HI - I am finding my Breville coffee machine a little sluggish (happened a couple of times). That is, the steamer didn't start dripping when the machine was switched on (should start dripping about a minute after). A friend who is a coffee fanatic told me to use a mixture of lemon juice and ? (forgotten) but I was not willing to waste lemons for this (and the method seemed complex).
Can anyone advise me what to use and how to do it?
2007-03-20 21:27:11 · 10 answers · asked by Marceau 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I've never heard of using lemons, but I have used white vinegar and had very good luck with that. I fill my coffee pot up half way with white vinegar and dump it into the water resevoir and let it run through the pot. I then dump another half of a coffee pot into the water resevoir and just let it sit there for a few minutes to help soak anything that might be inside the resevoir. I then run it through again and if you can do it, turn the coffee machine off half way through the drip process to help clean out the other parts of the machine. I then run 2 or 3 pots of water through the coffee machine to clear out all of the vinegar and gunk and the coffee runs and tastes better.
2007-03-20 21:39:23 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A mixture of 1 part vinegar to 2 parts water is the best way to clean a drip coffee maker. Mix a full pot of the vinegar and water mixture, pour it in your water reservoir and turn the coffee maker on.
Once the mixture has run completely through, turn the drip coffee maker off and let it cool for 15 to 20 minutes.
Pour the vinegar and water mixture down the drain. If you are cleaning a coffee maker that hasn't been cleaned regularly, repeat this step again with a fresh vinegar and water mixture.
Next, rinse the pot out thoroughly with warm, plain water. Then, fill the water reservoir again with clean water and turn the coffee maker on to start the rinsing process.
To make sure all of the vinegar and water solution is completely gone repeat the rinsing process one more time after letting the pot cool for 15 to 20 minutes.
This is how to clean a coffee maker the right way. Cleaning your drip coffee maker on a monthly basis will make it last longer and keep your coffee tasting the best it can possibly be.
2007-03-20 23:20:59 · answer #2 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1/2 cup vinegar (white or distilled, both work the same)
Pour in the 1/2 cup of vinegar into the reservoir and fill the rest of the way up with water. Run this mixture through the coffee pot about 3 times. Afterwards, dump the vinegar mixture out and run clean water through the machine about 3 or 4 times.
Keep your pot up to date in cleanings by making sure to use this mixture once a month or twice a month if your machine is under constant use.
2007-03-20 21:39:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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What mine recommends is the following: Pour 6 cups of vinegar into the reservoir. Turn on coffee maker. When vinegar starts to brew, turn coffee maker off and let sit for 30 minutes. Finish brew cycle and discard. Run 2-3 pots of water through to rinse. It does not say to dilute the vinegar, and I never have with any of my coffee makers. Letting the vinegar sit for a while will dissolve any lime deposits in the coffee maker. Hope this helps.
2016-04-11 00:44:23 · answer #6 · answered by Cindy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use about a half a cup of white vinegar with regular water and "make a pot" that way....it will clean the machine for you! You may need to do it a couple of times and then run a pot of just plain water to clean out the machine for use.
2007-03-20 21:35:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My mom always cleaned our coffee pots with watered down vinegar. She'd make a 5:1 mixture of water and vinegar then just run it through without the coffee, basically making a pot of hot vinegar-water. I've never seen her do it any other way.
2007-03-20 21:37:11 · answer #8 · answered by hannahk_87 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use vinegar on mine. Since your machine is already getting sluggish, you may want to let the vinegar sit a while before you run it on through the machine. Then repeat with clear water to get the vinegar taste out.
Good luck!
2007-03-21 02:57:18 · answer #9 · answered by Tigger 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes i can help go out and buy a packet of multi use descaler and put it through your coffee maker it removes limescale fast highly recomended by me. Boots do a good one and it has all yhe instructions you need on the back. My coffee maker is perfect now. GOOD LUCK AND GOOD COFFEE
2007-03-20 21:40:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋