62 Reviews of Drip Coffee Maker Cleaner

From: Littlemomma

On Sep 17, 2006

this worked great for my coffee maker however i put it only in the brew basket itself & let it sit in the about 10 minutes without the coffee pot in place & then poured a full coffee pot full of water to brew & it got out all the yucky out of the basket..( here is a tip..if you do put this through your coffee pot like the directions say & it becomes cloged, take the hose off the hose holder in the water holder only & not from the brew basket..fill halfway with water & turn it on too brew then off..do this several times.. this allows water to to go down the input hole & help the bakings soda to absorb water & will help realease the baking soda.. it will take awhile..be sure to put a small towel over the top of the coffee pot to keep water from spattering everywhere.. i learned this the hard way when it clogged my coffee pot when following the directions) then i ran a coffee pot half of hot water & & the 1/4 cup to making sure it was dissolved enough to run through again then followed thru with two full pots of clean water to rinse out...

From: Bippie

On Mar 6, 2006

WOW! This really does work. I ran only one clean pitcher of water through this after the baking soda. I thought that the next batch of coffee after this would taste a little off, but it was really great and not bitter.

From: Cathy17

On Apr 22, 2007

This worked wonders on my coffeemaker and did a far better job than the standard vinegar method. I could not believe the crud that came out of it. The water never looked so dark when I used vinegar in the past. I used a filter in the first go-round and it caught alot of sediment and then removed it for the rinsing steps. In order to avoid clogging, I made sure the baking soda was completely dissolved when I poured it into the water well. I also ran water through about three times just to make sure it was completely rinsed. I used 1 cup of Baking Soda and filled the entire pot with water.

From: A Painter

On Nov 21, 2008

This works well, much better than just vinegar. Thanks for the post. For those with Hamilton BrewStations, this has a good chance of clogging your coffee maker. Make sure to mix the baking soda and water extra well! Also, if your Hamilton BrewStation does happen to get clogged, do what I did: 1) Dump out excess baking soda + water mixture. 2) Pour in 2 cups white vinegar. 3) Attach two large size Wendy's straws, end to end, to make one super long straw. Having big straws is critical! 4) Place straw in water reservoir of your BrewStation and aim for the place where the water is pulled into the water heater. 5) Blow down into this water inlet hole, occassionally sucking in the vinegar until it almost reaches your mouth, then blowing it back into the water inlet hole. 6) Repeat this until unclogged. I was worried, but the above method unclogged my BrewStation.

From: mama's kitchen

On Mar 5, 2006

GROSS! The stuff that was in my coffee pot! ARGH! Thank you Hadice for a cleaner pot and a better cuppa joe!

From: NcMysteryShopper

On Mar 5, 2006

I have a Grind and Brew automatic coffee maker and it has all kinds of nooks and crannies that I just cannot clean (hoses and connectors). The first time (yes I did it twice) I did it I could see that most of the coffee stains in the tubes were gone... the second time, it looked brand new! Even though I clean this machine religiously there want sediment floating in the bottom. Even the carafe is now sparkling clean! Thanks Hadice!

From: Gail11

On Jan 11, 2008

This cleaned out my cheap Mr. Coffe coffee pot really well. However, when I started running the few pots of water through to flush it out it was clogged up. I took about 1 cup of vinegar and added it to the water in the well and filled up the well again and then ran it. I use baking soda and vinegar to flush my sink and tub drains and make them clean smelling again so I figured adding the vinegar would make the baking soda fizz up like it does in the drains. Not being mechanically inclined I did not want to start unhooking hoses. Worked like a charm! I ran a few more pots of water through just to make sure it was all cleared out.

From: CoffeeMom

On Feb 25, 2006

I just saw this in a promo and had to do it right away. I can't use the vinegar method because the smell upsets my stomach. This worked great! I actully ran 3 pots of water through my coffee maker. The first one with the baking soda. The second to see if it was clear. (I got the nastiest "residue". I'm sick just thinking about it.) The third was crystal clear! Thanks, I will drink my coffee quite peacefully tommorrow morning.

From: DDW

On Jan 2, 2007

I used this on DH's 5 year old Capresso that he thought needed replaced because the coffee wasn't as good anymore. I paid a $$$ for that machine and thought - no way are we buying a new one. Since he's the coffee drinker I've always made him tend to his machine which ofcourse he never did anything other than rinse the basket and caraffe with some water! I was a little leary about the machine plugging up so I used 2 cups of cold water and the baking soda and made sure to stir and really disolve it before putting it in the machine. I did this about 2 times until everthing came out clear and then ran 2 full pots of clear water through a cycle. DH couldn't belive how good his coffee tasted. So I've now started doing this to his machine once a month and 3 months later he's very happy with his coffee and we don't have to buy a new machine. I like that this doesn't get that horrible smell like it does when you use vinegar. Thanks for posting Hadice!

From: Recipe Junkie

On Aug 8, 2006

I used this cleaning method yesterday. Until then I'd always used vinegar. The coffee does taste better afterward! I'll have to 1 - buy more baking soda and 2 - get a cookbook together for household hints and tips and put this in it! Thanks for posting!