Have you noticed a change of flavor in your coffee? Your coffeemaker is more then likely dirty. When was the last time you cleaned it? I bet it has been a while. I know of a few ways to clean your coffeemaker but each has its own drawbacks.
The worst is running a vinegar water mixture through it, it always make the house stink. Another way I heard of is to use citric acid like the way you would use the vinegar. However, I have never tried it with citric acid.
I have found a better way; well not really, a better way to clean your coffeemaker but you will have to clean it less often. The first thing you will need to do is buy a new coffeemaker. I does not matter what brand you get or how much is cost, my cheap Family Dollar Store one has lasted years. It still works like new. The trick is only using DISTILLED WATER, not drinking water, DISTILLED WATER. Yes, there is a difference.
Tap water has minerals, chemicals and whatever in it. Like your shower head, the coffeemaker gets buildup on the inside. Eventually it clogs up Slowing down your brewing (My friend that uses tap water in hers, and it takes almost thirty minutes to brew a pot).
The same with Drinking Water, it still has the natural minerals in it. Good for you, not the coffeemaker. That is why I say Distilled Water is has nothing in it, nothing to leave buildup behind. Distilled water is recommended for many things, your cars radiator for one.
Never the less you will still have to clean your coffeemaker with vinegar or whatever every now and then. The coffee it’s self leaves a residue. It will just be less often and easier.
You will be amazed at how bad your coffee used to be after you been drinking coffee made with distilled water for a while.
I know you must thin I am crazy to suggest that you buy water to make your coffee with, but it is only like 0.65 cents a gallon. You can get a cheaper price if you haggle with the store manger. We got the price down to 0.35 cents a gallon; we just had to buy it by the case. I make coffee every morning even in the summer, so a case last us about two weeks.
This way you will get the real flavor of that fancy expensive coffee you buy. Speaking of good coffee, any coffee fan will love, Hawaiian Isles Kona Coffee Co. Chocolate macadamia nut coffee. It smells so good you will want to eat it.
If you want to spruce up your regular coffee now here are a few things to try. 1: Put ground cinnamon in the filter with the coffee grounds, start with a little. Or, just pinch in you coffee cup. 2: Add a ½ to 1 cap full of vanilla extract in a full pot of coffee; it gives a great flavor and smell. Once again, start with a little and add to taste, over doing it is easy.
How to use vinegar: make sure any used coffee filters are thrown away (no need for a new one). * Add vinegar to coffeemakers water reservoir until ¼ full, fill the rest of the way with water. Run coffee maker, when done turn off, and let it cool down for 10 to 20 minutes*. Repeat form * to *, it is up to you where or not to use the same water. Run plain water through coffeemaker; again let it cool when done. Repeat last step. If vinegar smell is still too bad for you run water through it again.
It is pretty much the same drill for the citric acid method. I would look in to better directions about this way before trying.
Online I found Urnex Cleancaf, a coffeemaker cleaner designed for any brand of home automatic drip coffeemaker, so they say. They also say the cleaner is food safe and non-toxic. I want to try it, if you already have or do, please let me know how it works.
