The Big Issue - #1 in a compulsive series

[rich p]

My bone china mugs get terribly stained by tannin, that not even the dishwasher will shift. The only way to clean them properly is with a rough scourer.
Is there a better way? Should I ditch them and buy new ones? Swallow my pride (and my Assam) and just drink out of stained crockery?
I await your valuable input with baited breath.

 

[rugby bloke]

Fire the washing up staff, sell a child / wife / kidney as appropriate and buy a new set of crockery.

 

[steve50]

We use cheap spray kitchen cleaner with bleach, removes the stains and leaves the cups sparkling clean.

 

[ianrauk]

Overnight in a sink of water with a little bleach.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Cold water with a smidge of bleach and leave for 30mins.

Whatever you do don't drop the Assam, that would be heresy.

 

[rich p]

So popular advice would be to bleach the stain white. I'm not sure if I can be ársed to do that every time.
There seems to be a 'shelf-life' of bone china whereby it stains after every use after a period of usage.
Maybe their stain-free life would be extended if I never put them in the dishwasher?

 

[Fab Foodie]

Stop being a nobber and drink proper builders tea .... Out of a mug that gets a perfunctory swill every now and then. Tsk ....

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

So popular advice would be to bleach the stain white. I'm not sure if I can be ársed to do that every time.
There seems to be a 'shelf-life' of bone china whereby it stains after every use after a period of usage.
Maybe their stain-free life would be extended if I never put them in the dishwasher?

I have a feeling that scouring damages the glaze, which in turn makes them stain more easily. I've never used a dishwasher in my life though. (Though I have watched people bending down loading and unloading their labour-saving devices and wondered.)

 

[Hill Wimp]

Why are you so concerned, your staff should be dealing with this issue giving you more time to ponder the meaning of life.

I'm sure @User14044 will let you borrow Fenton to chivvy up your domestics.

 

[Fnaar]

I'm now worried that I might have tannin stains inside my alimentary canal. I'm gonna drink some bleach. Will report back later.

 

[further]

When we ran pubs we used to clean the cups with Steradent,leave overnight,like new in the morning

 

[hopless500]

We use this.
We actually have it for sterilising demijohns and bottles, but it does a good job on scabby mugs and teapots.

 

[fossyant]

A colleague never cleans his mug. It's bright orange inside.

 

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

That guy sells insurance now. You want a proper cleaner.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I use Steradent tablets, to remove stains from mugs.

I get them from my local pound shop. 1 of those dissolved in water, left over night, jobs a goodun.