cleaning my decanter......

[murphyslaw]

Started to tackle those jobs I have been avoiding now my darlings have gone back to school!

My glass deceanter has stains in the bottom. I have tried soaking it in hot water/fairy and used a bottle brush but they are still not coming off.

Any suggestions???

You can get special balls for cleaning them with - they might come from Lakeland and might be called magic balls. I will have a look.

Here they are

I just use rice with a bit of washing up liquid. Pour a small handful of rice in with a bit of liquid and a bit of hot water and swill...t

i think i heard somewhere that denture cleaning tablets, sterident, are quite good for cleaning glass vases, so maybe could work for decanter?
or hot water with bicarb, maybe?

of course the real secret is to never let it be empty. Just swill and refil

I seem to remember reading about using a dishwasher tablet?

But I may just have made that up ...

Decanters never empty long in this house!

Lakeland magic balls. The Wine Society sells them too. Remember to pour them into a FINE sieve (seive?) or they will roll down your sink.

switch hot water and bicarb around and then pour in enough rice to cover the bottom.

shake vigourously.

Oh, I love Bicarb. 1001 uses. Also... those fizzy tablets people use for cleaning false teeth also work (no I don't have false teeth before you ask).

You get the prize for ponciest thread title of the day.

Next week, dusting my chandelier.

My DH likes port and my darling dad left me his decanter
so shoot me

Chippy Snyderson

thanks maidamess - I'll take that as a complement!!!

My house is like a tip! - now the kids have gone back trying to have a deeeeep clean.