If you don't feel the usual flavors (in fact, the coffee doesn't taste good at all), if it's difficult to pour, if the drink is cloudy or has grounds, it's all a sign that it's time for a good cleaning. The good news is that by the end of it, your coffee will taste much better!
There are typically two reasons why a coffee machine gets dirty:
on the one hand, limescale (which is why we always recommend that if possible, DO NOT use tap water! A simple filter jug can cause huge changes in taste, not only in the taste of coffee, but also in tea, soups, etc. and your machine will be grateful for it),
on the other hand, things that dissolve in the coffee. (Coffee oil tends to stick and turn rancid over time - this will make your drink bitter - and inevitably there will always be a little grounds left in the machine that can stick.)
Fortunately, both problems can be remedied in the same way:
You should wash the coffee maker after every coffee, and at least once a month (or when the coffee starts to smell/get worse) with some kind of cleaning agent.
It is very important to run a little water through the machine "empty" before making any coffee, i.e. without a capsule. After making a coffee, the water that flows out without a capsule will be cloudy and muddy at the beginning. If this is not cleaned, it will all go into the next coffee (and obviously it would not be good for the taste of the coffee...). Before making it, it is also worth running a little water through the machine in the same way to warm up the system and remove any impurities that may still be in it.
However, it is worth decalcifying your coffee maker at least once a month (or every two weeks if you drink a lot of coffee). The easiest way to do this is to use citric acid (which can be easily purchased at pharmacies or larger grocery stores).
Put two teaspoons of citric acid in the water tank of your coffee machine, then run it empty until the citric acid water runs out. Then fill the tank again with plain water and rinse it with that too!
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Using the Cafetto Eco Clean cleaning capsule is very easy: prepare it as if it were coffee! It removes all the dirt from your machine, making it magical again! Click I D E or the image for details! |
At the end of the process, reward yourself with a coffee that will certainly be much, much tastier than the one before cleaning... If you do this monthly, not only will your coffee always be delicious, but you will also protect the machine so that it works for you for a long time!
