Have you ever noticed how your favorite coffee blend starts to acquire a flat taste, even when freshly brewed? Some people believe this is because their taste buds have tired of the taste, after brewing the same blend for several days in a row. While this can be a factor, it's more often a case of less than clean coffee makers. What?, you say ... I rinse out my pot with warm, soapy water after each use! That's not enough. Here we provide some tips on how to clean coffee makers that produces an absolutely fresh and aromatic pot every time.
You've probably noticed, when you rinse out the pot, that some coffee residue sits in the bottom of the pot, or accumulates around the edges, forming a rim at the point where any remaining coffee sat, unfinished. This residue is formed of the essential oils in the coffee, which is what contains those aromatic flavors. While scrubbing out the pot produces a clean pot, but those same residues are also in the coffee maker. When you don't clean coffee makers out, those oils accumulate, above and inside the brewing basket, as well as in the stem that feeds into the brewing basket. After just a week, these oils become bitter and transfer that bitter taste into each subsequent pot.
This is easily demonstrated. With the brewing basket swiveled out, tilt the coffee maker and get a gander at the area above the basket. If you've been brewing coffee for just a month, in a brand new coffee maker, you'll find a thick coating of coffee oils there. You can bet the basket has the same accumulation. If the stem that feeds the water into the basket is of clear plastic, you'll see that it's a dark brown too. This is why your coffee doesn't taste as fresh as you'd like.
Just like dusting the furniture, make cleaning your coffee maker a weekly chore. Here's how to have a sparkling clean coffee maker, easy as one-two-three:
1.Add a pint of white vinegar to the water reservoir and then fill to the top. Turn the coffee maker on and let it run. Turn the machine off and allow it to sit for 10-15 minutes. Pour the vinegar water out and scrub the pot with a bottle brush.
2.Fill the water reservoir with fresh water and run it again. Repeat. Using a paper towel dampened with vinegar, wipe off the area above the brewing basket. Use a Q-tip(TM) to get into the little nooks and crannies. Remove the brewing basket and scrub it with the bottle brush.
3.To remove any remaining vinegar, run clean water through the pot once more. This last 'brew' is it. You're done.
You can complete this all while doing other tasks. The process requires just a few minutes of your time. Clean coffee makers make the best coffee!
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