Many folks just can’t function in the morning without a cup of coffee. When looking for a coffee machine to make that oh-so important cup of joe, check out Hamilton Beach. Many Hamilton Beach coffee machines have a single-serve option if you only need one cup but how do you clean it? Let’s take a quick look at how to clean Hamilton Beach coffee maker.
Here’s how you can clean your single-serve Hamilton Beach coffee machine:
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8 Steps to Clean Hamilton Beach Coffee Maker
Requirements:
- Vinegar
- Mug or cup
Time to Complete:
10-20 Minutes
1. Start The Coffee Machine
The right button to start the machine may vary. While some Hamilton Beach coffee machines are solely single-serve, most Hamilton Beach coffee makers have the option of single-serve. If your coffee machine has more than one option, make sure your machine is on the single-serve setting by pressing the “single-serve” button.
2. Clean Hamilton Beach Water Reservoir
Next, pour some plain white vinegar and cold tap water into the water reservoir. The vinegar will be your cleaning agent for the coffee machine.
Mix equal parts of water and vinegar in the water reservoir. Make sure the water reservoir is filled to the max, as the mixture only cleanses the reservoir for as far as it’s filled with it.
3. Place a Mug or Travel Cup Underneath the Spout
Subsequently, put a mug or travel cup underneath the spout of your coffee machine. The last thing you need is for your vinegar mixture to leak all over your kitchen counter.
Make sure to use a mug or travel cup 14 oz (414 ml) or bigger. If you use a smaller mug or travel cup, the vinegar water combination will probably overflow. Consequently, creating a mess that is hard to clean due to the heat.
4. Brew for 30 Seconds
Once everything is set up, press the “pour” or “brew now” button and let the coffee machine run for 30 seconds before pressing the button again to stop the vinegar water combination from brewing.
By having the vinegar water combination brew through the single-serve coffee machine, the entire system will get cleaned, not just the water reservoir.
The exact button you need to press depends on the coffee machine itself. For the Hamilton Beach FlexBrew (available from Amazon, and which is a fantastic option if you sometimes brew a single coffee and sometimes brew a full pot), press the button “BREW NOW I/O”.
Whereas, for a Hamilton Beach Scoop Single Serve Coffee Maker (available from Amazon and which is a super-cool sleek-looking machine), press a button with a coffee cup on it or “regular” or “bold”.
5. Unplug the Coffee Machine and Let It Sit for 30 Minutes
After you’ve brewed the vinegar-water combination for 30 seconds, completely unplug the coffee machine and let it sit for half an hour. Thus, giving the vinegar time to deep clean the coffee machine.
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6. Run a Full Cycle
After the 30 minutes are up, plug in the coffee machine again, and do a full brew cycle with the vinegar water combination. This will finish the run-through and ensure that the single-serve coffee machine system is fully cleaned.
Keep an eye on your mug or travel cup as you don’t want it to overflow. Accordingly, you can prevent any overflowing by dumping out the mug or travel cup you’re using.
7. Rinse the Water Reservoir and Mug or Travel Cup
Once the vinegar water cycle is complete, first empty the mug or travel cup you collected the solution with and rinse it out with tap water. If the water reservoir for the single-serve coffee machine is removable, rinse it out too. Otherwise, you may want to repeat the next step a few times more.
8. Clean Hamilton Beach Coffee Maker From Vinegar
After you’ve emptied and rinsed your mug or travel cup, place it back under the coffee machine’s spout. Similarly, place the water reservoir back into the machine.
Repeat step six 2 – 3 more times with cold tap water to rinse the entire single-serve coffee machine system. Thus, effectively rinsing out the vinegar completely.
As a result, you now have a clean Hamilton Beach coffee machine.
Conclusion
Cleaning your Hamilton Beach coffee maker may seem like a lot of work. However, I hope that this guide made it a lot easier for you to clean Hamilton Beach coffee machines. It may be convenient to bookmark this page so that you can return to it when needed. Together we will help you make the best coffees in town.
