A CLEANING professional has unveiled an inexpensive product that allows you to clean your coffee pot without making it smell like vinegar.
All it takes is a denture cleaning tablet to keep your cup of joe free of unwanted germs, the home expert says.
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If, like many Americans, you use your coffee pot every morning, it can be susceptible to all sorts of germs.
“Keeping your coffee maker spic and span is super important, and not just because it makes your brew taste great,” CookingLight said.
“It also keeps your favorite appliance from becoming a breeding ground for yeast, mold and bacteria.”
You can find some specialty coffee pot cleaners, but they can often be very pricey.
Others have used vinegar as a cheaper alternative to cleaning.
However, this can leave an unwanted smell in the machine that should motivate you in the morning.
Fortunately, there is another way to keep your cup of ambition clean and smell great.
“Denture cleaning tabs take advantage of the antibacterial and alkalizing properties of sodium bicarbonate (the primary ingredient in baking soda), and combined with effervescent properties, it’s essentially like scrubbing and cleaning on a micro level,” says dentist Lee Gause.
This makes the cleaning tabs a great tool for cleaning stubborn, hard-to-reach areas.
Plus, dentures fight stains that can build up on the bottom of your pot over time.
If that’s not enough, the tabs are super cost-effective.
Packs containing more than 200 denture tabs sell for about $15 each, CookingLight reported.
Now that you’ve found the perfect solution to clean your coffee maker, here’s how to do it.
All you have to do is raise the reservoir to the maximum line as if you were going to brew a full pot.
Then drop two tablets into the water and let them dissolve completely.
Finally, run it through two cycles of warm water.
For the carafe, you can fill it completely with warm water before adding one to two tabs.
Leave the carafe for five to 10 minutes before rinsing it and any stains on the bottom of the jar should be gone!