A good cup of coffee can be the best thing to start the day. A treat for those cold winter mornings. This is why your coffee maker is your best ally, treat it as it deserves. The secret of a good cup of coffee is the drip of your coffee maker. If you do not know how to clean your coffee maker, we can help you.
It is not always necessary to do regular cleaning. But every so often it is very good and advisable to do it. Especially if your coffee maker has mineral accumulation or if it has not been done in a while.
How to clean the automatic drip coffee maker
- First, empty the carafe and wash it with soapy water.
- Then pour out and rinse off any leftover grounds in the filter area. (You can use an equal parts solution of half vinegar and half water to clean the infusion system).
- Next, pour the vinegar and water solution into the water zone and begin straining.
- When the brew cycle is halfway through, turn off the brewer.
- Let it rest for approximately one hour.
- Turn the brewer back on and let the brew cycle finish. Discard the vinegar and water solution.
- Run the brewer on the brew cycle with water only another two or three times.
- Clean the brewer and reassemble all parts.
- Finally, wash the carafe again with soapy water.
- Your clean coffee maker should now be ready to brew delicious coffee.
How to make a better cup of coffee with a clean coffee maker
- Start with whole beans and grind them yourself. (If you don’t have a grinder for the beans, you can choose and buy the ground coffee in advance).
- Use the right type of filter (flat or conical) and the right type of ground coffee for your coffee maker.
- Likewise, depending on the type of filter, have the coffee beans ground as follows to get the most out of the coffee flavor:
For flat bottom filters, very fine.
For cone-shaped filters, medium fine.
For gold or plastic filters, use a medium grind.
- Put filtered water during the brewing cycle to get the best flavor. (A general rule of thumb is 1 to 2 tablespoons of ground coffee for every six ounces of water. This varies depending on how you like your coffee and the intensity with which your brewer prepares the cycle).
And that’s it, enjoy a delicious cup of coffee.
Note: Now you know how to clean your coffee maker. But remember, you only need to clean the coffee maker with the vinegar solution from time to time. Thus, we recommend this if the appliance starts to accumulate mineral deposits or if it has not been done in a while.
Also, you should always consult your coffee maker’s instruction manual before following these steps. Even though this is from reliable cleaning services you have to read the manual. And if the manufacturer’s instructions vary from these steps, use the manufacturer’s instructions instead.
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