I was wondering if any of you clean your stove steamers at all? I got one yesterday and the guy said to clean it when I notice some mineral deposits in it. If you do clean it do you use dish soap
The only cleaning mine gets is, rinsing it out. I use RO water in mine. If I was to use my well water I'd have mineral dust all over the stove top.
I'm assuming this must be to clean the outside? In all honesty I would've never thought to do something like that. I think I've seen my wife dust it in the summer before?
I just ignore mine until it starts leaking, then replace. I don’t even know what you would use to clean the mineral deposits. CLR? Muriatic acid?
Never, except an outside dusting. Inside is white and crusty from years of use. Still going strong. Hey it adds character, doesn't it?
I just buy a cheap 3.5 gallon aluminum stockpot every couple years. Doesn’t look as pretty as a cast steamer or teapot, but only have to fill it once a day. Always amazes me how much water we can evaporate in 24 hours in this dry climate. Reminds me, I need to check my pool, probably need to add a foot of water to it since closing it on Labor Day weekend.
I have a cast iron crock pot looking steamer that has driven me nuts. I vinegar soaked, wire brushed, and repainted it every year for the past 6 years. It still rusts. My water is ridiculously high in minerals, so the grade school science experiment that accumulates on it every month is understandable. I am not buying distilled water for it. Then I have a enameled steel pot that decided to spring a leak, i jb welded it. It didn't last long. Now i have it setting in a pie tin to catch the couple of drips an hour it leaks as to not drip on top of the stove and form a stalagmite from the terrible water I have. No pics of that unfortunately.
