Cleaning your coffee machine is vital to maintaining the performance of your machine. Making great tasting coffee is dependent upon brewing the right ingredients with clean equipment. When coffee equipment is properly maintained, the chances of it breaking or malfunctioning is greatly reduced. I have provided you with some fairly simple tips on how to maintain the cleanliness of your personal, or office coffee machine below.
- After brewing is complete, immediately remove coffee grounds and rinse filtering area.
- Replace screens and filters as soon as any build-up is evident.
- Filter the water used to brew, or consider using filtered bottled water.
- Wipe down the outside of your equipment daily or weekly, depending on your preference.
- Clean the area around your machine frequently to promote the cleanliness of your machine.
- To rid your equipment of the coffee oils that are deposited, which have the potential to ruin your brew altogether, periodically run white vinegar through your coffee machine (approximately every 3 months). Be sure to rinse well and run several times with cold water to ensure vinegar does not remain within the decanter or any other part of your machine.
- Easy, more frequent cleaning can be achieved by running filtered water, alone, through your coffee maker once a week.
- Finally, cleaning and rinsing your coffee decanter often will ensure coffee oils and other residue are eliminated from your daily brew.
, cleaning tips I offered above. You may want to consider replacing your accessories if they have been stained and damaged. Maintaining a clean space is vital to providing yourself and others with the best possible brew! If you have any other suggestions for keeping coffee equipment clean, or about coffee equipment in general, leave a comment below.
