How to clean coffee maker

How to clean coffee maker with a simple kitchen condiment

How to clean coffee maker is about the second most asked question, after the best coffee maker. And by coffee maker, I meant drip coffee makers. Espresso machines with their thick manuals probably covers everything and single serve is simple to clean.

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And so, what would the kitchen "stuff" that I would used to clean the drip coffee makers. Correct, it is acidic, so it has to be vinegar. Sure, some might question the sanity of using such a strong smelling agent, because we all know that coffee absorb flavor easily, so it is wise to be using vinegar?

That is why, you have to follow this "how to clean coffee maker" carefully, to ensure that you wash the coffee maker clean and is also able to remove the vinegar flavor.

Cleaning coffee maker with vinegar is good because it is natural, so is free of anything artificial materials. Then, its acidic properties would help us to remove the lime scale, coffee oils and minerals build up. 1. How to clean coffee maker pot and mesh

If you are expecting a 20 steps, 6 pages how to clean coffee maker procedures, then you might be glad to know that each step contains only a few sentences. To clean the coffee pot, filled it with vinegar, then take the mesh filter and give it a soapy wash.

2. How to clean coffee maker filter

Fill the coffee maker and coffee pot with vinegar then start the coffee maker. Since you are at it, remove the coffee pot from the filter. This would allow the vinegar to collect in the filter and clean it as well.

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I guess this is the most visible in this cleaning coffee maker article because you can see the vinegar working to clean away the scaling and mineral deposits.

3. Rinse and clean

After removing all the scale and deposits, you can remove the coffee pot and pour away the vinegar. Then, you must rinse and wash the coffee pot a few times to clear all the scale and deposits.

If you are always cleaning your coffee maker, doing this process once might be enough, but if this is the first time that you are doing it. Then, you might want to do it a few time (at least twice) to ensure that you get rid of all the grim and particles build up.

There you have it, not as complicated as you have thought right? With a common condiment that all families would have and simple steps to de-mystify the cleaning drip coffee maker procedures, I hope all your folks would get good coffee by this regular maintenance of your coffee maker...

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In 2010, we started getting enquiries on restaurant marketing and we start to help food and beverage brands with their marketing. Below are campaigns and events that we have done over the years:

OCM's campaigns: F&B Marketing Ideas by OCM

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Check out this restaurant marketing guide to learn more about the many campaigns and companies we have worked with.

Since then, we have also created many marketing workshops and classes for the F&B industry. Many of these modules are still running in tertiary institutions such as Temasek Polytechnic Skillsfuture Academy and also ITE College East COC classes, below are some snippets of our lectures and workshops:

OCM’s F&B workshops: Food and Beverage Marketing Lectures | Workshops - click to watch classes on customer journey map, JTBD and more.

So, if you are looking for industry practitioners to help you scale your coffee or F&B businesses, do drop us a message or book an appointment. Do also check out our various social media platforms on regular F&B and coffee market updates:

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PS: For the coffee lovers, we continue to share coffee articles (and videos) and have also started a free coffee class section (with free online coffee training supported by coffee partners).