These were from water we just boiled
that’s limescale
Limescale from the tap, or a dirty dish with limescale.
Either way it’s harmless.
This is why water softeners, aka soft water is a thing in many US homes.
And I thought my water was hard. Ha he ho ha ha he he ho
hard water goes hard
mfw I saw the surface of the water right after drinking a full cup from it
Lol. Minerals?
Is it a dusty room?
The whole apartment looks pretty clean, but the base of the kettle looked a little funky. Only realised it after drinking a cup of water
Do you know if it’s a hard water area? It may just be calcium.
When you say “funky”, was it a little furry and white? If so, that’s probably calcium deposits (aka “limescale”).
Wow I just learned of Hard Water vs Soft Water. I googled and yeah its a moderately hard Water area. So I assume this is normal (or at least nothing to be alarmed about)?
Yup, completely normal. I have hard water and my kettles get calcium buildup after a handful of uses. Soak with white vinegar to remove the buildup. Or if you’re like me and forget until last second, boil 50/50 vinegar/water and deal with the vinegar smell, lol.
Yo it came back. It looks like this
This looks like a specific kind of… fungus?..aging?. I can’t find an English word for it, but it looks like the black spots you get in clothes when you leave them in a wet pile for too long. In Dutch, is called “spocht”.
the black spots you get in clothes when you leave them in a wet pile for too long
We call that mold or mildew.
The pot you boiled the water in has fats stuck to the bottom which came unstuck during the boiling.
Could you explain how fats would end up in kettles? Since tap water should be the only thing going in
Kitchens can be very greasy places. Do you ever cook food in a pan near your kettle? It could also be from whatever container you poured the hot water in.
It’s a rented apartment, so very likely the previous tenants have cooked near the kettle
Something else I’ve noticed about my own kettle that might be contributing. I store my kettle very near or sometimes just on my stovetop. If you fry anything nearby, even with a wipe down/cleaning you can still get small amounts of fat splatter on enough of the kettle that some of it may be making it’s way into the spout or underside of the lid that then gets mixed in by the steam inside when you boil water next.
What container is the water in? If it is a mixing cup or glass cup, there will likely be residual fats that linger after washing. There are also various grease,s fats, and other lipids in you water pipes, faucets, and the kitchen air since particles linger around. Everything in a kitchen will start to develop a small film of grease if it isn’t cleaned constantly. It’s not harmful and you have been consuming it for literally your entire life
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