creamer pitchers...how do you get them clean?

[stephanie crocker]

we have noticed a design flaw with the creamer pitchers we use at the shop...there's a little gap between the vaccuum bottle lining and the plastic shell and cream has gotten trapped in there. We've tried soaking them overnite in purocaff, immersing them overnite in vinegar and water, but there's still little chunks of coagulated cream trapped in that crack.

Has anybody come up with a solution to what seems to be a common problem?

[Bob Von Kaenel]

Try using a 1 liter stainless steel lined container, with stainless steel exterior. There's no place the milk can get that you can't clean. We're just washing them in normal dish soap and water with a bottle brush every night at close. There's never a problem with any bad smells as long as they are washed thoroughly each night. I noticed that the product description in your link says "do not submerse" which makes me think they will allow liquids into places that you won't be able to clean.

A nice thing about the all steel containers is that they stay cold for a very long time if you keep them in the refrigerator overnight before you fill and set them out. Steel retains the cold longer than plastic.

[stephanie crocker]

do you have a name brand for those pitchers?

[Jesse -D->]

Zojirushi is a very good company. The pitchers are a little pricey but they last and come clean.
http://www.zojirushi.com/ourproducts/carafes/sh_eb.html

[Kevin Kerkhof]

Without looking at your pitchers and hearing your problem, it sounds like your carafe's have a design flaw if milk is getting in between the liner. Toss them and get new ones, or try to see if you can get your money back on the service ideas ones.

We use Stanley Commercial and they are sweet. Stainless steel and they have the cool finish so that fingerprints do not show up on the outside. Their airpots are the same. Talk to Deborah: [phone]

http://www.stanleycommercial.com/

Set up a wholesale account with them, their prices are extremely competitive for everything, and they have been great to work with.

[Cedric]

I use my steam wand from the espresso machine and blast all the crud out.