Can you clean the coffee out well enough to use later with hot water for tea?
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Yes, thats easy from the cannister portion.The pipe that draws the coffee to the top will probably need something like a bottle brush if you want to wash it thoroughly enough.For quick washes, a forceful stream of water should do
242700
After every use, I use light soapy water in the canister and pump it out with the pumper and rinse the same way. We use it for both coffee and hot tea and there seems to be no crossover flavors. Luv the Bunn!
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I have had this item for 6 months and have no trouble cleaning it. I have left coffee in it for over a day and then cleaned it out and there is no residual odor or smell. It is a great product and I highly recommend it!!
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Yes. I think if you clean the coffee out as soon as you are done and wash it out well with hot water, you could use it to serve water. The spout where the coffee pumps out is connected to the straw down in the canister and is easy to rinse/wash out. Other than the canister itself, there are no other parts that would have to be washed to remove coffee residue.
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Yes! This coffee is like the hot coco. If you don't rinse it hardens up where the coffee comes out or if you don't have time to rinse, just grab a paper towel and wipe the part where it drip so it won't have a film that hardens. Also, you can just run your Keurig with just the hot water and that's an easy clean up :-)
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I bought the coffee maker as a gift....but having seen it a few times, I would say probably not. But you can buy a small bottle brush ( with a long handle) that will do the trick well....I used to use one to clean my quart thermos and it worked great!
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yes, you can boil water, make coffee and cook. sometimes it takes a while but it will get the job done.
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Nope. Are there self-cleaning coffee makers? Page 4 of the manual explains how to clean it. http://tinyurl.com/lgswg65
1235212
I have never done this, but I assume that it will brew it just like it would water. If this happens, I would suggest cleaning the machine thoroughly. Just fill up the back with a couple ounces of white vinegar and a couple ounces of water and brew it again. That should take care of any build up that happens because of the coffee being brewed in the back. It will make your room smell like you spilled a jug of vinegar in it, but that goes away quickly. I have used this method for every coffee maker I have ever owned, whenever they get clogged or dirty, so I know it's safe and effective.
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I bring it almost to a boil, turn off the burner and put the tea pot back on the burner between pours. It really helps to run hot water in the pot and in your coffee pot before you begin to brew. I do like using the Hario Drip Pot, but it is single serve only and it takes a bit to brew a cup of coffee. It is a great cup of coffee!
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Yes, this is a good option for heating water for tea, coffee. It does take over 15 minutes to really heating it up.
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I don't know why not.....although I am not a tea expert. This is a percolator and I think that tea is "steeped"....but it just seems that you could put the tea in the coffee grounds container and let the water boil and drain through it....?
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you can wash & rinse it out with hot tap water, but boiling water i wouldnt recommend it.. not for brewing tea..for cold beverages primarily.
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I love my teapot. I don't use it for coffee..I don't see why you shd be afraid of placing it in the dishwasherIf you are. Just rinse it out like I do..It dries out overnight. ..love it for tea I put a number of teabags in the collander...and place it on medium on my glass top stove..comes out great..
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Absolutely. You just put your coffee in and it says the word OPEN or CLOSE so you do not wonder if it is opened or not. When you do a thorough cleaning maybe every few days instead of just soapy water and rinse then you will screw off the inside two pieces that give it it's no drip and thermal qualities. Now you can't lose those parts or you are up the creek. I just lay them on a paper towel and put it right back together so I don't have someone else in the kitchen misplace them. Easy to clean.
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Ours is on the wood stove and has not been cleaned. It is coated with calcium and rust. I don't think it would be good for boiling water for tea.
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Coffee will definitely stain the cup. You can drink light colored tea but you would want to hand wash with soap and warm water right after. I bought it as a gift for someone and she uses it for decor but I have another friend that drinks tea from hers and it looks fine. Just don't let anything sit in it but coffee is definitely a no go. :)
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Yes you can just put water in the top and run it through. I have put the tea bag in where you put the coffee and then let the waterrun through it and you have a nice cup of hot tea and it gets pretty hot. I love this coffee maker.
1020712
Yes, you would just push the brew button without coffee or tea in the apparatus. I oft times put a tea bag in a cup and just use the water.
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You could, because the tea leaves are enclosed in the filter. The only downside to this tea maker is that the lid on the serving pot, does not detach for easier cleaning.