Is there scale in your kettle?
It's normal, scale always ends up clogging the kettles!
And this is true for both electric and whistle kettles.
Fortunately, there are tips to descale and maintain your kettle easily .
For this, nothing beats the efficient and economical tricks of my grandmother.
No need to buy a descaler for your kettle, you already have everything you need in your cupboards. Watch:
Ingredients: white vinegar, baking soda
This is undoubtedly the most classic and simplest method. It must be said that it is formidably effective on all kettles, plastic or stainless steel .
Not to mention that it is super simple.
Just pour 1/3 of white vinegar into the container.
Then add 2 tablespoons of baking soda . All you have to do is fill the tank with water.
If the limestone layer is well encrusted and thick, you can pour pure vinegar (without adding water).
But be careful, because this method is very powerful but also corrosive.
Whichever you choose, leave on for 1 hour.
After an hour, turn on your kettle and wait for the water to boil. Stop it and let it rest for another 30 min.
When this time is up, discard the vinegar water and put clean water in the kettle. Boil it.
Repeat this operation 1 or 2 times, then simply rinse with clear water.
Voila, your kettle is now perfectly clean:no more traces of scale or limescale!
Ingredients: 1 glass of lemon juice per liter of water
Don't have vinegar on hand? Don't panic, you can also descale your appliance without vinegar.
Just replace it with lemon juice .
In this case, there is no need to use baking soda.
Simply fill your container with water and lemon juice. It is necessary to put 1 glass of lemon juice per liter of water.
Then, let your mixture act against the limestone for 1 hour.
After an hour, boil it. Leave to act again for 30 min.
Next, empty your kettle and refill it with clean water. Boil it.
Repeat 1 or 2 times, then rinse one last time with clear water.
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of citric acid per liter of water
Know that nothing prevents you from using citric acid instead of lemon.
It is then necessary to mix 2 tablespoons of citric acid per liter of water used to clean your kettle.
You must then wait 1 hour for your anti-scaling product act. Then boil it and wait another 30 min.
Empty the kettle and fill it with clean water. Bring it to a boil. Repeat 1 to 2 times then rinse one last time with clear water.
If you choose this solution, don't forget to put on plastic gloves and wear protective glasses!
Prevention is better than cure, it's well known.
How to prevent scale from forming in the container of your kettle or your electric coffee maker?
There is a surprising but very effective grandmother's trick.
Just break a piece of oyster shell and put it at the bottom of the container . Why?
Because the limestone will naturally deposit on the mother-of-pearl of the shell.
Of course, remember to clean the shell well before putting it in the kettle!
