How to Clean a Coffee Maker?

Every morning coffee makers become our best friends that heroically brew our morning jolts of caffeine. However, our coffee makers cannot be as clean as we think.

Mineral buildup of coffee residue from water can change the flavor of your coffee; sometimes you can’t even notice your coffee maker is full of mold. So, your coffee maker can make you sick because yeast and mold can lead to allergic reactions or even infections.

Also, it is difficult to rinse natural oils that coffee grounds have. Your favorite coffee can become bitter, so try to clean the brewing basket and other parts regularly.

Our water includes calcium, magnesium, and sodium minerals that can leave a residue and ruin your coffee maker.

How Often You Need to Clean a Coffee Maker?

It is important to clean your coffee maker after every use. All you need to do is to remove the grounds and clean the brew basket, lid, and carafe.

In addition, we recommend you to provide a deep cleaning of descaling, it will help get rid of mineral deposits. Try to do this procedure at least every three-four months.

Monthly cleaning is required, if your water includes heavy mineral content because the residue may build up more quickly.

However, we have the good news for you. Your coffee maker can look sparkling and new, if you follow our easy steps for cleaning it.

When you need to clean your coffee maker:

• Your coffee maker spews your favorite coffee everywhere.
• Your favorite coffee tastes bitter or odd.
• It takes more time to brew a pot than before.
• Your coffee maker doesn’t brew, only makes strange noises.
• Your coffee maker works louder than before.

Use Vinegar for Cleaning Your Coffee Maker

If you like to drink coffee every day, try to clean your coffee maker about once a month. However, if visible buildup is appeared around the pot or basket, or if your coffee tastes odd, you need to clean your coffee maker immediately.

What you need for cleaning your coffee maker:

• Clean cloth.
• White distilled vinegar.
• Water.

Steps You Need to Clean Your Coffee Maker with Vinegar

These steps will help clean your coffee maker and remove the calcium mineral buildup. Don’t forget to read your coffee machine’s manual to know if the manufacturer recommends cleaning with vinegar. Some brands don’t allow to clean coffee makers with vinegar, because of their metal parts.

• Empty your coffee maker – Remove the parts of the coffee maker (the carafe, brew basket, coffee filter) and rinse them with hot soapy water. Don’t forget to change the empty filter basket and carafe.
• Make the cleaning solution – Combine equal parts white distilled vinegar and water and fill your water reservoir. The vinegar will help sanitize your coffee maker and carafe, and remove any accrued mineral deposits.
• Run your coffee maker – Place a filter in the basket, and run your coffee maker through half of a cycle. Stop your machine about halfway through brewing to let the solution sit for 30 minutes to 60 minutes in the reservoir and the carafe.

Then resume the cycle and finish brewing the solution of vinegar and water mixture through your machine. Discard the cleaning solution from the carafe and change the paper filter if required. Let the coffee maker cool down. Run a full brew cycle with water again.

Then rinse the removable filter basket, coffee filter, and carafe with hot, soapy water. Clean your coffee machine with a soft cloth.

Use Dish Soap for Cleaning Your Coffee Maker

It is also a good method to clean your coffee maker easily. Also, you can use dish soap to clean the components.

What you need for cleaning your coffee maker:

• Soft cloth.
• Dishwashing liquid.
• Sponge.
• Paper towel.

Steps You Need to Clean Your Coffee Maker with Soap

1. Empty your coffee maker – Remove brew basket and filter after each use.
2. Fill your sink with hot water – Run hot water and fill your sink partially, adding dishwashing liquid that is formulated for removing oil.
3. Clean the components – Place components of your coffee machine into the soapy water. Wash them with a soft cloth to get rid of any coffee grounds and oily residue.
4. Rinse components with warm water – Rinse components as the brew basket, coffee filter, and carafe with warm water. Take a soft cloth and wipe components, let them dry.
5. Clean your coffee maker – Take a soft cloth, dip it in the soapy water, and wipe down your machine. Then clean it with fresh water to remove any soap residue. Let it dry.

How to Keep Your Coffee Maker Clean?

The most annoying thing after drinking a hot cup of coffee is cleaning the coffee machine. A coffee maker has many components, such as the carafe, a coffee pot, a hot plate, a filter, and a water reservoir. When you prepare coffee at home, you need to know how to clean it properly. So, we want to give useful tips how to keep your coffee maker cleaner longer:

• To brew coffee in your machine, use demineralized water.
• Wash the carafe with hot, soapy water after each use especially if you use it to fill the water reservoir.
• For cleaning K-Cup brewers, read the manufacturer’s detailed instructions. Such machines require a thorough, detailed cleaning to clean the brewer and to get rid of coffee residue from the impact needle.

Any coffee maker requires a deep cleaning from not only the residue and stains but also the buildup of minerals. We tried to give you cleaning methods that are effective for cleaning your coffee maker in different ways. Choose the one to suit your needs in order to enjoy the benefits of a clean coffee maker.