Coffee Maker Cleaning Made Easy

If you enjoy drinking coffee, it’s likely that your coffee makers gets more use than just about any other small appliance you own. It’s important to clean your coffee maker regularly, to prevent germs and bacteria from building up. Keeping your coffee maker clean is also an important way to make sure that the coffee you brew tastes great!

Frequency of Cleaning? It’s a good idea to clean your coffee maker at least one time each month.

What to Use? The best way to clean a standard household coffee maker is by using a combination of vinegar and water.

How to Clean? Simply fill your coffee pot with a vinegar and water mixture in the proportions of one part vinegar to two parts of water. Pour the mixture into your coffee maker, and turn it on as if you were brewing a pot of coffee.

Once the vinegar and water runs through your coffee maker, turn it off and throw the water away. Follow up by running plain water through the coffee maker so you can be certain that all the vinegar is washed away. You’ll have a fresh, clean appliance ready to brew a delicious tasting pot of coffee.

Note: If you haven’t cleaned your coffee pot in a long time, you may need to repeat this step three or four times to get the small appliance truly clean.

What Does this Do? Running a mixture of vinegar and water through your coffee pot gets rid of mineral deposits from hard water and other impurities that build up over time. This technique can help your coffee taste much better, and can also improve the lifespan of your coffee maker.