The Physics of Coffee
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Curious how others clean their coffee makers. Mine is a drip system - it heats water which boils up then drips through coffee grounds in a filter. Once a month I "brew" a cup of vinegar to dissolve the hard deposits that form on the heating element. (Otherwise the machine only brews about 3/4 of the water before it quits.) Then several rinses to remove the vinegar. Thanks! - CR
Just saw this message. I have used vinegar in the past too -- because we have "hard" water here and it will eventually destroy your coffee maker. However, since using the Zero Water filter it makes it so you never have to clean your coffee maker again. It filters out all of the stuff from the water. I hated the vinegar because like you said you have to cleanse the vinegar before you get a good cup of coffee again.
