How to Clean your Glass Coffee Pot like a Professional

By Ellis Christina

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Keep your coffee pot crystal clear just like the professional coffee houses in 2 simple steps...

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • 1 glass coffee pot
  • 1 fresh lemon
  • 3 T course ground salt
  • 2 c ice
  • 1/4 c water
Step1
Begin with a room temperature coffee pot. Put ice and salt into pot.
Gently squeeze and add lemon slices. Pour in water.
Step2
Hold coffe pot with both hands and rotate in a clockwise direction in large circular motions causing the ingredients to "spin" inside the pot, scouring away the coffee stains. Change directions. Repeat until all stains are removed.
Step3
Empty pot and rinse with fresh cool water and voila you now have a sparkling clean coffee pot.

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Tips & Warnings

  • Never add ice or cold water to a hot coffee pot or it will shatter!

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vallain

vallain said

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on 7/10/2008 Mine is getting rather off-color and I'd wondered how to get it clean again. Is the ice really necessary?

PattyOh

PattyOh said

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on 1/6/2008 What a great idea! Thanks.

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