Cleaning Challenge: Clean Your Coffeemaker
June 20, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under Cleaning, Food and Drinks, Home Making
I was making coffee today and just realized something – I have never cleaned my coffeemaker. I’ve only been using the coffee pot for about six months and I don’t drink coffee as regularly as some people, but it certainly is time for a cleaning!
You may be wondering why you should clean your coffee pot, especially when the only thing that goes in it is clean water. The problem is, the water causes deposits inside the coffee maker. The deposits can slow the flow of water inside the machine and they can alter the taste of your coffee.
To clean your coffeemaker, simply run equal amounts of water and vinegar through it. I simply filled up my pot to the 5 cup line with vinegar and then to the 10 cup line with water. Next, let the vinegar run halfway through the coffeemaker and then turn off the machine. Let it sit for a while (may an hour or so, depending on how hard your water is) and then turn the machine back on to finish the cycle. Since I had never cleaned my machine before, I ran the solution through my machine twice. After the cycle is complete, run a few pots of fresh water through it to get rid of the vinegar smell and taste.
Perhaps cleaning my coffeemaker will help some of these coffees to taste better. I’m hoping so!
Have you cleaned your coffeemaker lately?
image from sxc.hu
I’m addicted to coffee and make a pot a day, so I clean my coffee pot once a month when I do my ceiling-to-floor deep cleaning of the kitchen.
But first, I make a pot and transfer it to a carafe