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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.

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 ...

This article may contain affiliate links that Yahoo and/or the publisher may receive a commission from if you buy a product or service through those links. The other day, when my husband complained ...

Cleaning a coffee maker may mean the difference between drinking a delicious cup of joe and ingesting a mouth full of germs. Although water and coffee beans are the only ingredients that go into ...

Every restaurant you've ever eaten at uses a diluted bleach solution as the last step of washing their dishes. Or at least they're supposed to. It's safe to use on food prep stuff. When my coffee ...

If your morning routine used to consist of a quick stop at a local cafe, you've probably come to heavily rely on your own coffee maker in recent months. It's hopefully brewing just fine as it works ...