How To Clean A Coffee Maker

I love a good cup of coffee made in a coffee maker. The only problem with coffee makers is that they do get dirty and need cleaning. It can be a little bit of a chore cleaning them if you don't know the best way to do it. This hub will teach you how to clean a coffee maker.

1. Make a mixture of 1 part white vinegar to 2 parts water. For a stronger solution (which might be necessary if this is the first time you've cleaned your coffee maker since you got it three years ago) make a mixture that is half vinegar and half water instead. If you don't have any vinegar handy or want to experiment with cleaning mixtures, here are some alternatives:

* a pot's worth of water and two denture tablets. * dissolve 1 oz of citric acid in 4 cups of hot water, then add 4 cups of cold water to the mixture. * 1 part baking soda to 4 parts of warm water * store-bought coffee maker cleaners

2. Put a filter in your coffee maker, as usual.

3. Pour the mixture into the coffee maker where you would normally add water.

4. Turn the coffee maker on and let the mixture run completely through.

5. Discard the filter and mixture.

6. Let the coffee maker sit and cool for 15 minutes while it's off.

7. Rinse the coffee pot.

8. Repeat all of the above twice, but this time with plain cold water. This will make sure all of the vinegar and water solution is completely gone. If short on time, smell the coffee pot and maker after the first rinse. If there is no smell of vinegar left, you can skip the second rinse.