entirelyagree. I've done the baking soda over night, letting it drip dry. It's definitely that metal smell, and nothing is coming off of the lid gasket as far as scent. So I'm on it. alka seltzer tonight if not finished, no vinegar in the house after daughter did her easter eggs. Thanks again. I knew you folks would know. What better tool is there than the industrial thermos. Coffee is also known as happy give a s****.
On Fri, 9 Apr 2010, Dale Leavens wrote: > Sometimes the smells seem to get stuck to the rubber seals or the stopper and > not so much the stainless steel. The other trouble is truly scrubbing them > out. One should probably use a bottle brush and then there is the problem of > rinsing out the smell of dish washing detergent. > > I have one I sometimes use when I am outside all day working. I find the best > way to keep it fresh smelling is to empty it fully and rinse it a couple of > times then storing it empty with the lid off open to the air so it dries > thoroughly over night or what ever. > > Of course a glass vacuum flask is the best but the liners tend to be fragile. > I broke many back when I used one going to school, a smack on a fence post or > fire plug on the way by and off to the store for a replacement liner. > > > If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Spiro > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 8:46 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Dan or others, > > > > Well, thanks. I'm hoping it goes down to the metal taste of the stainless. > but what's the sense of having a 24oz thermos if you can't put exotic > coffee made from filtered water in it? grins > > On Fri, 9 Apr 2010, Trouble wrote: > > > Put some baking soda in it along with some warm > > water. Let it set for a few days and repeat. That should get it all out. > > I use that trick after leaving tea in after a > > fishing trip or when I let my brother use it for work and his coffee. > > > > At 06:20 PM 4/9/2010, you wrote: > >> > >> > >> Try soaking it with water and a couple tablespoons of baking soda > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Spiro > >> To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > >> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 17:58 > >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Dan or others, > >> > >> Hi, > >> Maybe it took too long, but I finally got my Handyman thermos Two weeks > >> ago. > >> Steel, double walled with a 12oz steel cup. > >> I'm saving $2 a day and it can take a beating. > >> I'm sure to have it with me more than just to my non-fix-it job but > >> thankfully to any outside project. > >> However, Dan and others, it has that very familiar Canteen smell. > >> You guys must know that smell. > >> I've used it now for 8 days, and that smell went away for the most part > >> after 5. But is was heavily in the coffee. It's still there, and I'm > >> thinking $2 a day (makes the coffee cost $33.90 a pound at D&D) is > >> starting to sound good as I'm not happy with that as a taste in my fine > >> etheopean coffee from home. > >> Help, what gets that smell out of a canteen or steel liquids vessel? > >> Thanks > >> > >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > >> > > > > Tim > > trouble > > Verizon FIOS support tech > > "Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance." > > --Sam Brown > > > > Blindeudora list owner. > > To subscribe or info: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/blindeudora > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
