How to Clean to get rid of old coffee smell I've had this great cup for over 1 year now. I clean it thoroughly by hand once a week. I just rinse it daily. The plastic parts are now brown and I get this nasty old coffee smell no matter how I clean it. I have not put any part of it in the dishwasher. Any ideas on how to clean this thing? Or is this just normal and I have to get a new one?I only use black coffee. Never put milk/cream/sugar/honey/tea or anything else in it. Thanks. How to Clean to get rid of old coffee smell I've had this great cup for over 1 year now. I clean it thoroughly by hand once a week. I just rinse it daily. The plastic parts are now brown and I... » Read More How to Clean to get rid of old coffee smell I've had this great cup for over 1 year now. I clean it thoroughly by hand once a week. I just rinse it daily. The plastic parts are now brown and I get this nasty old coffee smell no matter how I clean it. I have not put any part of it in the dishwasher. Any ideas on how to clean this thing? Or is this just normal and I have to get a new one?I only use black coffee. Never put milk/cream/sugar/honey/tea or anything else in it. Thanks. « Show Less
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Clean everything first with soap & water. Fill the mug 1/2 full with white vinegar & carefully add a few teaspoons of baking soda (depending on the size of your mug). "Carefully" because it will react/expand & pour out all over if done too quickly. Add water until full.A better way to do it, if possible, is I separate my mug from the lid & put them both inside my French Press when cleaning it. Everything stainless steel comes out looking almost brand new, & all the seals etc are clean as well.
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Hi- I love this tumbler, and I hate when it gets that coffee smell in it! Nothing else tastes good when it smells like coffee. The only way to get the coffee taste out of it completely is to take the top apart into its four parts. The underside of the lid has a twist-off "button" that separates it into the button, a disc that's maybe 2 inches across, the lid, and a rubber ring. Soaking these pieces separately in dish soap, and/or scrubbing them with baking soda occasionally will rid them of that coffee smell. Hope this helps.
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I find with these, with all the rubber/plastic bits, it is them that hold the coffee smell. I saw a recommendation here suggesting to designate a beverage for your thermos. So I bought another thermos. Now I have one for coffee only and another for cold beverages.
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Stainless cleans great in the dishwasher. Even with black coffee, I would just put it in the dishwasher with everything else at night.
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I don't have this one but I have the Thermos Stainless King, which is made similarly. There is nothing like denture cleaning tablets to clean these up. Add warm water to near the top, drop in a denture table, and leave the lid in the "open" position so that the cleaner can foam out the top a little to clean the entire lid. When you rinse, you will find the interior smelling fresh and clean and the stainless inside as bright and shiny as if it just came from the store! No one in the house wears dentures. I only buy the tablets for my coffee mug and to remove rings from our old ceramic bathtub! I don't have this one but I have the Thermos Stainless King, which is made similarly. There is nothing like denture cleaning tablets to clean these up. Add warm water to near the top, drop in a denture table, and leave the lid in the "open" position so that the cleaner can foam out the top a little to clean the entire lid. When you rinse, you will find the interior smelling fresh and clean and the stainless inside as bright and shiny as if it just came from the store! No one in the house wears dentures. I only buy the tablets for my coffee mug and to remove rings from our old... » Read More I don't have this one but I have the Thermos Stainless King, which is made similarly. There is nothing like denture cleaning tablets to clean these up. Add warm water to near the top, drop in a denture table, and leave the lid in the "open" position so that the cleaner can foam out the top a little to clean the entire lid. When you rinse, you will find the interior smelling fresh and clean and the stainless inside as bright and shiny as if it just came from the store! No one in the house wears dentures. I only buy the tablets for my coffee mug and to remove rings from our old ceramic bathtub! « Show Less
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HI, If you are still in need of an answer --pour about 1/4 c. baking soda in the cup--then pour in hydrogen peroxide to about 1/2 full, no more than that as the mixture bubbles up, screw on the lid and shake it up. Let the solution sit for awhile (5 min. to 1 hour)--how long depends on how stained the cup is. You may have to repeat the process if there are still stains. Dump out the solution and rinse well with hot water. For the lid I soak in a bowl of hot soapy water sitting something heavy on top of the lid so it stays submerged. Then I shake it vigorously and rinse and usually is much improved. HI, If you are still in need of an answer --pour about 1/4 c. baking soda in the cup--then pour in hydrogen peroxide to about 1/2 full, no more than that as the mixture bubbles up, screw on the lid and shake it up. Let the solution sit for awhile (5 min. to 1 hour)--how long depends on how stained the cup is. You may have to repeat the process if there are still stains. Dump out the solution and rinse well with hot water. For the lid I soak in a bowl of hot soapy water sitting something heavy on top of the lid so it stays submerged. Then I shake it vigorously and rinse and usually is much... » Read More HI, If you are still in need of an answer --pour about 1/4 c. baking soda in the cup--then pour in hydrogen peroxide to about 1/2 full, no more than that as the mixture bubbles up, screw on the lid and shake it up. Let the solution sit for awhile (5 min. to 1 hour)--how long depends on how stained the cup is. You may have to repeat the process if there are still stains. Dump out the solution and rinse well with hot water. For the lid I soak in a bowl of hot soapy water sitting something heavy on top of the lid so it stays submerged. Then I shake it vigorously and rinse and usually is much improved. « Show Less
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Simple. Just take it apart by pulling the handle out and wash all the parts with soap and water. To take it apart, pull the handle out (it swings away from the coffee maker, and stays attached at the top). Once the handle has been pulled out, the top will come off very easily. After the top is off, the coffee basket will come out of the bottom. Just wash everything after it's all in pieces. Some people just rinse it off. I guess I'm too OCD for that. Hope you get one. Nothing like it for making good coffee.
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Hi Beth, no do not wash this !!! have no idea what is in side !! best thing i can recommend is to stray/wash with as little water as possible . what did you spill on it ? coffee LOL.. think of it this way. it goes into the MICRO so 'almost self sterilizing' ; &gt; }
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I always hand wash all glass carafes because I simply don't want the risk of it cracking in the dishwasher since the glass is kind of thin. Broken glass in our last dishwasher contributed to its' demise. I recommend those coffee machine cleaners (powder form). They really do a great job of cleaning the carafe. You can purchase that at a discount retailer.
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I don't own this coffee maker, but I did own a Hamilton Beach and it did the same thing. Couldn't smell the coffee over the plastic. Nothing I did got that smell out either. Had to return it because you could taste the plastic in the coffee.
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When we originally plumbed in our unit we had a plastic smell as well. It took us about a week to get the plastic taste/smell out of it by simply running the unit many times within a day. I don't know the exact amount, but I would say that we ran it about 12 times a day for a little longer then a week. We didn't use any k-cups when we ran it, just had hot water going through the system. After we did that we no longer could smell or taste plastic.
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A couple rinses of the plunger and container to get rid of the coffee grounds is obviously required. I also recommend a quick wipe of the inside of the container afterwards to ensure that there is no coffee stains or "rings" remaining.
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I've only taken the rubber around the lid off to wash it and leave the lid soaking in vinegar and water to get the funky odor you get from coffee sitting. Hope this helps.
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I have a Model B60, B70 Elite, and B40 Elite. I have had the B60 for three years, never descaled it, just clean it and have had no such problems. The B70 and B40 Elites are too new to say no problem. I have not experienced any plastic taste ever except with the cappuchino k-cups. Try a good brand of coffee and use a ceramic or paper cup. I have heard of others that had a plastic taste and that usually shows a sign of trouble about to happen to the brewer.
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Yes, after a month of use, the machine started giving off a strong plasticy odor that also made the coffee taste like plastic. Cleaning it every single night helps a little but it's too much of a hassle and I'm getting rid of mine.
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I put mine in the dishwasher for about six months. Just too much work, with all the other non-dishwasher-safe junk to wash. It was perfect but then gradually a screw got loose and the handle got slightly loose and then there was a microscopic leak in the bottom. So I got a new one, don't want to take any chances. It's a drag to have to clean it ( I have big hands and have to put on dishwashing gloves) but it's worth it, since it's such a cool coffee mug. I really do love it. The travel one, unfortunately, has a plastic lip. Not so good....
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I don't know. Never have. I've never even washed mine LOL! I just grind dry coffee in it and don't worry about cleaning it. I don't think I'd chance it though, if your dishwasher water gets really hot.
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Wow! Never heard of this. First suggestion: Clean the pot with water and vinegar. Experts disagree on the ratio of water and vinegar. Some say equal parts. Some encourage a 2 or 3:1 ratio; two to three parts water to one part vinegar. Whatever ratio you decide to use, shut the pot off partway through the cycle for about 30 minutes and let the solution set. After the cycle is complete, run another cycle of water. Hopefully this will remove any taste in the tubes or other parts of the coffee pot. Also note your water supply. Any changes there? Consider your coffee. Is this a new can of coffee? If, after cleaning, you are still having problems, call Cuisinart. They were very helpful when we had a problem with our first machine. Wishing you the best in resolving this problem.
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I just hand wash the parts inside or put in dishwasher. I use paper filters so coffee grinds come out easy with filter. Makes good coffee but it's hard to see the water line inside. Hope this helps.
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I've washed the carafe and plastic parts in the dishwasher - top rack just to be safe with the plastic - about once a week for the past 2 1/2 years, with no problems whatsoever. Most days, however, I just rinse it with water.
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Cleaning the Aeropress is simple: once the water has been pressed through the coffee and out of the cylinder, all that is necessary is to push the used coffee out of the cylinder in the same way that the water had been pressed. You must remove the plastic filter holder, of course. The used coffee grinds are pushed through and into the garbage or recycling bag. All that is necessary then is to rinse all of the parts of the Aeropress to remove any lingering grinds. The press is dishwasher safe, so I put it through the dishwashing cycle once a week or so. If you haven't tried Aeropress coffee, you are in for a treat. Cleaning the Aeropress is simple: once the water has been pressed through the coffee and out of the cylinder, all that is necessary is to push the used coffee out of the cylinder in the same way that the water had been pressed. You must remove the plastic filter holder, of course. The used coffee grinds are pushed through and into the garbage or recycling bag. All that is necessary then is to rinse all of the parts of the Aeropress to remove any lingering grinds. The press is dishwasher safe, so I put it through the dishwashing cycle once a week or so. If you haven't tried Aeropress coffee,... » Read More Cleaning the Aeropress is simple: once the water has been pressed through the coffee and out of the cylinder, all that is necessary is to push the used coffee out of the cylinder in the same way that the water had been pressed. You must remove the plastic filter holder, of course. The used coffee grinds are pushed through and into the garbage or recycling bag. All that is necessary then is to rinse all of the parts of the Aeropress to remove any lingering grinds. The press is dishwasher safe, so I put it through the dishwashing cycle once a week or so. If you haven't tried Aeropress coffee, you are in for a treat. « Show Less
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Hi Charles. I too do not want my coffee to have ANY modifications to the original coffee bean's tastes. I simply rinse the entire apparatus thoroughly with plain tap water each and every I time use it. About once a week I'll use a couple of drops (no more!) of Dawn and a soft sponge on everything, but I've never felt compelled to disassemble any parts; although I suppose you could it just doesn't seem necessary. The instructions say "If it's very dirty" to use a small amount of bleach, but I wouldn't dare use anything so harsh. Besides, after quite a bit of use, it's still squeaky clean. Just keep rising after EVERY use - it'll be fine. Hi Charles. I too do not want my coffee to have ANY modifications to the original coffee bean's tastes. I simply rinse the entire apparatus thoroughly with plain tap water each and every I time use it. About once a week I'll use a couple of drops (no more!) of Dawn and a soft sponge on everything, but I've never felt compelled to disassemble any parts; although I suppose you could it just doesn't seem necessary. The instructions say "If it's very dirty" to use a small amount of bleach, but I wouldn't dare use anything so harsh. Besides, after quite a bit of use, it's still squeaky... » Read More Hi Charles. I too do not want my coffee to have ANY modifications to the original coffee bean's tastes. I simply rinse the entire apparatus thoroughly with plain tap water each and every I time use it. About once a week I'll use a couple of drops (no more!) of Dawn and a soft sponge on everything, but I've never felt compelled to disassemble any parts; although I suppose you could it just doesn't seem necessary. The instructions say "If it's very dirty" to use a small amount of bleach, but I wouldn't dare use anything so harsh. Besides, after quite a bit of use, it's still squeaky clean. Just keep rising after EVERY use - it'll be fine. « Show Less