Test your coffee maker. Pour a clean pot of water into the reservoir of your coffee maker and 'brew' it.

Now, taste the water. Does it taste like water? Or does it have a strange, 'dirty', old coffee flavor to it?

Ok, so you know your coffee maker is dirty. How do you clean it?

Here's a quick and inexpensive way to clean your coffee maker with what you already have (most likely) on-hand: vinegar, soap and water…and make some great tasting coffee to enjoy in your coffee cup and share with your family and friends.

What You'll Need…

Vinegar, Dish Soap, Water

Nine Steps to a Clean Coffee Maker

vinegar soap water 

 

1. Fill your coffee pot with 1 part vinegar and 3 parts water

2. Pour the mixture into your coffee maker's reservoir and 'brew' the mixture

3. When the brewing is finished, let your coffee maker cool for 10 minutes

4. For coffee makers that are exceptionally dirty (you know who you are), repeat steps 2 and 3

5. Discard the vinegar mixture

6. Now, 'brew' two full pots of clean water letting the coffee maker cool for 10 minutes between

7. Wash the coffee pot with dish soap

8. Wash the filter basket (the basket comes out of some coffee makers making it easier to clean)

9. Finally, clean the outside of the coffee maker

There you have it: Nine Steps to a Clean Coffee Maker and better tasting coffee.

Now, celebrate! Brew a pot of coffee.

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