT TO MAKE COFFEE POTS SHINY. LET ME KNOW HOW IT DOES!
October 22nd, 2009 at 1:41 pm
The recommended product for cleaning coffee stains, etc. is a mixture of white vinegar and water (1 part vinegar & 3 parts water). The concentration can be higher if necessary.
Just pour the solution into the thermos and let sit for a while. If you have a bottle brush scrub as well as you can then rinse very well with water.
There are off the shelf products which do the same job but it makes good sense to try the home remedy before going to the expense of buying a special chemical.
October 22nd, 2009 at 1:59 pm
I clean mine by making a paste with baking soda and rubbing it in works great for removing tea stains out of teapots and cups.
October 22nd, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Vinnager and hot water. Let it soak for a bit and you should be good to go. I’ve also found that dishwasher detergent like Palmolive works very well. Just mix it with hot water, soak, and that should clean it up.
October 22nd, 2009 at 2:27 pm
how about you just buy a new one.