Review on 🧼 Efficient Riedel Bottle Cleaner Beads - Keep Bottles Sparkling Clean with One Container (0010/05) by Ahmed Morrison

My antique crystal carafes on both sides of the family have old stains, not the color of red wine but veils on the bottom of mineral deposits from water they've been washed in for years and most likely inside cleaned while still wet. For optimal use and control of small balls, prepare the following: a fine-mesh strainer, a plastic kitchen funnel with a medium-sized hole, a plastic 2-cup measuring cup, paper towels, a small deep plate, e.g. B. a small plastic mixing bowl. Before you start, just to be safe, pour some warm water or white vinegar into the bottom of the carafe (this will prevent the steel balls from hitting the crystal which, as others have reported, can shatter the glass when you pour in the balls). in a carafe). The product comes with a retractable lid once you unscrew the lid. Carefully remove the cover. Place the sieve on the measuring cup and carefully pour the beads from the container into the sieve. Insert a funnel into the neck of the decanter and carefully pour the sieve balls into the decanter. Fill the carafe about half full (per the instructions provided; I used a 50-50 water/vinegar solution), but others have reported that just warm water has worked for them. Vigorously vibrate the beads for two minutes (it seems like it will take forever). Place a sieve over the measuring cup and pour the water-vinegar mixture with the granules from the carafe back into the measuring cup. Rinse the carafe well with warm water and place at a high angle on a draining board or use a rack to dry the carafe. It is best to leave the carafe in this position overnight as premature corking will cause condensation inside which will lead to mineral deposits re-forming. I was surprised to see that the wells of my decanters cleaned really well --- I couldn't stop thinking that there must be a slight mineral residue from the flushing that isn't just on the bottom, which accounts for most of the abuse , but along the entire inside of the decanter. Unfortunately, the mineral deposits on the bottom of my antique decanters are too old to completely remove, but I was able to clean the bottom by about 60%. Leave the balls in the strainer and rinse carefully under hot water. Blot up as much water as possible with a paper towel while the beads are still in the strainer. Then use the funnel to place the beads in a small deep bowl. Dry the beads more thoroughly by wrapping them in a paper towel between your fingers. Leave the balloons for a few hours (out of the reach of children or crowded areas) and then put them back in the original container. The process might seem a bit cumbersome, but using a funnel/strainer makes it easier for the balls to bounce around and bounce down the sink. :)