I don’t drink a lot of coffee during the summer so I use Foyer’s Single cup bags. I love that I can just stick a bag in the mug and pop it in the microwave.
Winter is another story – I drink more coffee when the weather gets colder. In the past I usually used the single bags but since Bill is retired I decided to get out the old coffee maker.
I had not used the coffee maker in the last couple of years so it needed a good cleaning. It is important to clean the inside of the machine as well as the decanter.
How to clean the coffee machine:
To start make sure the machine is empty of any coffee or coffee grounds.
1. Pour 4 cups or 20 ounces of undiluted, white household vinegar into the water reservoir.
2. Place an empty 10-12 cup basket-style paper filter into the filter basket and close reservoir lid.
3. Place the empty decanter back in the unit, centered on the warming plate.
4. Brew three cups of cleaning solution through the coffeemaker.
5. Turn the coffeemaker off and let stand for 30 minutes.
6. Run the remainder of the cleaning solution through the coffeemaker.
7. Discard the cleaning solution and rinse the decanter thoroughly with clean water.
8. Fill the water reservoir with clean, fresh water.
9. Place the empty decanter back on the coffeemaker, centered on the warming plate.
10. Remove and discard the paper filter used during the cleaning cycle.
11. Begin brewing and allow the full brew cycle to complete.
12. Repeat Steps 8 through 11 one more time.
Your coffeemaker is now clean and ready to brew the next pot of delicious, hot coffee
If you have soft water it is suggested that you do this every 80 brewing cycle and after every 40 cycles if your water is hard.
Don’t forget to clean the Decanter especially if
hard water has left a whitish stain on the decanter which the coffee may have turn brown.
To remove decanter stains:
1. Fill the decanter with a solution of equal parts water and vinegar and let the solution stand in
the decanter for approximately 20 minutes.
2. Discard the solution, then wash and rinse the decanter.
Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners that may scratch the decanter, scratches may cause the decanter
to break.
Do not place Thermal carafe in the dishwasher.
I am glad I cleaned it before fixing a pot of coffee. This is what the filter looked like after the cleaning.
It is hard to see but there was a lot of white crystals, some black specks, and a few bugs.
I can now enjoy a great cup of French Vanilla coffee.
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Today we cleaned up the attic and then the apartment that is ready to be rented. We also stopped and picked up ten more block for the last raised bed. Eight more blocks and all the cement block raised beds will be built.
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is to declutter old winter coats.
is to declutter old winter coats.
DIY with Kathy! 