Thanks so much for sending me some of this, Cameron B!!! I always wanted to try it, so thank you. It couldn’t possibly work better! I had a basket infuser so encrusted with tea barnacles there was no way it was steeping tea properly. Scrubbing with a (new) sponge hardly changed the barnacles. SO all I did was pour a tiny bit of Smart Soak over the basket infuser in a mug, fill it with hot water, and left it for a couple days. The infuser and mug looked completely brand new. I also like that it mentions that it’s fine if you ingest the Smart Soak, so I don’t have to worry about weird chemicals. I will be using this Smart Soak for life, that is for sure.
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I can definitely relate to your “tea barnacles!” I might have to check this product out if I ever order from Mandala.
It’s a must-buy if you’re ever placing an order from Mandala.
I don’t mean to take business from Mandala, but Oxiclean seems to be nearly identical and does an awesome job for me!
Is it safe to ingest Oxiclean though? I have no idea.
I tried Oxiclean because it seemed to be the same chemicals as I recall. I would ingest either personally! Ha ha! But hot water and a couple of hours are all it takes for my Kamjove baskets to sparkle. I rinse them well and then start using them.
Good to know. :D
tea-sipper, I love this stuff so much and I use it to clean my stainless sink as well. I just fill up my sink with warm water, add a few tablespoons and let it sit. It makes it sparkling.
Thanks for the Oxi-clean tip!
I love this stuff! Whenever I do a tea kettle descaling I pull apart my gravity well infuser and soak the mesh, silicone ring, and silicone gasket and it makes them all sparkling clean! The leftover water will take tea stains out of the sink, too.
@tea-sipper, I use denture cleaning tablets to dissolve tea stains and it works very similar to this. I wonder if this uses the same ingredients
I’ve done the denture tablet trick as well; I’ll give it a B- grade for quality of the gunk removal. It does help!
I looked at Mandala’s website and shipping to Canada is $15, so I might have to go the Oxiclean route. How dare that so many good tea companies are in the U.S.! :D
I can definitely relate to your “tea barnacles!” I might have to check this product out if I ever order from Mandala.
It’s a must-buy if you’re ever placing an order from Mandala.
I don’t mean to take business from Mandala, but Oxiclean seems to be nearly identical and does an awesome job for me!
Is it safe to ingest Oxiclean though? I have no idea.
I tried Oxiclean because it seemed to be the same chemicals as I recall. I would ingest either personally! Ha ha! But hot water and a couple of hours are all it takes for my Kamjove baskets to sparkle. I rinse them well and then start using them.
Good to know. :D
tea-sipper, I love this stuff so much and I use it to clean my stainless sink as well. I just fill up my sink with warm water, add a few tablespoons and let it sit. It makes it sparkling.
Thanks for the Oxi-clean tip!
I love this stuff! Whenever I do a tea kettle descaling I pull apart my gravity well infuser and soak the mesh, silicone ring, and silicone gasket and it makes them all sparkling clean! The leftover water will take tea stains out of the sink, too.
@tea-sipper, I use denture cleaning tablets to dissolve tea stains and it works very similar to this. I wonder if this uses the same ingredients
I’ve done the denture tablet trick as well; I’ll give it a B- grade for quality of the gunk removal. It does help!
I looked at Mandala’s website and shipping to Canada is $15, so I might have to go the Oxiclean route. How dare that so many good tea companies are in the U.S.! :D