Is Your Morning Coffee Leaving A Bad Taste In Your Mouth? You Might Need To Clean Your Coffeemaker.

 Some of you may have never cleaned your coffeemaker on the inside, yes we wipe its exterior to keep it pretty but what about the parts that make the coffee.   Don't let your morning pick-you-up bring you down with a bad flavor.

(A dirty coffeemaker will take longer to brew)

 The best known way to clean a (drip) coffeemaker is running a mixture of vinegar and water through it.   


Vinegar Method:     
Make sure any used coffee filters are thrown away (no need for a new one).  
 * Add vinegar to coffeemaker's water reservoir until ¼ full, fill the rest of the way with water.  Run coffee maker, when done turn off, and let it cool down for 10 to 20 minutes*.   Repeat from * to *, it is up to you if want to use the same water.        The last step is to run plain water through coffeemaker; again let it cool when done.     Repeat last step.     If  you can still smell vinegar run water through it again. Leave reservoir lid open to allow it to dry before using to make coffee.

To clean the pot and filter basket use a mixture of vinegar and baking soda, make a paste with the two and use your fingers to scrub, those stains will rinse off in no time.  For stubborn stains let mixture sit for a minute or two before scrubbing.


Tip:  using only distilled water will make for better tasting coffee and extend the life of your machine as well as reducing the build up left behind. That means less cleaning needed.