| If you want great tasting coffee you need to keep | | | | and deposits. |
| your coffee machine nice and clean. | | | | Try pouring a water vinegar solution into the machine |
| Replacing the old filter with new a one is not really | | | | and then turn it on, this should help remove the |
| sufficient as other parts of the machine need to be | | | | stains, doing this will help remove the deposits in the |
| cleaned too. As drip coffee machines are the most | | | | tubing also. If there are still sign of stains and |
| popular one used, here are some helpful tips to keep | | | | deposits, it is recommended to repeat the process |
| them clean. Cleaning the machine will not only | | | | again. Remember if you have run the machine, the |
| preserve its working life but it will help make you | | | | cleaning solution will be hot, so be careful when |
| some great coffee. | | | | emptying. A good water and vinegar mix ratio is 2:1, |
| Before doing anything to the coffee machine, it | | | | so for a 6 cup machine, use 4 cups of water and |
| should be unplugged from the electrics first. Once this | | | | two of vinegar. |
| is done, the individual component parts on the coffee | | | | Since vinegar leaves a certain scent, you have now |
| machine that can be separated should be and | | | | got to wash the vinegar away. Again wash with soap |
| thoroughly cleaned; it's a good idea to consult your | | | | and water and then operate the machine with just |
| owner's instruction manual first. | | | | water. Run the machine with just water a couple of |
| Some people think that the machine can be cleaned | | | | times and this will make the coffee machine good as |
| with just water and soap. This is true if the coffee | | | | new. You can't rush this as there is nothing worse |
| machine is cleaned out every week. If however you | | | | than coffee with a hint of vinegar! |
| simply empty the pot there are sure to be a lot of | | | | The longer the machine is left uncleaned, the more |
| stains and deposits left behind over a period of time. | | | | work you will have to do. The whole process of |
| The longer between thorough cleans the harder job | | | | cleaning them takes less than an hour and if done |
| to clean the machine will be, as stains and residue | | | | properly. The best method is too clean your machine |
| build up. First try the soap and water route, but if the | | | | regularly and often, this will save you time in the long |
| stains are still there, the only way to remove those | | | | run whilst ensuring that you get a great tasting cup |
| stubborn stains is to try something much stronger. | | | | of coffee every day. |
| Mixing vinegar with water can help eliminate stains | | | | |