I have a decanter similar to this one
There is some stubborn sediment at the bottom, soaking for days and the dishwasher won’t get it clean.
Any suggestions?
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Nailed it. I then clean by vigorously shaking hot, soapy water in there and rinsing thoroughly, because the tablets can leave an odor. What the tablets do really well is get that residue off.
even lower tech, throw a paper towel down there, add some powder detergent and hot water - just enough so that you can woosh the paper towel around the bottom to agitate the stains, etc.
when you’re done, fill with enough hot water so that the paper towel just pours out.
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I’ve had pretty good luck with Borax. Just enough hot water to make a sludge in the bottom, let that sit a bit, and then agitate, as mentioned. Then rinse thoroughly.
Thanks, but the bottom of mine is even more inaccessible than the picture as it’s more symmetric. Can’t get a paper towel down there.
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Thanks! How long do you leave them in?
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For particular tough stains, decanter beads work great as well. Essentially just small ball bearings that help scrub some of those hard to reach corner and stains in a decanter
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yes you can - the water will do that for you.
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have you tried the dishwasher? my grassl decanter always comes out looking brand new
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Small amount of piping hot water, soap, and dry rice. Shake like made. The rice will scape off the gunk before it gets too soft, then just rinse to ensure the starch is removed.
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This type of thread always reminds me as to why I would only buy very simple decanters
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For the sake of completeness, if you live near a home brewing store, you can pick up some Powdered Brewery Wash (universally called “PBW”). It’s a white powder that’s used to clean the stuck-on scum that adheres to brew kettles. I am convinced that there’s nothing in the world that can’t be cleaned by PBW and hot water.
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This is my favorite decanter by far. Ease of pouring 100x better than most. Alternatives has to be extremely simple and balanced to come close.
First time in over 200 uses that I fave had the problem.
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Twice through the dishwasher.
Interesting option, thanks.
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Then there is the old waitress trick of putting ice cubes in the coffee pot, adding a bunch of salt and slosh it around. The salt tend acts as an abrasive. Cleaned several decanters and coffee pots this way.
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I sometimes put some raw rice and water in, then swirl around.
They sell long skinny brushes that work well for this situation.
But my preference is soaking in a strong lye solution for 24 hours and then rinsing with citric acid. Works every time.
Overnight. Then rinse thoroughly. Then I leave it full of clean water for a while to eliminate any residues