They say, \”You ARE what you eat.\” So why would you choose to be dirty, smelly and unhealthy? You wouldn\’t of course… Yet many of us will quite happily drink our morning coffee from just that – a dirty, smelly, and unhealthy coffee maker.
You probably spent a fair whack of cash to buy your coffee machine, so why throw that money out the window by not doing regular maintenance? Doing regular maintenance on your coffee maker will give it a much longer life-span. And why bother buying nice fresh coffee, if you are just going to run it through a nasty, smelly coffee machine?
Step-by step guide to cleaning your coffee machine:
1. Throw out any old coffee grinds from your filter and rinse everything with boiling water.
2. Make up your cleaning mix (2/3 boiling water water and 1/3 vinegar). Fill your coffee brewer\’s water reservoir and your coffee pot, and let stand to soak for 10 minutes.
3. Empty out the coffee pot and turn on your coffee brewer. Run a full cycle.
5. When cycle has been completed, let everything sit for another 15 minutes to soak further.
6. If you haven\’t cleaned your machine in a while, you might want to repeat steps 2-5 a second time.
7. Now give everything a good rinse with fresh hot boiling water. Run one or two cycles through your coffee brewer to get rid of the vinegar taste.
8. And there you have it… You now have a clean coffee maker!
Cleaning out the inside of your coffee maker is very important, and not really that difficult. If you are in the habit of using your coffee machine everyday, you really should be cleaning out your machine every month or so. And even if you don\’t use your brewer everyday, things should be cleaned out thoroughly every few months or so. So you don\’t forget, write yourself a reminder on your calendar or phone so you don\’t forget… Happy drinking!
Billy is the editor of a coffee maker website (coffee maker reviews). Lots of guidence about coffee machines and how to choose one, including more advice for cleaning coffee makers.