Can I clean a coffee maker with Balsamic Vinegar?

[spaceman]

?

 

[Mo0o]

water?

 

[So]

Fire. It may not function, but it will be clean.

Same for bleach.

 

[spaceman]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
water?

water doesnt really clean it.
i have some clr........................................................

 

[0roo0roo]

sure why not, u gotta flush it anyways.

 

[Biggerhammer]

I would leave it alone until I could get white vinegar. Balsamic is going to give you some really wretched coffee for a while (like possibly forever).

 

[gsaldivar]

Use regular vinegar, dude.

 

[aircooled]

Distilled white vinegar only.

 

[Siddhartha]

Do you want your coffee to taste like Balsamic vinegar?

 

[DeMeo]

Why not try some drano?

 

[jalaram]

Just throw it away and buy a new one. They're only $20.

 

[imported_Reck]

i use white vinegar to clean mine.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: aircooled
Distilled white vinegar only.

 

[dman]

Use a mixture of Bleech + Ammonia. You won't have to worry about the aftertaste.

 

[spacejamz]

so what is the exact process to clean a coffe maker using vinegar? Do you just use a cup of undiluted white vinegar (instead of water)?

how often should this be done?

 

[jalaram]

Originally posted by: spacejamz
so what is the exact process to clean a coffe maker using vinegar? Do you just use a cup of undiluted white vinegar (instead of water)?

how often should this be done?

Q. How (and how often) should I clean my coffee maker?

A. An old wive's tale suggests that one should leave a coffee pot with the oils from the last pot in it to season it. However, all this does is taint the fresh coffee and mix the old oils with the new, making a bitter brew and contaminating the flavor.

If you use your coffee maker once a day, it's best to clean it weekly. Run a full pot of half vinegar/half water through your coffee maker, which will loosen hard water deposits. If your pot is especially dirty, you can repeat this step if you like, but its recommended you use a new batch of cold water and vinegar. Then run clean cold water through the pot. Repeat until vinegar smell fades. This may take three or four times.

Clean filter basket and pot with soapy water. Don't forget to clean the pot lid. The lid picks up a lot of oils. Clean the water reservoir with a clean cloth, to get any water deposit build-up.

 

[rgwalt]

The sugars in the balsamic will caramelize... not a good choice.

R

 

[Grey]

Originally posted by: spacejamz
so what is the exact process to clean a coffe maker using vinegar? Do you just use a cup of undiluted white vinegar (instead of water)?

how often should this be done?

It cleans out the hard mineral deposits. When the maker is slowing down then you do it

 

[spaceman]

Originally posted by: jalaram
Just throw it away and buy a new one. They're only $20.

i just paid $60 for this coffee maker 2 months ago.
mr. coffee stainless steel caraffe and all that good stuff

 

[JulesMaximus]

No. Use distilled white vinegar only.

 

[jalaram]

Originally posted by: dman
Use a mixture of Bleech + Ammonia. You won't have to worry about the aftertaste.

:music: All your troubles will fade away. :music:

 

[jalaram]

Originally posted by: ncircle

Originally posted by: jalaram
Just throw it away and buy a new one. They're only $20.

i just paid $60 for this coffee maker 2 months ago.
mr. coffee stainless steel caraffe and all that good stuff

:thumbsup:

I got a Cuisinart. Not a thermal, but it has a grinder built in.