How I Got My ‘Terrible’ Kettle Sparkling Clean in Seconds With a $1.65 Secret Ingredient

A mother has revealed her ‘secret weapon’ when it comes to cleaning her kettle.

Bridget, from New Zealand’s Palmerston North, felt downhearted after watching her glass and stainless steel kettle slowly decay over time.

She was about to throw away the kitchen gadget when she came across a unique way to make the appliance shine in minutes.

A viral cleaning hack usually requires boiling real lemons in a kettle with some water, but Bridget only had some Coles’ expired lemon juice at her disposal.

She simply poured 60ml of lemon juice into the kettle, half filled it with water and turned it on.

The dark, discolored bits on the inside of kettles are the result of hard water with a high concentration of calcium and magnesium – which can also cause limescale.

Limescale makes kettles unusable and must be replaced. That’s why it’s essential to keep your kettles clean.

Bridget left the lime juice and water mixture until it cooled, then revealed sparkling results.

She shared her success on a popular Facebook group and received praise and excitement.

‘My kettle looked so hideous and I remember a post about boiling lemons. I didn’t have any real lemons, but I had some old lemon juice I wanted to throw away, so I tried that.

I boiled it (about a quarter of the bottle) with the jug half full and let it sit and it turned out incredible!’

Many shared similar pursuits and revealed equally flawless results.

“I always clean my kettle like this,” one mom wrote. “I don’t mind the faint lemon taste afterwards – gives a kick!”

“This is my favorite party trick – I’ve been using it for many years now,” wrote a second.

While others said they also use lemons for their microwave, oven, shower screens and more.

The viral cleaning hack usually requires boiling real lemons in a kettle with some water, but Bridget only had some Coles’ expired lemon juice at her disposal