Baking soda

Do you need to clean a new coffee maker? Yes, Let’s imagine for a second. The coffee maker was most likely manufactured in china. That’s Strike 1. Just so we’re clear, I have nothing against China.

My point is its really far away. Imagine your coffee maker coming off a conveyor belt and into the hands of a factory worker who just sneezed and as no one was looking, he placed your coffee make into the box with a sticker reading passed inspection.

YUCK! That’s strike 2. Better yet your coffee maker just traveling a few thousand miles through dust and bugs crawling in and out.

The moral of the story is, don’t trust the new look. Germs and bacteria that can not be seen by the eyes are very real.

How to clean a coffee maker with vinegar

Measure a half a cup of water and measure a half a cup of vinegar. Set the coffee machine through its normal brewing cycle. Stop the brewing cycle after 5 minutes and allow the vinegar to permeate the machine with its cleaning power. Continue brewing through its cycle. Repeat the process as many times as possible with fresh water to remove all of the vinegar.

How to clean a coffee maker with baking soda

Measure one cup of water and add 1/4 of baking soda to the water. Stir the water and baking soda mixture until it dissolves completely. Pour the mixture into the coffee machine and set your machine to brew as if you’re preparing it for consumption.  Repeat the process as many times as possible with fresh water to get all of the baking soda residues out.

How to clean a coffee maker with bleach

Measure half a cup of bleach and measure 3 cups of water. Add the water and the bleach to the coffee maker. Set the coffee maker setting to brew. Allow the machine to brew half of its full cycle and stop it. Let the bleach and water mixture sit in the machine for 15-30 minutes. Repeat the process as many times as possible with fresh water to get all of the scents out.