How old is your pail? Does it have any rust? Does a magnet stick to it? (Higher quality stainless steel is non magnetic, lower quality is magnetic)
899536
My pail has only been in use for a few weeks. I bought it to donate to the humane society. My only problem was the size of it. It was a vary small pail for the price I paid. But it is of vary high quality. I only hope they have found use for such a small pail.
899537
My pail is 5 months old and is still in great condition. No rust, scratches or dents. A magnet will not stick to my pail.
899538
I bought this in August of 2013. There is no rust on it. We leave it out doors on our screened in back porch with water in it for the dog. We live in northern Florida on the Atlantic coast along marshy wetlands. It gets very humid here. A magnet does not stick to it. So I would dare to say that this is high quality stainless steel.
899539
It is just over a year old. I use it for milking my cow. There is no rust on it. As far as magnetic, most of my refrigerator magnets will not stick. I have a very strong magnet which slightly clings but falls off when you let go. I am very happy with it.
899540
Hello, Randy here. Interesting question about the magnetism. I have a pretty powerful magnet and it would not stick to ant part of the pail. as for the rust jury is still out.I haul mine from the barb to the chicken coup so its inside most all the time. No rust yet. Hope this helps. Over all its a nice pail. Take care. RANDY
899541
I had this bucket for a year and it has remained outside. No rust is on the bucket. Magnets should work
899542
I have five pails, had them for many years, never a hint of rust and they are not magnetic
102764
Yes it is is made of stainless steel and brass, and does not stick to a magnet. I personally tested it. I guess it means that the product is corrosion-free, and that it lasts for a long time!
1096999
It's aluminum, so rusting is not an issue. It also has the same properties as any other aluminum pot regarding sticking. It's not Teflon coated, so it's not "non-stick". As long as you understand and respect how to use aluminum pots and don't expect Teflon or stainless steal characteristics, you will not be disappointed. That said, I use the pot for beer brewing and I use it on an outdoor gas burner, so I have no experience I using this on an electronic burner. I can't beggin to imagine how long it would take to heat this much liquid on a stovetop though!
1853982
My assumption is yes. I tested it by putting a magnet to it and it would not stick. What grade or quality of stainless steel, I don't know but past models that I have owned would have shown signs of rust starting. No signs at all on this unit. Happy with it.
2192210
Mine is absolutely stainless. I know stainless am boater and own a magnet. Will last forever. All the best. Rbb
348567
Magnet will stick to kettle and I see no rust/oxidation marks after six months use so IMO kettle is stainless steel.Konrad.
377020
sorry to be so late - I just checked mine, which I've had for about a year. There is NO sign of rust and the inside is stainless steel. The bottom is very strong plastic which is part of the peddle mechanism. I LOVE this trash can and my dog can never get to it before it closes :)
666987
I've had the same problem. I would tend to agree with Maggie Too9 - but am frustrated bc this is the best** tea kettles available to us throw-away americans. and i'd like to not throw this away. is it really rust???
136469
Hi, I think I've used the stopper once or twice since I've had my sink, and when I did use it I never saw any rust at all. The only time I had to deal with a rust issue was when I was cleaning a pan with an SOS pad. I got a tiny bit of metal under one of the feet of the rack that sits in the sink. Stainless steel is very resilient and if you care for it properly it will look good and won't rust. I cleaned the tiny tiny spot of rust with a dab of Barkeepers Helper. I swear by that stuff. Also stay away from egg white on stainless. It doesn't hurt a cooktop because the heat fixes that, but I dropped a spot the size of a dime on my sink. I didn't realize it was the egg white until I tried to clean it after breakfast. When I got the rust stain, and managed to fix that with Barkeepers Helper, I thought I might as well try it on the egg white stain. To my surprise and great happiness it has taken away the spot!! Warning, be careful how much you rub and how hard. Be gentle or you'll leave a tell tail spot where you've been working. Just gently, with a wet micro cloth, put a little water and a little BH on the cloth and work on the spot. Then when you've done, rinse off the area you are focusing on and then rinse out the cloth and wipe down the whole area. You can do this to water spots also. I have very hard water in my area and I manage to get drips down the front of the sink and on my refrigerator, which is stainless. Stainless steel is beautiful, but it does take some care. I hope I haven't bored you will my information, but I like my new kitchen to look like it did when it was installed a year and a half ago, and it does.
2132775
Right, stainless steel does not rust, I have seen no rust on this pot as of yet, very happy with it, my input would be because of "hard water" to avoid mineral deposits in standing water....???...I have left water in it occasionally and I just empty it, there is something about "stale" water I do not like, hope my input helps.
1107521
Jeff, I've had this for about three years now and I don't remember. But, that comment and question, "What's up with the rust?" That's not a joke. By the end of the 1st year, we began to see it. Maybe there is a way to deal with that, but I haven't discovered it. Honestly, who expects stainless steel to rust?
283988
I've had mine in our kitchen sink for at least two months and it's perfect - no rust. Could it be water difference? I'm in Western Washington.
864888
This is our second Kettle. The first one lasted for many years before it needed to be replace. I checked our latest one (which we have used for several months) and there is no rusting on the vent straw. Not sure what would cause that. Perhaps it's the water? Just a thought.
707745
I haven't had any parts start rusting on me and I don't keep it wet. I suppose it could be stainless steel. I like it and it works well and cleans up pretty easy. I hand wash the parts with dish soap and water and a sponge - just like washing dishes by hand and let the parts dry in a dish rack and I don't have any problems yet and no rust yet.
1828249
I think the plastic will hold up better than stainless steel it won't rust it's easy to clean and so far hasn't absorbed any oders and I have put onion scraps into it and other items that have a strong Oder and I washed it with dish detergent and it didn't smell at all. I love mine.
1070142
I have not seen any rust yet and I purchased it in December 2013. So far no issues, but the suction on the bottom is not working well, but it is not needed.
232387
Can't find the date that I bought mine, I think it's about 1 1/2 years old, no more than that. I have had to replace it because it's rusty. So, YES, stainless steel does rust. Frustrating, because other reviews said it doesn't rust and I believed them.