Victoria wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 1:43 pm
I think an oxidized tea, like black/red, will work better to remove and blacken existing rust inside kettle. I’ve heard of people using cheap Lipton tea bags, I used crappy loose old black tea I had. Sometimes you’ll need to boil tea leaves several times for this to work correctly. Since water tastes good already this is a very good sign, but it will continue to rust more quickly if not treated. Also, make sure to let it completely dry after each use by removing boiling water from hot kettle to let evaporation do the drying.
I will give some cheap oxidized tea a shot!
I am definitely very careful about drying it, especially with the rust it already has.