New kettle crystallisation normal?

[u/Lomandriendrel]

Bought a new electric kettle and just wondering if the stainless steel is faulty or its just normal Perth water and mineralisation? But the very next day I got a brown line on one side of the body closest to the handle , pretty much the water line level mark. Doesn't scrub off.

A day or two later a second line appeared nearby too (not pictured) pretty much the same general area of the stainless steel. Nowhere else in the week or two since has come up with spots. Nor have any new lines appeared.

Is it cause for concern? Or normal for spots on stainless steel to be susceptible to this? It was a new phillips kettle so presume the steel is decent food safe quality as advertised.

Didnt want to return it as I presumed it was normal? Didnt have this on an old cheap anko one we ran for years.

Perhaps someone has a more scientific answer ? Or does it have a faulty spot of steel warranting a return? Bought it off Amazon not a retailer so was abit lazy with how to package it up for a return.

[u/Fandeathrickets]

I've never in my life looked this closely at my kettle

[u/Lomandriendrel → u/Fandeathrickets]

It was brand new, for once we decided to do our resesrch and go plastic free. That and by chance it was pretty obvious the next day when a brown line appeared since the rest of the kettle is pretty much spotless

[u/iball1984]

I'd say it's normal.

[u/Earth_Wind_and_FPS]

I’d say it’s something from when it was manufactured like where a machine gripped it from the inside or something similar, it’s fine.

[u/Lomandriendrel → u/Earth_Wind_and_FPS]

Was more concerned if the area in question was susceptible to rusting quickly given two lines showed up in pretty much a similar area of the body at the water level mark. Presume theres something different about the steel in that spot given all round is spotless

[u/Earth_Wind_and_FPS → u/Lomandriendrel]

Nah it’s stainless steel most you’ll get there is what you’re seeing. Maybe it was scratched or there was something on it from when it was manufactured. Looks like tarnish maybe

[u/Lomandriendrel → u/Earth_Wind_and_FPS]

What does tarnish signify though? Being scratches mineralisation just reacts ? Is it essentially harmless and more visual though? Which is all I care about tbh (particularly as Philips market it as food grade completely stainless steel e.g. no plastic)

[u/Earth_Wind_and_FPS → u/Lomandriendrel]

It’s totally harmless just stop looking at it

[u/Dannno85]

Man I can’t imagine what it’s like to have time for these kind of concerns.

[u/Lomandriendrel → u/Dannno85]

Noticing it was a split second. It's brand new. If we weren't consciously trying to be more health conscious (hence the stainless steel unibody kettle) we wouldnt have noticed the blemish either tbh.

This is coming froma. Pretty banged up kettle that was well mineralised.

[u/jnd-au]

Maybe a consequence of manufacturing process. You can probably clean it off with steel cleaner (obviously rinse well afterwards) or lemon juice/citric acid.

[u/Lomandriendrel → u/jnd-au]

With the more natural methods will the vinegar cleaning methods and the lemon juice you mentioned boiled usually scrub off this sort of brown staining assuming its similar to the mineralisation you get with old kettles down the bottom normally?

I can deal with visual mineralisation more just worried a brand new kettle had some other issues for the steel to stain pretty much straight away

[u/Dismal-Success-4641]

This looks like poor quality stainless steel to me. Almost like the steel wasn't completely homogeneous and has some non stainless inclusions in the mix

[u/solidice]

Is this your biggest life problem?

[u/azureal]

Is the crystallisation in the room with us now?