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Deep Cleaning Your Coffee Maker the Right Way: Rustic Cottage Kitchen Essentials
Deep cleaning your coffee machine is more important than you may think! You’d be surprised at how dirty the inside of your coffee maker can get, even though you’re just pouring water into it. That’s why here, at Katie T’s Home, I will show you how to clean your coffee maker. In addition, I’ll also provide my personal opinion of this Bunn coffee maker for those who are looking to upgrade their coffee routine. So, without further ado, get started!
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Updated: October 15, 2024
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Katie T’s Cottage Home Fun Fact #41
For my 41st fun fact, I want to share that I have been listening to a lot of Jazz music lately. Close family and friends comment about it being “elevator music,” which they are not wrong about.
There’s just something so relaxing about it. Plus, it enhances the feelings of fall and winding down for the winter.
Not All Coffee Makers Are Created Equal
Before I jump into the deep cleaning part of this post, I want to mention that not all coffee makers are created equal.
What I mean is this Bunn coffee machine is a high to middle-of-the-ground coffee maker. There are cheaper options out there, while there are also more expensive ones.
With that said, a more affordable coffee maker isn’t as intricate. Thus, cleaning it may not require you to take the machine apart.
Either way, the idea still holds: deep cleaning is still necessary.
Not All Bunn Coffee Makers are Created Equal
For those in the market for a new coffee machine, there are some things you need to know about Bunn coffee makers.
Not all are created equal.
For example, growing up, my parents had a stainless steel version. They were the ones who introduced me to the brand Bunn, and I fell in love and wanted one for myself.
As a female with a special place in my heart for the color white, I put this coffee maker on my registry, and my cousin was kind enough to get it for me.
Truthfully, the advertising of the white was a little different than what I was expecting. I still like it, but the plastic does look cheaper than the stainless steel.
However, the plus side to the white is that it shows grime and water residue buildup more than a darker alternative, thus indicating that it needs cleaning. I look at it like a health alert.
The other thing to keep in mind is the type of carafe.
The stainless steel carafe keeps the coffee hotter longer compared to the glass. To overcome this the glass carafe version has a heating element on the bottom. However, if any spilled coffee is underneath, it gets sticky and burns on the bottom if the element is on.
Unfortunately, this can happen easily if you are not precise in lining up the carafe because there are no guards to hold it in place (like the stainless steel one has). This can get a bit annoying, but I’m sure it wouldn’t bother everyone.
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Why I Will Never Change Coffee Machines
All in all, I cannot complain. I love my coffee maker and would never intentionally change it for one major reason.
It brews a whole carafe of coffee in 4 minutes.
Bunn has created a technology that can brew a whole carafe of coffee in just 4 minutes. This machine can do it because the water is heated ahead of time.
That’s why companies like Dunkin’ have the Bunn brand because of its efficiency.
Essentially, you pour your first carafe of water into the machine and let it heat up to temperature. When you are ready to make coffee, you’ll add another carafe of water, which will replace the first. This gives the first carafe of water time to heat up, thus having instant hot water for your coffee.
Because my husband and I don’t need the coffee machine to keep the water hot for the whole day, we shut it off during the afternoon. To make it easy on ourselves, we have electrical plugs that shut it off on a timer and turn it back on automatically.
This way, no additional effort is necessary, and we still have the luxury of a 4-minute brew.
Although I wouldn’t say no to a cappuccino machine. I wouldn’t use it all the time because I am a low-maintenance coffee girly, but having the option to splurge now and again sounds appealing. If any of you have recommendations, leave them in the comments below!
Deep Cleaning your Coffee Machine
Now, for the moment we’ve all been waiting for! Deep cleaning the coffee machine.
It’s rather simple to take this particular machine apart. Unscrew the two top sections, as these will need heavy cleaning. I won’t go much further than that when taking the machine apart because I don’t want to mess with the electrical unit that allows the coffee machine to run.
But a way to clean this part of the machine would be to run vinegar through it.
I try to deep clean my machine at least once or twice a year. And it’s amazing how much better the coffee tastes after it’s clean.
My husband and I were joking because the last time we did a deep cleaning of the machine, my father-in-law had some coffee. He raved about how good our coffee was for the longest time!
It shows how important it is to do a deep cleaning of your machine now and again. Not to add, how gross the inside of my coffee machine is right now! Disgusting!!
A couple of recommendations for cleaning the pieces are as follows. Use Dawn and baking soda. Both work great. I also recommend a long brush to get into the nooks and crannies. Just be mindful of the abrasiveness of the brush.
If the pieces are stainless, you don’t have to worry, but if the machine is plastic, you don’t want anything too abrasive. This is a general rule of thumb for plastic kitchen items because they can scratch easily.
The last thing you want is all those scratches from an abrasive brush or sponge to open gateways for grime and residue to build up. This is just asking for it to get dirty quickly.
Deep Cleaning Your Coffee Maker the Right Way: Rustic Cottage Kitchen Essentials
Well, there you have it! Everything you need to know about Bunn coffee maker and the importance of deep cleaning your coffee maker! Hope this post has inspired you to clean your coffee machine. Until next time!
Love,
Katie
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