Loves them or hates them, the wafer coffee systems have carved (and maintained!) A home in the morning beverage market. If you use this type of coffee machine, you will know how important it is to keep the system running smoothly every morning, or perhaps all day, according to the coffee habit. Can you imagine if it worked well for your husband and then you stopped fermenting when you tried to make your own cup? The horror!
While we offer a tutorial here to clean your Keurig with vinegar, a staple for most of us, if you want to make sure you are eliminating those obstructions, you can opt for a decalcifying solution. This is the only cleaning solution approved by Keurig for its brewers!
Clean the surface of the machine: with a clean and dry cloth (or with a damp cloth when necessary), clean the surface of the machine. Do not forget the area around the coffee capsule container where you can collect coffee and tea granules. Return all removable parts and connect the machine.
Take the vinegar: white distilled vinegar helps decalcify (remove the lime and lime) your coffee maker, which is the key to help it work. (You can also use a decalcifying solution). Fill the water tank halfway with vinegar.
Run the machine: start the infusion cycle without inserting a cup K. Repeat until the tank is empty, discarding the contents of the cup after each infusion cycle. This process will help eliminate calcification and the buildup of lime. Keurig recommends decalcifying the brewery at least every 3 or 6 months, depending on the source of water.
This corner of our dining room is one of the most used areas of our apartment: with the microwave oven, the oven plates on the shelves below, the pantry in the cabinet, two of my paintings (here and here) and the beloved Keurig Mini Garrett coffee maker. I do not drink coffee, so this little car that his parents gave us at Christmas a couple of years ago was perfect. You can make a quick cup of coffee in the morning without dragging the French press, measuring the coffee and then taking care of the messy cleaning later. We have very few devices that we use, but this is definitely the most convenient. (You will also find my favorite device: the ice cream machine!)
Conveniently, like any modern and modern coffee machine, they require regular maintenance to make sure they work properly. The ideal is to clean and reduce (eliminate mineral deposits) every 6 months to keep them in good condition. The following is how to keep the Keurig Mini clean and the process is similar for most other machines. Of course, I recommend that you first check the owner's manual to find out how to remove any part, as well as the correct order to do so. If you do not have the manual yet, you can usually find it online.
The funnel into which the K cups enter may take a while to come out, but you can do so with care. Note that there is a sharp needle inside the funnel and on the top of the coffee machine handle.
Put a ceramic cup in the drip tray. Lift the handle of the coffee maker, but do not add a cup of K After 5 seconds, lower the handle of the maker. Press the blue "BREW" button blinking. Flashes red and turns solid red.
UPDATE: some readers said they needed to insert the funnel into the machine to prevent the vinegar from being sprayed. I have never needed to do it, but you may want to avoid unwanted spills on your counters.
Repeat the procedure, but this time, when the button turns red, turn off the coffeemaker. Let stand for 30 minutes. Turn the coffee machine back on, raise and lower the coffee maker handle and press the "BREW" button. Once the hot vinegar comes out, throw it in the sink and rinse the cup.
Meanwhile, while the vinegar was soaked, you can use this time to clean all the loose pieces. I know some of these are dishwasher safe, but we do not have one, so I washed it by hand with hot water and soap. I used the toothbrush to remove any mineral accumulated in the pieces.
Once the second rinse with vinegar is done, use the toothbrush to rub the remaining mineral deposits. I also used a damp cloth to clean the sides of the water tank and to clean any mineral deposits that have dissolved.
While we offer a tutorial here to clean your Keurig with vinegar, a staple for most of us, if you want to make sure you are eliminating those obstructions, you can opt for a decalcifying solution. This is the only cleaning solution approved by Keurig for its brewers!
Clean the surface of the machine: with a clean and dry cloth (or with a damp cloth when necessary), clean the surface of the machine. Do not forget the area around the coffee capsule container where you can collect coffee and tea granules. Return all removable parts and connect the machine.
Take the vinegar: white distilled vinegar helps decalcify (remove the lime and lime) your coffee maker, which is the key to help it work. (You can also use a decalcifying solution). Fill the water tank halfway with vinegar.
Run the machine: start the infusion cycle without inserting a cup K. Repeat until the tank is empty, discarding the contents of the cup after each infusion cycle. This process will help eliminate calcification and the buildup of lime. Keurig recommends decalcifying the brewery at least every 3 or 6 months, depending on the source of water.
This corner of our dining room is one of the most used areas of our apartment: with the microwave oven, the oven plates on the shelves below, the pantry in the cabinet, two of my paintings (here and here) and the beloved Keurig Mini Garrett coffee maker. I do not drink coffee, so this little car that his parents gave us at Christmas a couple of years ago was perfect. You can make a quick cup of coffee in the morning without dragging the French press, measuring the coffee and then taking care of the messy cleaning later. We have very few devices that we use, but this is definitely the most convenient. (You will also find my favorite device: the ice cream machine!)
Conveniently, like any modern and modern coffee machine, they require regular maintenance to make sure they work properly. The ideal is to clean and reduce (eliminate mineral deposits) every 6 months to keep them in good condition. The following is how to keep the Keurig Mini clean and the process is similar for most other machines. Of course, I recommend that you first check the owner's manual to find out how to remove any part, as well as the correct order to do so. If you do not have the manual yet, you can usually find it online.
The funnel into which the K cups enter may take a while to come out, but you can do so with care. Note that there is a sharp needle inside the funnel and on the top of the coffee machine handle.
Put a ceramic cup in the drip tray. Lift the handle of the coffee maker, but do not add a cup of K After 5 seconds, lower the handle of the maker. Press the blue "BREW" button blinking. Flashes red and turns solid red.
UPDATE: some readers said they needed to insert the funnel into the machine to prevent the vinegar from being sprayed. I have never needed to do it, but you may want to avoid unwanted spills on your counters.
Repeat the procedure, but this time, when the button turns red, turn off the coffeemaker. Let stand for 30 minutes. Turn the coffee machine back on, raise and lower the coffee maker handle and press the "BREW" button. Once the hot vinegar comes out, throw it in the sink and rinse the cup.
Meanwhile, while the vinegar was soaked, you can use this time to clean all the loose pieces. I know some of these are dishwasher safe, but we do not have one, so I washed it by hand with hot water and soap. I used the toothbrush to remove any mineral accumulated in the pieces.
Once the second rinse with vinegar is done, use the toothbrush to rub the remaining mineral deposits. I also used a damp cloth to clean the sides of the water tank and to clean any mineral deposits that have dissolved.
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