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Cheeks24
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Cleaning a coffee pot
What do you use to clean your coffee pot? We have the fine grinds in the space where the water goes - it's stuck to the bottom and could be wiped off if we could get our hand down there  DH mentioned vinegar but how much? He wasn't sure and I have no clue.
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Re: Cleaning a coffee pot
Ive heard if you run a cup of vinegar through coffee pots, it is supposed to clean it.
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| Posted 2/14/10 7:23 PM |
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SummerMom
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Re: Cleaning a coffee pot
Running vinegar through the coffee maker cleans the guts of the machine and you should do it every couple of months - coffee has certain oils in it that stick to the insides of the machine and make the coffee taste bad after a while.
As for cleaning the bottom of the pot - you can get one of those wire brush things... I can't think what they're called. Like this (I found on Amazon) but with a round head:
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| Posted 2/14/10 7:38 PM |
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Cheeks24
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Re: Cleaning a coffee pot
Well I ran a vinegar and water mixture through the machine and it didn't work. Any other ideas? It's not the actual pot, but the coffee maker itself.
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| Posted 2/16/10 10:26 AM |
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JldDolphin
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Re: Cleaning a coffee pot
maybe just try like 1 or 2 cups of vinegar by itself and see if that pushes it out and cleans it for you. GL!
ETA: are you using white vinegar?
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Cheeks24
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Re: Cleaning a coffee pot
Posted by JldDolphin
maybe just try like 1 or 2 cups of vinegar by itself and see if that pushes it out and cleans it for you. GL!
ETA: are you using white vinegar?
Yes white vinegar. I'll try straight vinegar when I get home. I have apple cider and red wine vinegar too and will try those 
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| Posted 2/16/10 12:00 PM |
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SusiBee
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Re: Cleaning a coffee pot
Can you take that part out of the coffee maker ?
Mine has the gold filter basket that sits in the cone shaped holder, and I can take the cone holder out to wash it.
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| Posted 2/16/10 3:26 PM |
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Cheeks24
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Re: Cleaning a coffee pot
Posted by SusiBee
Can you take that part out of the coffee maker ?
Mine has the gold filter basket that sits in the cone shaped holder, and I can take the cone holder out to wash it.
No it doesn't come off. It's the part where you pour the water into that heats up. I was able to roll a thick wad of paper towels into a wand and it wiped some of it, but it's still coffee gunk gross
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SusiBee
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Re: Cleaning a coffee pot
ok, better picture.
Next question : can you add a bit of water, swish it around and pour it out again, basically tipping your coffee maker upside down ? Maybe this will dislodge the gunk.
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| Posted 2/16/10 4:31 PM |
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gabbygirl855
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Re: Cleaning a coffee pot
Vinegar
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| Posted 2/16/10 11:12 PM |
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Re: Cleaning a coffee pot
I have a perculator coffee machine, I put water and a drop of bleach and turn it on, its like brand new nice and shiney!
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| Posted 2/16/10 11:22 PM |
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Elbee
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Re: Cleaning a coffee pot
I just did this this week
Wrap a papertowel on a butter knife, soak with vinegar and get in there and into the corners . then rinse with hot water --- repeat until clean. It took some time - but it worked.
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| Posted 2/17/10 7:43 AM |
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Cheeks24
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Re: Cleaning a coffee pot
Posted by SusiBee
ok, better picture.
Next question : can you add a bit of water, swish it around and pour it out again, basically tipping your coffee maker upside down ? Maybe this will dislodge the gunk.
It's basically stuck to the sides of the coffee maker. It's not so much gunk, but like a coffee slime omg this sounds so gross
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| Posted 2/17/10 9:54 AM |
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SusiBee
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Re: Cleaning a coffee pot
It's just the oils from the coffee. Builds up over time. I use baking soda on the inside of the coffee pot, but since this is the machine itself, do as I mentioned before (swishing, turning upside down) but try it with heated (warm) vinegar instead of water.
I use the heated vinegar on my SS pans, takes away every last bit of film that builds up on the pans.
Heated vinegar stinks, but works like a charm. It is a great natural cleaner.
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| Posted 2/17/10 10:01 AM |
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Cheeks24
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Re: Cleaning a coffee pot
Posted by SusiBee
It's just the oils from the coffee. Builds up over time. I use baking soda on the inside of the coffee pot, but since this is the machine itself, do as I mentioned before (swishing, turning upside down) but try it with heated (warm) vinegar instead of water.
I use the heated vinegar on my SS pans, takes away every last bit of film that builds up on the pans.
Heated vinegar stinks, but works like a charm. It is a great natural cleaner.
Okay, I'll try the heated vinegar. I'll need to get a bigger bottle of the white vinegar though!
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