How to Clean Burned Coffee From a Glass Coffee Carafe

There is nothing like a fresh pot of coffee brewing when you rise in the morning. The aroma fills the air and helps awaken the senses to a new day. However, when you grab that fresh coffee and rush out the door, sometimes you forget to turn off the coffee pot. You return home to a not-so-fresh coffee smell, a smell of burnt coffee in the glass carafe. There are a number of ways to clean the carafe and remove all traces of the burnt coffee. Just look around the kitchen. You have everything handy to clean burned on coffee from a glass coffee carafe.

Things You'll Need

• Ice
• White vinegar
• Salt
• Baking soda
• Automatic dishwasher detergent

Instructions

1. Dig out the white vinegar. Vinegar is a great cleaning tool for almost everything. You can use vinegar to clean a coffee machine by mixing equal parts of vinegar and water, so vinegar is a perfect choice to clean burnt on coffee. There are a number of ways to use the vinegar. Mix hot water and vinegar together in the glass carafe and let it soak for a few hours. Using a soft cloth, clean out the pot and rinse thoroughly. Another approach is to mix vinegar and baking soda together. Let the mixture foam and then clean with a soft cloth. Rinse in warm water.

2. Grab the baking soda. Baking soda is another great cleaning agent. You can use the vinegar and baking soda together, or you make a paste with baking soda and water. Let the paste sit for awhile and then clean with a soft cloth. Rinse out with warm water.

3. Reach for the salt. Take salt and ice and swirl it around the carafe. Make sure the carafe has cooled. This will loosen the burnt coffee and then you can clean it out with a cloth and water or soap and water.

4. Take out the automatic dishwasher detergent. Automatic dishwasher detergent is great for cleaning stubborn stains on pots and burnt on food. Fill the carafe with hot water and a teaspoon of automatic dishwasher detergent. Let it soak for a few hours. Rinse with warm water.

5. Open the dishwasher and place the carafe on the top rack. Wash on a warm cycle. Many times this will clean the carafe if it hasn't been sitting for a long period of time.

Tips & Warnings

• Always use soft clothes or Teflon pads for cleaning, so you don't scratch the carafe.

• Make sure the carafe has cooled before cleaning.