How To Clean K&n Filter

Owning a Keurig means you no longer have to call up about wrangling filters and ground coffee beans every morning time. But many of us are probably guilty of not thinking about cleaning it either — and that matter can get dirty. Like all coffee makers and pod coffee systems, Keurigs can serve as a breeding ground for harmful bacteria and mold if not regularly cleaned. Grossed out? Us too.

We asked Carolyn Forte, manager of the Good Housekeeping Plant Cleaning Lab, for communication on how to maintain your become-to morning auto. Showtime by buying the post-obit cleaning essentials, and then follow the timeline below for how often you should make clean every role of your brewer.

What you'll need:

Water Filter Refill Cartridges

Descaling Solution

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Keurig two.0 Needle Cleaning Tool

How to Clean a Keurig Coffee Maker the Right Way

Every week:

Ideally, you'll want to launder the removable parts of your machine on a weekly basis.

Unplug the machine.
Detach the water reservoir, lid, mug tray, and K-cup holder.
Clean the mug tray and Grand-cup holder in warm soapy water.
For the water reservoir and hat, remove the h2o filter, then wipe the surfaces with a damp, soapy fabric.
Rinse the reservoir and lid with h2o and let air dry — you don't desire to dry it with a cloth since this could go out lint behind.
Wipe down the outside surface with a moisture sponge.
Supersede all the removable parts and plug the auto dorsum in.

Every ii months:

Supervene upon the h2o filter cartridge to keep your coffee fresh every other calendar month.

Offset past soaking a new cartridge in fresh h2o for five minutes, then rinse it for 60 seconds.
Launder the mesh of the lower filter holder.
Insert the cartridge into the upper filter holder, and snap on the chapeau.
Finally, put it back into your reservoir and lock it into place.

Every three to vi months:

Descale your machine to remove hard water minerals that tin build upwardly over fourth dimension, which could affect how well it works.

Begin the descaling process past filling the reservoir with 16 ounces of white vinegar or Keurig's Descaling Solution. Pour in 16 ounces of articulate water.
Outset the brew cycle without a K-loving cup and let the machine run equally usual, using a mug to catch the liquid.
Continue repeating this process until the ADD WATER indicator is illuminated.
Let the brewer rest for 30 minutes.
Empty and rinse the reservoir thoroughly. Fill it to the MAX line with fresh water and perform 12 rinsing brews using the largest cup size to remove any traces of vinegar or descaling solution.
Brew coffee as usual.

Every bit needed:

When you see grounds in your K-cup holder, remove them with a sponge to prevent them from catastrophe upwards in your drinkable tomorrow morning time. If you lot're having trouble brewing, there may also be coffee grounds stuck in the needles, which dial the archway and exit points the water flows through.

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To make clean Keurig needles, commencement unplug the machine. Then, Keurig recommends carefully using a paperclip to clear away whatsoever bottleneck droppings lodged in the needles before rinsing. (See where to notice them in this video.) For a Keurig 2.0, you lot can use the Keurig brewer maintenance accompaniment instead.

As long as you follow these steps, you won't have to worry about anything other than coffee being in your morning brew (well, unless you like yours with milk and saccharide, that is).