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21 April 2007

Off-gassing IKEA kettle My super-cheap aluminum tea kettle won't stop smelling like plastic. Any ideas? →[More:] before I resort to shelling out actual money for an actual tea kettle?

I got this super cheap one because it's just to take to the beach and to knock around in my trunk.

I keep boiling and boiling water to see if it'll go away but so far no good. I thought it was the handle smelling, but it seems to be coming from inside.

And why would an aluminum kettle smell like plastic anyway? Would they line it?

post by: small_ruminant at: 00:19 | 7 comments

Boil some vinager and baking soda?

posted by arse_hat 21 April | 00:22

I might try that. It won't screw up the aluminum? I've never had aluminum anything before.

posted by small_ruminant 21 April | 00:26

Hmmm?

Not sure. It removes most smells but I don't know if it would damage aluminum.

Still, if it is that bad smelling what difference would it make?

posted by arse_hat 21 April | 00:31

Vinegar won't damage aluminum.

posted by taz 21 April | 00:45

I'd be careful putting both vinegar and baking soda in there at the same time.

posted by richat 21 April | 08:00

Vinegar will react very slightly with aluminum, especially if you're boiling it, but I think the aluminum acetate will stay in solution and rinse right out.

posted by PaxDigita 21 April | 08:03

okay- I'll try it out- thanks!

posted by small_ruminant 21 April | 10:30

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