For an appliance we rely on to help us function every day, it’s surprising how little TLC our coffee makers tend to get—especially when drip-style and pod machines are so easy to maintain. Isn’t it ...

If your brew is a little blah, perhaps your coffee maker is due for a cleaning. We tend not to clean them as often as we should, which can lead to some major ick factor and less-than-awesome-tasting ...

You probably know that you should clean the removable components of your coffee maker regularly by washing them with hot, soapy water, or by placing them in the top rack of the dishwasher. (Whether ...

Consumer Reports reveals easy ways to give your machine a deep-clean, whether it’s a drip or a pod model, so that you can sip better-tasting coffee! Our coffee makers help us get up and go, but ...

Whether you’re a home barista managing a fully-outfitted countertop espresso maker or simply plunging a French press (or Nespresso pod) daily, every coffee maker needs to be cleaned regularly to ...

I'm a former barista and write about coffee. The difference between an espresso made on a clean coffee machine versus a dirty one is like night and day, but it’s easy to neglect if you don’t know what ...

If your Keurig coffee maker is serving up K-cup goodness for more than one person more than once a day, read on. Sure, frequent coffee drinking does have its benefits, but using your Keurig ...

For many of us, a typical morning routine involves brewing a fresh pot of coffee. That said, given our coffee makers’ frequent use, properly cleaning and descaling them is a task often overlooked.

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