T Toby Registered User Messages 553 10 Jan 2011 #1 Anyone think stainless steel kettles are better for this reason? I've definitely gotten a bad taste from plastic kettles in the past.
Anyone think stainless steel kettles are better for this reason? I've definitely gotten a bad taste from plastic kettles in the past.
H hfp Registered User Messages 166 10 Jan 2011 #2 I changed from a stainless steel kettle to a plastic one recently and haven't noticed any difference at all. I would have thought that modern plastics would be immune to that sort of problem, but I may stand corrected!!
I changed from a stainless steel kettle to a plastic one recently and haven't noticed any difference at all. I would have thought that modern plastics would be immune to that sort of problem, but I may stand corrected!!
B bskinti Registered User Messages 241 12 Jan 2011 #3 Agree with you Toby, definitely a taste but can't seem to get any more than a year out of any kettle
M MOFFY01 Registered User Messages 74 12 Jan 2011 #4 yes! i thought it was just me who thought that as rest of my family dont agree!
S Sue Ellen Moderator. Messages 9,350 12 Jan 2011 #5 Would it not be more a case of the element needing cleaning?
B BillK Registered User Messages 1,140 12 Jan 2011 #6 As Sue Ellen implies, it may just be that you are in a hard water area; if this is the case you won't have much joy whatever sort of kettle you have.
As Sue Ellen implies, it may just be that you are in a hard water area; if this is the case you won't have much joy whatever sort of kettle you have.
D DGOBS Registered User Messages 846 12 Jan 2011 #7 fill a scaled kettle with coke and leave to sit fo a few days, wash out..good as new
B BillK Registered User Messages 1,140 13 Jan 2011 #9 True enough, any acid will clear the lime scale; until the next time.