SOT: Smeg kettle

[Scott]

I think unsliced bread is the best thing since sliced bread.

[mm0fmf]

When I used to visit Japan and Korea regularly for work I spotted that all the bread on sale (not that much TBH) had smaller slices than UK bread.

So it's no surprise toasters made in Asia are designed for small slices.

[Andy Burns]

I usually keep a warburtons toastie in the freezer

[Scott]

Really? I always assumed products were manufactured to the specifications of the customer set out in a contract.

[Harry Bloomfield Esq]

Thanks, so probably best to descale the kettle first.

[Ian Jackson]

Of course, and once descaled it'll stay pretty clear for months.

[Max Demian]

Does the same principle apply to Japanese and Korean condoms? <g>

[Sam Plusnet]

I assume this isn't one of those pads heavily impregnated with pink detergent? On the other hand...

[The Natural Philosopher]

Nah. straight stainless scourers. The key is that they have WAY more surface area for the scale to form on than the kettle.

But frankly now I discovered citric acid, it just as easy once a week to boil the kettle with a few percent of that added to the water and simply leave it full a couple of hours. Then rinse it and jobs a good 'un.

You only need a couple of teaspoons a week.

Citric acid is the most benevolent of the descalers.

[Ian Jackson]

I think you'd need a lot more than a couple of teaspoons a week if you lived in the Chilterns. Those lumps of stainless steel 'wire wool' last more-or-less for ever (provided you scrunch them regularly them to dislodge the scale they accumulate). I must be still using the one I bought some 30 years ago (typical cost something like 99p, I think). The kettle(s) only need an essentially cosmetic descale ever few months.

[#Paul]

I find that the minor sticking problem I get sometimes with my kettle lid is due to a slow scale build-up (from steam or the occasional drop of water, I assme), and a simple clean solves the problem (although the actual mechanism will fail eventually, I assume).

#Paul

[mm0fmf]

It'll take a long, long time to toast in there!

[PeterC]

Those scrubs are usually made from 'free-cutting' st. st. As you know, there's no such thing - st. st. is tough. To help the cutter there's lead included. I haven't tried a recent one, but about 30 years ago I used one in the bog (must change my diet!) and it 'wrote' to the glaze. A check with high quality material didn't do that. Apparently there are cases in Usania of lead poisoning due to st. st. taps.

[Brian Gaff]

The spammers are really on the boil this week. No sooner had this thread started and I'm getting phiching emails about winning a Smeg kettle.

Brian

[Andrew]

30+ years ago I was working in Fiji and a consignment of condoms sent via Japanese aid had to be returned because there were size 'issues'.

[Andrew]

So do I. Sainsburys wholemeal sliced loaves baked in store for

140p are quite nice and don't seem to have the more unpleasant additives that other brands have. There was a review of bread additives on tv not so long ago and this was mentioned.

The slices fit in my cheapo toaster quite nicely too, whereas the Tesco wholemeal seeded 800 gram loaves have slices that are too large.

[Jim gm4dhj ...]

smeeeeeg

[Smolley]

No speakers in that.