Unfortunately, electric kettles (or any kettles, for that matter) are not self-cleaning.
The good news is that deep-cleaning your electric kettle is much easier than you might think.
Let me walk you through the process.
Now, let’s actually get started cleaning it.
Fill your kettle roughly halfway with water, then add two small scoops/spoonfuls of powdered citric acid.
(I just eyeball everything.)
Whichever acid you’ve chosen, you next want to boil the water and the acid in the kettle.
It usually clips on or snaps into place, and is easy to remove.
(Below is a picture of mine, still locked in place before I started cleaning.)
Don’t boil the kettle again: Just leave it.
In fact, unplug the kettle.
While you’re in there, check the inside of the kettle to assess your stain- and limescale-removing progress.
If you don’t have a bottle brush, it’s possible for you to use a wooden spoon.
Pretend you’re thoroughly stirring somethingmaking sure the spoon scrapes the bottom and sides with each rotation.
After all of that, dump the water and rinse out the kettle.
When it mixes with the remaining drops of water in the kettle, it’ll form a paste.
Rinse the kettle again, then fill it halfway with water, and boil it.
Rinse it off with clean water.
When it’s not too hot, replace the filter, then wrap up the lid again.
Now it’s time to tackle the outside of the kettle.
Kettles with plastic or ceramic exteriors are likely done at this point.
In this case, use your usual method ofcleaning stainless steel cookware or appliances.
I just gave mine a quick wipe with a dry microfiber cloth, which worked well enough.
