How to Easily Clean a Coffee Maker Without Vinegar

Whether you’re the type of person who loves to use your coffee maker every day or you only use it once in a while, it’s important to keep it clean. But not necessarily with vinegar. Here are seven smart ways to get the job done.

1. Lemon Juice
   You’re going to get a product that’s just about as good as vinegar and leaves a very light and tasty smell behind.
2. Baking Soda
   This is something you likely have in your home and all you need is a little warm water with some baking soda to clean it out. Run a brewing cycle and you’re going to be all set.
3. Mild Dishwashing Liquid
   Dish soap is what you would use to clean the parts you can reach so why wouldn’t you use it to clean the interior components of your coffee maker as well?
4. Ice and Salt
   This one might seem strange but small chunks of ice and salt over the top will allow you to scrub your coffee maker. You don’t want to run a brew cycle with this one.
5. Alcohol
   Vodka is a great option to clean your machine and should be used with equal parts water that’s all run through a brewing cycle. It will get everything out easily.
6. Borax
   This is similar to baking soda and lets you get rid of anything that might be left in your coffee maker. You just run a brew cycle through.
7. Hydrogen Peroxide
   This is another great cleaning solution but you want to make sure that after you run a brew cycle through you clean the machine completely to get rid of any traces.