If your coffee pot is looking a little grungy lately, here’s an easy way to clean it:

• Fill the coffee tank with 6 cups of vinegar, then top up the tank with water. Turn on the coffee pot as you would when making coffee (minus the coffee grounds). The machine will heat the vinegar and water as it enters the pot. This is for a 12 cup coffee machine, if yours is a different size, just use 50/50 vinegar and water.
• Once the pot is full, pour the hot vinegar and water back in the tank and run through the process again.
• Dump the hot vinegar and water then scrub the pot inside and out in hot soapy water. There should be no signs of brown coffee film at this point.
• Next add plain water in the coffee tank and turn on the machine. The hot water will run through and rinse out the vinegar. I do this step twice using fresh water for the second rinse cycle.

The vinegar not only helps clean the coffee pot, but also flushes out any buildup in the tank and tubes.

Clean your coffee pot regularly with this method and you’ll prolong the life of the machine as well as keep the pot sparkling.

If the pot is especially coated in film or coffee has accidentally been burned in it, fill the pot with vinegar and leave overnight. In the morning dump the vinegar in a clean pail and wash the pot in hot soapy water. If there are still some stubborn brown film stains, fill the pot with the saved vinegar and soak overnight again. Repeat the process until the coffee pot is sparkling clean again.

If you have a coffee thermos or carafe, fill it with 50/50 hot water and vinegar and allow to soak overnight. This helps remove the coffee film inside as well.

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