Why does my new hob whistling kettle make the water foamy?

[Billynomates71]

Recently bought a new fancy whistling kettle to go on our new range cooker, but it makes the water foamy and cups of tea taste a bit funky and look like cappuccino. A friend has also recently done similar and hers is also doing it too. Neither of us can fathom it. I have washed it out thoroughly but still it foams.

I boil mine on a gas hob, she boils hers on an electric aga hot plate.

Anyone got any useful suggestions?

Bump. Anyone?

My ex had one of those, did the same, tea was always awful

Thanks mozzchops, hopefully there is a useful solution out there. I like the kettle, but don't what yo be doomed to weird tea for ever

I had one and it foamed. You also had to plan that you wanted a brew 15 minutes before actually wanting one as it was so slow! When DP and I moved in together he bought a shiny Duralit one and made me leave Mr Whistle.

Yep ours is slow too. My dh is losing confidence in it and I think we may have to resort to an electric kettle again soon.

We have a stove top kettle... It definitely doesn't make the water foamy

On the other hand, it used to be very slow (6minutes to boil a litre of water). Our solution was to buy an induction cooker, which worked a treat. Suspect there might have been more cost-effective alternatives.

I would guess at there still being some sort of coating or detergent still on there from manufacture. Give it yet another good scrub and a wipe out with vinegar maybe to cut through?

Do you know what metal it is?

my father always said you have to boil potatoes in a new kettle before boiling it for tea.