If you’re running the dishwasher, you can instead use that for dishwasher-safe components, such as brewing baskets and glass carafes (but not thermal ones to be safe, check the manual). Rinse well, and then wipe dry and air out. Get into corners and grooves, where microbes nestle. This step will loosen any clingy germs as well as coffee oils and residue, which would otherwise mingle with fresh-brewed coffee the next day and give it a stale taste. What to do by the end of the day: Hand wash all detachable components, inside and out, with hot water, dishwashing liquid, and a clean sponge. Wipe dry the water reservoir and let it air dry with the latch open. What to do immediately after the coffee brews: Throw out the grounds and the dirty filter from the brew basket, and wipe down any coffee residue in and around the basket and elsewhere on the machine with a clean, damp towel.
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Given that this can feel like a fate worse than death on some mornings, properly cleaning your coffee maker every day, with a full descaling every month, is worth your time. It will, however, serve up a pot of weak, off-tasting, tepid coffee-and take a longer-than-usual time to brew. Luckily, most people have healthy immune systems, so a dirty machine won’t kill someone. Worse, noted Paul Dawson, PhD, food scientist and co-author of Did You Just Eat That?, germs can grow there too. This buildup can slow brewing and heating. In addition, water leaves mineral deposits inside the machine over time, said Jaime Levy, senior product manager on OXO’s coffee and tea team. In its 2011 swab-down (PDF) of 22 homes, it found that yeast and mold had settled into half of all coffee machine water reservoirs tested, making them the fifth germiest item in kitchens and bathrooms-less than the pet bowl but more than (yikes) the bathroom faucet handle. Well, NSF International, a public health and safety organization, has news for those folks. Hot water will eviscerate microorganisms, right? And surely the caffeine, a natural antimicrobial, will knock out any remaining survivors. Most people do it a lot less than they care to admit, and they fool themselves into thinking everything is okay. This week, it’s all things coffee at Wirecutter.Ĭleaning coffee makers is like flossing. From pour-overs to espresso machines, and from bean roast to brew strength, we have strong opinions about it all. If you’ve browsed any of our coffee coverage, you know that we take our brew pretty seriously.
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