Posted by Anonymous on Oct 14, 2007 · Member since Dec 1969 · 11789 posts
How do you clean your coffee pot other than regular dish soap?
I've heard some people clean it with vinegar.
Posted by Anonymous on Oct 14, 2007 · Member since Dec 1969 · 11789 posts
Yes, use vinegar. Just run it through like you would water for a pot of coffee (without the coffee, of course), and that should do the trick! I don't drink coffee, but this is what my mom has done for years!
Posted by Anonymous on Oct 14, 2007 · Member since Dec 1969 · 11789 posts
Yes, use vinegar. Just run it through like you would water for a pot of coffee (without the coffee, of course), and that should do the trick! I don't drink coffee, but this is what my mom has done for years!
Posted by dinkfeet on Oct 14, 2007 · Member since Aug 2007 · 695 posts
You can also run a descaler through - I think it helps if you have hard vs. soft water.
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Posted by Anonymous on Oct 14, 2007 · Member since Dec 1969 · 11789 posts
I actually throw in some lemon wedges (juice 'em in the pot too) with some ice cubes and then swirl it all around for a minute or two. It gets rid of any funky old coffee taste without adding something else weird tasting to it. Just make sure your coffee pot is cool before throwing in the ice...otherwise you'll crack your pot.
Posted by jenniferhughes on Oct 15, 2007 · Member since Aug 2006 · 1828 posts
If you run vinegar/water mix through be sure to run a few runs (like 3 or more) with plain water afterwards! And don't let the vinegar/water mix sit on the hotplate for too long or your whole kitchen will smell vinegary.
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Posted by yabbitgirl on Oct 15, 2007 · Member since Apr 2006 · 14266 posts
If it's the Italian aluminum stovetop espresso pot (the kind that you screw the top and bottom together, and the coffee bin goes in the middle), DO NOT use soap because the metal will taste of it. I scrub mine well with a steel wool and plain HOT water (so it will dry quickly), and every week or so I run plain water through it...like making coffee, but no coffee in the bin. The water comes out like weak coffee, and brings the essential oils with it that deposit on the metal and give a rancid taste.
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Posted by Anonymous on Oct 15, 2007 · Member since Dec 1969 · 11789 posts
Being a coffee "addict" myself...I never clean the insides of my coffee maker or my coffee press with soap. I use a 50/50 ratio of vinegar and water. I do it at least once a week on my coffee maker, and everytime I use the press. Just make sure that if you use vinegar to clean your coffee maker, after you do that run some pure water through it at least 2 or 3 more times to get all the vinegar (and the smell of it) out of your machine.
Yes, use vinegar. Just run it through like you would water for a pot of coffee (without the coffee, of course), and that should do the trick! I don't drink coffee, but this is what my mom has done for years!
Yes, use vinegar. Just run it through like you would water for a pot of coffee (without the coffee, of course), and that should do the trick! I don't drink coffee, but this is what my mom has done for years!
Thank you.
You can also run a descaler through - I think it helps if you have hard vs. soft water.
I actually throw in some lemon wedges (juice 'em in the pot too) with some ice cubes and then swirl it all around for a minute or two. It gets rid of any funky old coffee taste without adding something else weird tasting to it. Just make sure your coffee pot is cool before throwing in the ice...otherwise you'll crack your pot.
thanks
If you run vinegar/water mix through be sure to run a few runs (like 3 or more) with plain water afterwards!
And don't let the vinegar/water mix sit on the hotplate for too long or your whole kitchen will smell vinegary.
If it's the Italian aluminum stovetop espresso pot (the kind that you screw the top and bottom together, and the coffee bin goes in the middle), DO NOT use soap because the metal will taste of it. I scrub mine well with a steel wool and plain HOT water (so it will dry quickly), and every week or so I run plain water through it...like making coffee, but no coffee in the bin. The water comes out like weak coffee, and brings the essential oils with it that deposit on the metal and give a rancid taste.
Being a coffee "addict" myself...I never clean the insides of my coffee maker or my coffee press with soap. I use a 50/50 ratio of vinegar and water. I do it at least once a week on my coffee maker, and everytime I use the press. Just make sure that if you use vinegar to clean your coffee maker, after you do that run some pure water through it at least 2 or 3 more times to get all the vinegar (and the smell of it) out of your machine.