Cleaning a Stainless Steel Thermos

RE: Cleaning a Stainless Steel Thermos Post By Joe (Guest Post) (06/19/2008) Wow, I had a Stainless Steel pot that looked so bad I thought it had rusted through, completely black, the coffee that came out of it tasted horrible. I grabed some cascade (dishwasher soap), pored about one dishwasher loads worth in, then pored in boiling water (not hot water, boiling). Then I put the lid back on, and gave it a good shake ever 5 minutes for about 15-20 minutes. Poored it out and the pot was nearly spotless. Repeated this once more and then dropped in a paper towel and used a fork to wipe it around, and the thing looks like it just come from the store. Coffee no longer tastes horrid any more, amazing, if someone told me to do that I would have laughed, I thought the pot was a gonner. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Stainless Steel Thermos Post By David K. (Guest Post) (04/26/2008) The Electrosol method works beautifully! Just drop an Electrosol tablet (mine had the power ball) and fill SS Thermos most of the way with boiling water. Shake every few minutes. After fifteen minutes, pour out the water and residue. Rinse a few times with clean water. Your Thermos will be gleaming on the inside! Amazing. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Stainless Steel Thermos Post By coffegeek (Guest Post) (02/13/2008) I've got it! Hydrogen Peroxide and Baking Soda. I tried everything to remove completely black stained thermos travel mugs and big thermos. After buying a new one and seeing how shiny the steel was, I became determined to find the ultimate cleaner. After reviewing everything on this and other sites, I experimented with Hydrogen Peroxide. After half an hour, not much happened. I added baking soda . . . MAGIC! Without scrubbing or anything, I just rinsed them out and they were CLEANER than the new one (we did have a few cups of coffee in the new one - so it wasn't spotless). I used a ratio of 2 parts hydrogen peroxide and 1 part baking soda. But, you can experiment. I don't know what the optimal amount is. Don't even bother trying anything else. It works. Period. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Stainless Steel Thermos Post By (Guest Post) (12/25/2007) The first time at your site someone suggested a dishwasher cleaning tablet (we use electrosol) in the pot with hot water. I tried it and in 15 minutes by pot was spotless and it was pretty bad as I had not cleaned it for several months. Previously I used stainless steel cleaner and scrubbed forever with a brush. Whoever sent in that tip thank you, thank you. A spotless pot with no scrubbing. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Stainless Steel Thermos Post By Sandy Robertson (Guest Post) (10/01/2007) Someone mentioned using bleach to clean a stainless steel thermos. This is very bad advice. The chlorine in the bleach, if it comes in contact with the weld near the top of the thermos will destroy that weld, and your thermos bottle will no longer keep liquid hot or cold. I found this out the hard way, and was informed of the dangers of bleach on stainless steel thermos bottles when I spoke to someone at the Thermos company.. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Stainless Steel Thermos Post By jughead (Guest Post) (02/24/2007) I used to clean my ss thermos with a retail product found at the grocery store called Dip-It. It worked GREAT! A dry, granular product that you would mix with boiling water in the thermos. The mixture would bubble a little and in an hour or so all stains would be gone. My last package (8 oz?) lasted years and now I can't find it at the store. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Stainless Steel Thermos Post by JMRoss (87) | (09/11/2006) Contact At work we have stainless coffee pots. I clean them with very hot water and dishwasher deterget. While cleaning I forgot about them, when I went back and rinsed them out they were the cleanest they have ever been. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Stainless Steel Thermos Post by Cyinda (616) | (09/08/2006) Profile | Contact Lemon Juice (fresh or bottled) or Vinegar -->First take about a cup of any one of these, swish it around the thermos without diluted it then mix in some water (about 1 part Vinegar or Lemon Juice & about 3 or 4 parts of water) and soak at least a few hours or overnight, then rinse with warm water. This is how they recommend you clean out coffee pots, so if Vinegar can clean coffee stains, I'm sure it will clean out you thermos. ---> One more option: If none of these work. I've bought Stainless Steal Thermos used at second hand stores before and to rid them of any germs, I've used a small amount of bleach (bought 1 to 2 inches in the bottom) and added warm water. This worked great for me. Bleach works great on Plastic & Glass Thermos too! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Stainless Steel Thermos Post by maggie3956 (58) | (09/08/2006) Profile | Contact I agree with Debbie 52. My husband worked Monday thru Friday. Friday night, I would put sudsy hot water in his thermos and shake it vigorously. Then rinse it well. Add about 2 tablespoons of baking soda and fill with HOT water. Put the lid on and shake. In the morning, shake again and then rinse well. Clean as a whistle and ready for Monday morning coffee. Hugs. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Stainless Steel Thermos Post By Ace (Guest Post) (09/08/2006) I have cleaned my stainless steel thermos by having a small handful of gravel from my driveway. Rinse off your gravel stones, put them w/water in your thermos & shake it around good. Then empty them out & wash out normally & hopefully, this should help you out. I don't know about coffee stains, but it may help. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Stainless Steel Thermos Post By Harriet (Guest Post) (09/08/2006) I would try filling the thermos with water and then dropping in a couple of denture cleaning tablets. Let sit for a couple of hours. Then rinse well or wash as normal. I've used them to clean small flower vases etc. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Stainless Steel Thermos Post by ThriftyFun (3739) | (09/06/2006) Profile | Blog! | Contact Hi Shirl, What works for me is a couple of tablespoons of dry dishwasher detergent, then fill the bottle with hot water. Leave a little room at the top and put on the cap. Shake every so often and let it sit overnight. It really works. Susan from ThriftyFun Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Stainless Steel Thermos Post by Debbie52 (954) | (09/06/2006) Profile | Contact Shirl, I think it's possible to mix up some warm baking soda and water and put inside the thermos and then let it set a while. If you have a long brush to use inside it, then you should be able to brush the stains right off. Just using the brush with sudsy hot water would probably work. It has for me in the past and I am always amazed at how clean and sparkly the inside of the thermos looks. I guess it just depends on how long the stains have been there as to how much work you have to do to remove. Hope this helps, Debbie Report Spam or Abuse