It’s your morning ritual: you walk into the kitchen, still sleepy, and turn on your coffee maker to make the warm cup of java that’s sure to get you energized and ready to face the day. But as with ...

Ah, coffee—the beloved beverage that gets us up in the morning. Heck, we love the stuff so much that we sometimes come around for another cup hours later just to stave off the afternoon slump. Yes, ...

As a homeowner, there’s a never-ending list of things to clean. The visibly “dirty” things always seem to rise to the top of ...

For many of us, a typical morning routine involves brewing a fresh pot of coffee, but given our coffee makers’ frequent use, properly cleaning and descaling them is a task often overlooked. Keeping a ...

I'm a former barista and write about coffee. The difference between an espresso made on a clean coffee machine versus a dirty one is like night and day, but it’s easy to neglect if you don’t know what ...

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Your coffee maker is used daily, but it's an appliance that probably doesn't get a good cleaning very often (after all, how much of a mess can coffee and water really make, right?). But it's actually ...

When the coffee you brew starts to taste bitter and funky, it's time to give your coffee maker a little extra love (probably before it gets to that stage, actually). A simple cleaning will help ...

You probably know that you should clean the removable components of your coffee maker regularly by washing them with hot, soapy water, or by placing them in the top rack of the dishwasher. (Whether ...

Ah, that first cup of Joe. It's a morning ritual that some of us just can’t do without. And for many people, coffee is the perfect pick-me-up throughout the day. We take coffee breaks with our coffee ...

Not cleaning your coffee maker may lower the quality of your brew and even damage the machine. Take a look at your coffee maker’s manual and check for any cleaning instructions from the manufacturer.

For an appliance we rely on to help us function every day, it’s surprising how little TLC our coffee makers tend to get—especially when drip-style and pod machines are so easy to maintain. Isn’t it ...