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What brand of coffee makers do y'all use~? I have a K-cup and lately it's not brewing right at all, that is very little like 1/4-1/2 cup depending. I've called the company today and they told me what to do to clean out the part that you insert the K-cup into. Since that didn't work, I have to buy a descaling solution to clean it out, but I'm hesitate. Reading the reviews here on Keurig, I'm thinking it is best to just buy another machine. Any of y'all descale your machines~?
Last edited by Beretta; 04-19-2014 at 09:35 PM..
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You can descale with plain ole white vinegar. Run an entire reservoir of vinegar, then run two full reservoirs of plain water.
I don't like the smell of vinegar or the taste and use apple cider vinegar, of which they told me on the phone today that I couldn't use that. The reviews on Keurig have some negative feedback of using their descaling product and how it didn't even work. I'm thinking of just buying another machine.
What a waste of money and resources. I wish I had that kind of money to burn.
You do know that the smell of vinegar dissipates when it dries, don't you? Or that it dissipates when it's rinsed out by plain water? You won't have to smell it for long, and chances are whatever this solution is that you're talking about smells worse.
What a waste of money and resources. I wish I had that kind of money to burn.
You do know that the smell of vinegar dissipates when it dries, don't you? Or that it dissipates when it's rinsed out by plain water? You won't have to smell it for long, and chances are whatever this solution is that you're talking about smells worse.
I got it from BBB and they told me today they would take it back for an exchange. If the descaling product didn't work, Keurig would discount me some in the purchase of a new one thru the mail only. Either way I'd have to pay for another one. It's over 2 years old anyways.
Twenty years ago I purchased a General Electric percolator that was made in 1959.
I've been using it close to everyday since.
You can taste the difference between percolated coffee and coffee made in a coffee maker and in my opinion percolated coffee tastes far better.
Wow~! I've gone thru coffee makers like toilet paper I purchased a high end coffee maker years ago and it went out on me within a year. They replaced it with a refurbished one and in time that went out. I like the K-cup cause I sometimes left the drip coffee pot on and left for the day or after awhile what is brewed tastes awful after going back for a cup later. This is a wonderful invention otherwise. Nothing last forever....except your GE percolator
Twenty years ago I purchased a General Electric percolator that was made in 1959.
I've been using it close to everyday since.
You can taste the difference between percolated coffee and coffee made in a coffee maker and in my opinion percolated coffee tastes far better.
Everything was made better and seemed to have better quality back then. 1959 was a stellar year for many things. That seemed to be a pinnacle or "magic" number. Like say a 1959 Gibson Les Paul or 1959 Fender Stratocaster guitar.
Wow~! I've gone thru coffee makers like toilet paper I purchased a high end coffee maker years ago and it went out on me within a year. They replaced it with a refurbished one and in time that went out. I like the K-cup cause I sometimes left the drip coffee pot on and left for the day or after awhile what is brewed tastes awful after going back for a cup later. This is a wonderful invention otherwise. Nothing last forever....except your GE percolator
The smell of vinegar is only a few minutes and it is much more cost effective than purchasing a new machine that more than likely just needs to be cleaned.
We have several different coffee brewing items so it depends on what mood I am in as to which apparatus I use to brew coffee.
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What a waste of money and resources. I wish I had that kind of money to burn.
I purchased a high end coffee maker years ago and it went out on me within a year. They replaced it with a refurbished one and in time that went out. I like the K-cup cause I sometimes left the drip coffee pot on and left for the day or after awhile what is brewed tastes awful after going back for a cup later. This is a wonderful invention otherwise. Nothing last forever....except your GE percolator 
