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Cooking & Baking

Marthe48

(17,145 posts) Mon Mar 11, 2024, 12:09 PM Mar 11

This is more of a tip for upkeep [View all]

I have pottery or ceramic mugs for coffee. I think the newest one is about 3 years old and the oldest is over 30. Anyway, as I use them their white interiors get stained from the coffee. I have no dishwasher, so I wash everything by hand. I learned a trick from my grandmother. Fill the stained cups with warm water and put a few drops of bleach in each cup. Let them sit for awhile and the stains will disappear. Wash and rinse the cups well, let them dry, good to go. I just did 4 mugs. What a difference.

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This is more of a tip for upkeep [View all] Marthe48 Mar 11 OP

Thanks for the tip. I discovered the same thing only with Clorox spray cleaner Walleye Mar 11 #1

If you don't want to use bleach ... surrealAmerican Mar 11 #2

Thanks Marthe48 Mar 11 #4

My dishes 50 years ago were Woolworth's white Warpy Mar 11 #3

I LOVE your story of the exodus of the ex MadLinguist Mar 11 #5

Don't know if it works on pottery but Efferdent EverHopeful Mar 11 #6

I forgot about Efferdent Marthe48 Mar 11 #7