How to Clean Mr. Coffee With Vinegar
Mr. Coffee is a company that prides itself on products that deliver exceptional cups of coffee. No matter how good your Mr. Coffee coffeemaker works, your coffee may not taste as good as it could if you are brewing it in a dirty coffeemaker. Although most people clean the coffee carafe regularly, many fail to remember to clean the coffeemaker itself. Coffee oils and mineral deposits form inside of the appliance and can distort the taste of your coffee. Ensure that each pot of coffee you brew tastes delicious by cleaning Mr. Coffee coffeemakers regularly. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Discard any coffee from the carafe. Rinse out the carafe with water. Remove the filter from the basket but leave the basket in place.
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Fill the coffee carafe with equal parts white vinegar and water. Pour the solution into the water reservoir of the coffeemaker.
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Turn on your Mr. Coffee coffeemaker and let the vinegar solution brew until the coffee carafe is half full. Turn off the coffeemaker and let it sit for about 15 minutes.
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Turn on the coffeemaker again and allow it to finish brewing the vinegar solution. Pour the hot vinegar solution back into the reservoir and let the coffeemaker brew a full cycle.
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Discard the vinegar solution from the carafe. Wash out the carafe with a rag and hot, soapy water to remove any residue from the pot.
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Fill the coffee carafe with clean water and pour it into the water reservoir. Let the coffeemaker brew the entire pot of clean water.
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Discard the water and fill up the carafe again with clean water. Pour it in the reservoir and let the water brew through the coffeemaker a second time to thoroughly rinse away the vinegar solution.
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Tips & Warnings
If your coffee carafe has burnt coffee inside, fill it with white vinegar and let it sit overnight. Dump out the vinegar the next day and wash the pot with hot, soapy water.
References
- Photo Credit coffee pot image by Stephen Orsillo from Fotolia.com
