Smelly coffee maker - ruined?

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I'm wondering if anyone else has had the same experience. Do I need a new coffee maker, or is there something else I can do?

It seems like my coffee maker just wont come clean. The coffee, which once tasted great, now tastes like it's been sitting in the pot for months. I've poured through the newsgroups to find out how to get the thing fresh, but nothing works. I've tried everything to clean it including vinegar and store-bought coffee maker cleaners. I must have run vinegar through it about 10 times in the past month and a half, but the basket and the dripper still smell like something is seriously wrong. The plastic has absorbed some nasty coffee odor and it's making it into the coffee.

I must admit that I never cleaned the coffee maker for the first three months. It it possible that it's too far gone now, and I need to buy a new one? I'm open to that, but I'm afraid the same thing will happen in time.

Any advice would be appreciated.

-Jno

Syd · Accepted Answer

What kind of coffee maker do you have?"Jno"  escribió en el mensaje news:

Lisa Horton · Answer

You might try OxyClean, it works well for removing old coffeeflavors/stains from plastic.Lisa

Jno · Answer

It's a Mr. Coffee 4 cup.  It cost less than $20.-JnoSyd wrote:

Peter Allen · Answer

I don't enjoy the concept of throwing something out, but for $20? I would get another one if it seems to have made that much of a problem. That, or another coffee maker that'll not absorb the smell as much. That way, you can use all of those cleaners that you've bought to keep it maintained :).

Peter Allen

John · Answer

Don't even waste your time then, just get a new oneJohn of Cheap Trick Drummer Bun E Carlos's Coffee

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