Easy How To Clean Up A Coffee Percolator Pot. Run 1/4 cup of baking soda through regular cycle then run 1/2 cup vinegar cycle. Then run regular water cycle. Spray off or wipe clean. good Luck. Rick ;-)
Works good. I had a basket clogged with coffee buildup. Scrubbing couldnt get it out of the tiny holes. The baking soda did a great job of loosening everything up. Still a little residue on the hard to reach edges. As they say it is good enough for government work thank you!
@@DiyRick66 2 hits of the baking powder and one of the vinegar and the basket is near spotless. Had my first cup of coffee with it right afterwards. Used less grinds too. This solution is quick and simple.
Thank you so much! I found a beautiful vintage 1950's GE "pot belly" percolator at a thrift store for a whopping $5 and have tried every method in the book to clean the badly stained inside. This worked like a charm!
I'm glad your method worked. We just tried using "dental cleaning tablets" and that worked like a charm. We used 8 tablets with hot water and soaked the stainless steel carafe and 4 tablets in stainless steel mugs overnight and the next morning it was as clean as a whistle. We just rinsed the pot and mugs and just couldn't believe how thorough this method worked. Nice to see your method thanks for putting this up!
This worked great. If you have a thin bottlebrush (I use the one that came with my aluminum drinking straws) it works great to clean the stem, the center stem of the basket, and inside the spout. Mine is long enough to go the full length of the stem, but I would imagine a shorter one would work well if used from each end of the stem. I like to do a third rinse to make sure no traces of vinegar remain (this is important if you use cream - the vinegar will cause it to curdle).
I tried this, but I used Arm & Hammer Laundry Booster Super Washing Soda instead, also know as sodium carbonate or soda ash. It's very similar to baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) and is the main ingredient in coffee maker cleaning solutions. Worked so well I was able to skip the vinegar.
We used to use "Dip it" and we can no longer find for a good price. We tried Zep heavy duty oven and grill cleaner and let it soak for an hour. It worked like magic!!
Easiest way to clean to perfection is to pour some automatic dishwashing liquid or or powder in the the brew basket, fill up the pot and let it perk...works better than you could ever imagine...no hassle...
Tried this just now & works great! I have a tip to offer too...... When you're drinking coffee and you get down to the last cup or 2,unplug the pot unless you're going to drink the last of it fairly quickly. When the fluid levels drop, the flavors start to concentrate,cook onto and collect onto the heating element causing bitter taste. I have the habit of leaving it plugged in, but no more. I'll heat the last of it in the microwave from now on. Thanks so much for this tip!
This is my 2nd Keurig coffee maker of this model. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxBrV-RbF5Nk0Rlt9i15aao-YMzqzTG8Vf The first worked fine for more than 2 years, and I could still get a decent cup of coffee out of it if I fiddled with it when I decided to replace it. The problem I had with my first unit was this: When attempting to brew a cup of coffee, the unit would either keep brewing until the coffee was undrinkable or it would not run long enough and the coffee produced was way too strong. I cleaned the unit as best I could but it did not help. So in the end it was just too much trouble to get a good cup of coffee out of it, so I decided to replace it with a new one, which has been working great since I unpacked it.
This method worked relatively well on my stainless steel tea kettle!! I followed all the steps, but a little elbow grease was still required after. But it's all clean now! Thank you!
Thank you very much for the cleaning tips. I am awaiting my ordered very first percolator since the days my Grandparents used one! I have become tired of instant coffee. So my new Elite Gourmet Percolator should hopefully, be a welcome change of flavor!
I can't wait to try this. My perked coffee has lost something in the taste department lately, and the inside is quite stained. I trust and believe that this will do the trick. Many thanks.
Thank you for this helpful info. I was given a used percolator coffee pot, an electric one like yours, and it is filthy, came from a garage sale. I tried scrubbing it clean, but not with much luck. I stumbled across your channel, and I am so happy I did:) I can't wait to try this cleaning method of yours. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for this video, I did it three weeks ago and my coffee pot looks like new. Now I think I will do it more frequently to keep it looking like new.This is the best way For me it’s quick and easy. I know some say to do other things and leave it for hours or overnight but that process is too long for me.
If faced with a really tough cleaning challenge, I have used oven cleaner and abrasives. It is important that the bottom well be free of sediment and also the connection to the tube and the well be sealed well. In my instance I the coffee was coming out weak and thought the thermostat failed. No, it just needed a really good clean. Percs great, rich coffee now and using much less coffee.
Thank you so much, your method works, cleaned a 2nd hand percolator like brand new, it was completely black, there is still some lingering burnt smell, I soaked and boiled water with some orange peels a couple times, getting there.
The only part that gets nasty is inside the spout. These percolators are far superior and cleanable than my old automatic drip I switched from years ago. Those get totally disgusting and impossible to clean in the reservoir. Very informative video!!
Enjoyed this - love percolators - sold my Mr. Coffee and my Keurig - perking is so much better. Don't let your pot get so dirty next time, haha. LOVE your kitchen granite and your gorgeous stainless large undermount sink!!
LOL..... I use mine to also make Healthy Iced Tea & Mint Tea with it.That tends to stain it up a bit. I have another video that shows you how I do that. Thanks. ;-)
I have the exact same percolator. I clean mine thoroughly after every use and every once in a while will place the internals in the dishwasher. They come up as new. Someone (not me) almost emptied the pot and left the percolator on all day. Coffee was baked to the bottom. Easy fix!!! I filled the pot full of hot water and stirred in a dishwasher soap capsule and left it soak over night. A quick rinse was all it took. I did run a full cycle of water through it clear any soap residue.
I just clean after each use and wipe gently w/a magic eraser (if any staining). Quick n easy. I’ve had my percolator for 6 months and still looks brand new.
LOL..... I use mine to also make Healthy Iced Tea & Mint Tea with it.That tends to stain it up a bit. I have another video that shows you how I do that. Thanks. ;-)
Agree!!! Percolators make the best coffee in the world . I have the ceramic one from corningware and I will def try this today after the coffee is gone . Lol tfs great video
They have a new invention, only a few hundred years old, called soap and elbow grease, if used after each pot brewed your pot will stay nice and bright and clean.....and your coffee will taste better too.
Thank you so much for your simple & easy how to vid. I usually use vinegar to clean, but it hasn't been enough lately & our coffee tastes burnt. I'm going to do the baking soda followed by vinegar and see if that works. Thanks again!
@@tinadoren Just plain tap Water, I live in the EU, tap water is free of any microbes or contaminants here. Tap Water is safe here in the EU. But you could rinse with Distilled watersince distilled water ist absolutley PURE Water, without any minerals.
Gone for years without any cleaning and after this, it still stained. Nead more soda so will try again. [Edit] It sure got a lot of stain out but not all. {dit, Edit] After the first clean in probably over a decade I've found how much better my cup of coffee tases!
I wonder if this would work with an Italian Moka pot. Always struggled to get the scale off the bOttom piece and the stains out of the upper body. I used to soak the pieces overnight in baking soda solution, with little effect. Maybe the heat would do the trick. I no longer have it, my son took it when he moved out, I now have a corning glass old fashioned percolator, and the glass is easy to keep clean.
I use Draino to clean mine. 4 teaspoons, put the basket,stem & basket lid on the bottom & fill with hot water. Let soak for 30 minutes,rinse thoroughly obviously & your done. Comes out looking brand new
I just put the internals in a bowl with a couple denture cleaning tablets and soak for a couple hours. Also put a couple in the pot to soak. Then clean off with a sponge. Makes clean and bright again with little effort.
Just bought a percolator from 1924 for $30! Great condition and the previous owner cleaned it pretty well for me. If this is a deep occasional clean, how do you clean it on a regular basis? Do you just rinse it, or is soap involved? I don’t want to ruin this beauty. Thanks!
im trying this, i have a perculater, i only use once in a while cause i don't drink tons of coffee, but it was given to me and i keep it for company, it does taste great but i cant find filters for it i use regular filters but its a pain to punture a hole for to stick to fit through
I use the regular Mr Coffee filters. Wet the basket then use your wet finger in the middle of the filter. The filter pushes right down on the stem. Also, the sides of the filter stick to the walls of the filter basket.
Please explain why you're all using paper filters. My mother always used her Farberware Electric percolator basket as is with no filter inserted, as do I. If you're going to use a paper filter, use the natural brown undyed ones. If you're using it to keep the grounds out of your coffee, it's not necessary. Just wet the basket first and carefully fill with coffee grounds. I suppose cleanup might be a tiny bit easier with filters - seems like a waste of money to me.😊
I put the Parts in a bowl with dishwasher soap. And let it sit part of the day. It takes care of it, I use Bar Keepers friend for the inside and rinse well it all looks brand new.
I don't believe this video shows the bottom of the percolator being "submerged". Submerged would be completely IN water....getting sprayed with water is not the same as submerged.
@@ldlink3935Submerged is the wrong word. The electric element on bottom is not submersible, it will short out. But allowing the very bottom to contact water without submersion will cause the removable screws on the bottom to rust (this is the case with the Presto 12 cup I use).
Good vidio..... Not to be a downer....But the pot should Not be in the sink. Electric out let should NOT get wet. Best way too is to use a little elbow grease Brillo pad.
Just asking': How does a nice person like you manage to get his coffee pot THAT dirty? I wonder how your method would work if the baking soda and the vinegar were added to the pot at the same time and run through just one cycle.
LOL..... I use mine to also make Healthy Iced Tea & Mint Tea with it.That tends to stain it up a bit. I have another video that shows you how I do that. Thanks. ;-)
What if you got the prongs wet while the coffee maker was in the sink? (I'm talking about where the cord connects to the machine)? I feel like I have to be very careful not to get those prongs wet. I don't want a shock! Maybe a stovetop percolator would work better for me.
I just bought a new one today. My old one, (still have and still will keep) the lid accidentally fell on the kitchen floor and broke the glass knob to the lid. On the bottom of that pot there's I can't tell if it's burnt coffee or rust.😕 Its a 6 cup. I've had it for a long time. And used it about a few times. Now its being used daily because our glass coffee pot broke. I will definitely give this a go. Thank you!
Kurtis: Replacement tops are available to purchase on Amazon - they are only about $6.US - I have that type too and have replaced the glass bulb top a few times already. Good luck.
therealchickentender LOL No just wasn't paying attention while I was trying to film the video. Thank God for GFI I guess. I can assure you I do it unplugged. Take care. Rick
First off, I would use 1/4 c LEMON JUICE from the bottle. This is with all coffee makers. Salt can also be used. I do want to know what the white "calcium" looking stuff is in rhe older perc makers is. It's always in that iron dipped hole area after each use, even after rinsing and drying. Had it everywhere I lived. Is that minerals from the water? It's hard to get rid of it everyday.
Mine has a glass top & I cant figure out how to get that part clean. I've been using oxyclean & hot tap water about every two weeks (I only make coffee in my 2 days off each week). Going to try cleaning it with the percolator engaged & see if it cycles through the lid part. Thanks!
You've sprayed WATER over the ELECTRIC contacts on the bottom of your coffee pot!! This is NOT a good idea. Here's a better way. Place one dishwassher packet in the bottom of the pot. In a separate pot, boil water on your stovve. Place your ELECTRIC coffee pot on your counter. Pour the boiling water into it. Cover. Wait thirty minutes and it will be like new. Carefully rinse the inside of your coffee pot.. NEVER run water over the electric contacts on bottom.
LadyJay This may very well be an immersible electric percolator, such percolators have been made by different manufacturers since circa 1960. Even if it is not...as long as he does not immerse the percolator in a sink full of water he will be alright as long as he does not get any water inside the base....if you are worried because he got water on the two prongs where the power cord is plugged into the percolator, as long as he makes sure to dry them off well before plugging in the percolator he will be fine. Actually your idea of using dishwasher detergent is only a good idea if your percolator is stainless steel inside and out. If it is aluminum using dishwasher detergent will darken the color of the aluminum. I speak from 25 years of experience in collecting vintage small appliances, which include various types of coffee makers ranging from the 1930’s through the 1970’s
A novel approach I only have cascade powder here which should suffice. Technically being able to fill the entire percolator and let it sit for 30min is better than using the percolator itself to do the cleaning as it can only soak at the waterline.
Next time when finished let it sit for a while. Also buy some bar keepers friend at hardware store and it will take all that off. It is a non toxic clenser I use to clean up my air fryer of burnt on grease. It comes off like a dream. Also percolated coffee makes better coffee because it boils, drip does not.
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Thank you for posting this. I bought two vintage percolators from eBay and needed to clean them. This worked great!
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Gonna try this with my new vintage coffee pot I just got. Thanks sooo much for your video.
Just a 411…I tried it on my new old vintage coffee pot I just bought off EBay and it turned out good as new. Thanks again for your video👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Love that you use eco friendly products, vinegar and baking soda.
Works good. I had a basket clogged with coffee buildup. Scrubbing couldnt get it out of the tiny holes. The baking soda did a great job of loosening everything up. Still a little residue on the hard to reach edges. As they say it is good enough for government work thank you!
Thanks for watching & good luck. 🤞👍
@@DiyRick66 2 hits of the baking powder and one of the vinegar and the basket is near spotless. Had my first cup of coffee with it right afterwards. Used less grinds too. This solution is quick and simple.
Thank you the basket clogged is still a problem for me, thank you for saying the baking soda fixes it.
Thank you so much! I found a beautiful vintage 1950's GE "pot belly" percolator at a thrift store for a whopping $5 and have tried every method in the book to clean the badly stained inside. This worked like a charm!
Glad it helped. Congratulations on your vintage find. They definitely were made better back then. 🤞👍
Thanks! I just ordered a percolator can’t wait to taste that old time coffee, real coffee! 😎
Definitely brings back old memories & a great cup of coffee. 😉
I like old school perks with a see through glass nub at the top. So the coffee sloshes up and then back down into the pot so cool.
Definitely 😉
I just bought this same maker at an estate sale today and followed your guide. Came out looking brand new!
Nice....glad it works. 🤞
I'm glad your method worked. We just tried using "dental cleaning tablets" and that worked like a charm.
We used 8 tablets with hot water and soaked the stainless steel carafe and 4 tablets in stainless steel mugs overnight and the next morning it was as clean as a whistle. We just rinsed the pot and mugs and just couldn't believe how thorough this method worked. Nice to see your method thanks for putting this up!
Sounds good. But I try to use everyday items I might have around the house. Fortunately I stll have my teeth but Thanks for the tip. Take care.
How did your teeth look the next morning 😊
This worked great. If you have a thin bottlebrush (I use the one that came with my aluminum drinking straws) it works great to clean the stem, the center stem of the basket, and inside the spout. Mine is long enough to go the full length of the stem, but I would imagine a shorter one would work well if used from each end of the stem. I like to do a third rinse to make sure no traces of vinegar remain (this is important if you use cream - the vinegar will cause it to curdle).
love your kitchen. and deco pot. you have a normal American life. you don't know how lucky you are.
😊 thank you
I tried this, but I used Arm & Hammer Laundry Booster Super Washing Soda instead, also know as sodium carbonate or soda ash. It's very similar to baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) and is the main ingredient in coffee maker cleaning solutions. Worked so well I was able to skip the vinegar.
We used to use "Dip it" and we can no longer find for a good price. We tried Zep heavy duty oven and grill cleaner and let it soak for an hour. It worked like magic!!
I just bought a pre-owned 8 cup one to sell as it was vintage. Your hack worked well!
Glad it went well. 🤞👍
Easiest way to clean to perfection is to pour some automatic dishwashing liquid or or powder in the the brew basket, fill up the pot and let it perk...works better than you could ever imagine...no hassle...
Good to know
Tried this just now & works great!
I have a tip to offer too...... When you're drinking coffee and you get down to the last cup or 2,unplug the pot unless you're going to drink the last of it fairly quickly. When the fluid levels drop, the flavors start to concentrate,cook onto and collect onto the heating element causing bitter taste. I have the habit of leaving it plugged in, but no more. I'll heat the last of it in the microwave from now on.
Thanks so much for this tip!
Thanks Rick. Very helpful.
Thanks 👍
amazing what baking soda and vinegar can do. Clean so well and "natural" too.
Thank you for making and sharing this video. I had no idea that it was so simple to clean a percolator. Thank you!❤️❤️.
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This is my 2nd Keurig coffee maker of this model. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxBrV-RbF5Nk0Rlt9i15aao-YMzqzTG8Vf The first worked fine for more than 2 years, and I could still get a decent cup of coffee out of it if I fiddled with it when I decided to replace it. The problem I had with my first unit was this: When attempting to brew a cup of coffee, the unit would either keep brewing until the coffee was undrinkable or it would not run long enough and the coffee produced was way too strong. I cleaned the unit as best I could but it did not help. So in the end it was just too much trouble to get a good cup of coffee out of it, so I decided to replace it with a new one, which has been working great since I unpacked it.
excellent. Thanks. Saving me tons of money and from using chemicals or 'who knows what' in those products. We prefer percolated coffee, too!
Glad I could share. Thanks
This method worked relatively well on my stainless steel tea kettle!! I followed all the steps, but a little elbow grease was still required after. But it's all clean now! Thank you!
Glad it worked. Thanks for the thumbs up. 👍
Amazing results with nothing toxic. Bravo!!
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Thank you very much for the cleaning tips. I am awaiting my ordered very first percolator since the days my Grandparents used one! I have become tired of instant coffee. So my new Elite Gourmet Percolator should hopefully, be a welcome change of flavor!
I can't wait to try this. My perked coffee has lost something in the taste department lately, and the inside is quite stained. I trust and believe that this will do the trick. Many thanks.
Love Perk coffee have a Farberware 4 cup electirc, a Cuisnart 12 electric perk and a Farberware Stove top percolator.
Thank you for this helpful info. I was given a used percolator coffee pot, an electric one like yours, and it is filthy, came from a garage sale. I tried scrubbing it clean, but not with much luck. I stumbled across your channel, and I am so happy I did:) I can't wait to try this cleaning method of yours. Thank you for sharing this.
Would it not have made more sense to actually try his method and then comment?
Great video thanks. I have both electric and stove top stainless steel pots. There is nothing like the smell and taste of percolator coffee.
Thanks for watching. 🤞👍😉
a good piece of steel wool works wonders too.
Thank you for this video, I did it three weeks ago and my coffee pot looks like new. Now I think I will do it more frequently to keep it looking like new.This is the best way For me it’s quick and easy. I know some say to do other things and leave it for hours or overnight but that process is too long for me.
Great hope it works for you.
If faced with a really tough cleaning challenge, I have used oven cleaner and abrasives. It is important that the bottom well be free of sediment and also the connection to the tube and the well be sealed well. In my instance I the coffee was coming out weak and thought the thermostat failed. No, it just needed a really good clean. Percs great, rich coffee now and using much less coffee.
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much, your method works, cleaned a 2nd hand percolator like brand new, it was completely black, there is still some lingering burnt smell, I soaked and boiled water with some orange peels a couple times, getting there.
Glad it helped & thanks for watching. 😉👍🤞
Thanks, very helpful. I just picked up a vintage Dormeyer 40 cup coffee maker and the inside needs a good cleaning.
The only part that gets nasty is inside the spout. These percolators are far superior and cleanable than my old automatic drip I switched from years ago. Those get totally disgusting and impossible to clean in the reservoir. Very informative video!!
Thanks for watching. 🤞👍
Wow! Thanks for sharing! I was wondering how to clean my percolator. Now I know!😊
Glad it was helpful!
Enjoyed this - love percolators - sold my Mr. Coffee and my Keurig - perking is so much better. Don't let your pot get so dirty next time, haha. LOVE your kitchen granite and your gorgeous stainless large undermount sink!!
LOL..... I use mine to also make Healthy Iced Tea & Mint Tea with it.That tends to stain it up a bit. I have another video that shows you how I do that. Thanks. ;-)
Dude, clean & dry the pot & parts every time you use it & it'll never get funky.
I have the exact same percolator. I clean mine thoroughly after every use and every once in a while will place the internals in the dishwasher. They come up as new. Someone (not me) almost emptied the pot and left the percolator on all day. Coffee was baked to the bottom. Easy fix!!! I filled the pot full of hot water and stirred in a dishwasher soap capsule and left it soak over night. A quick rinse was all it took. I did run a full cycle of water through it clear any soap residue.
Simple, easy and it works. Just cleaned one I got from my mom. Thanks! =)
I just clean after each use and wipe gently w/a magic eraser (if any staining). Quick n easy. I’ve had my percolator for 6 months and still looks brand new.
Thank you for your video I use your baking soda method works awesome.
God bless you and your family.
Thanks for watching & good luck 🤞 & God Bless you & yours also.
LOL..... I use mine to also make Healthy Iced Tea & Mint Tea with it.That tends to stain it up a bit. I have another video that shows you how I do that. Thanks. ;-)
Agree!!! Percolators make the best coffee in the world . I have the ceramic one from corningware and I will def try this today after the coffee is gone . Lol tfs great video
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They have a new invention, only a few hundred years old, called soap and elbow grease, if used after each pot brewed your pot will stay nice and bright and clean.....and your coffee will taste better too.
Thats a beautiful pot!
Thank you so much for your simple & easy how to vid. I usually use vinegar to clean, but it hasn't been enough lately & our coffee tastes burnt. I'm going to do the baking soda followed by vinegar and see if that works. Thanks again!
Good luck. ♥️
Thank you!!!!! My percolator needs some TLC!
Your videos are awesome. Thank you
Thanks & God bless.
THANK YOU!!.. just tried this and my percolator looks brand new..
Great...glad it worked. 👍🤞
I just put a dishwasher tablet in it. It comes out like new!!
Thank you so much. I tried that with my tea kettle :)
How many times do you run water through to rinse after? Any specific brand?
@@tinadoren Just plain tap Water, I live in the EU, tap water is free of any microbes or contaminants here. Tap Water is safe here in the EU. But you could rinse with Distilled watersince distilled water ist absolutley PURE Water, without any minerals.
@@SalvatoreEscoti I may not have been clear. Sorry. How many times do you run water through the perc after to get residue from the tablet out?
@@tinadoren 2 times
I have a Farberware percolator. I love it it’s fast it works great coffees. Wonder gave up drip coffee makers completely. This taste a lot better.
Gone for years without any cleaning and after this, it still stained. Nead more soda so will try again. [Edit] It sure got a lot of stain out but not all. {dit, Edit] After the first clean in probably over a decade I've found how much better my cup of coffee tases!
HEY THANK YOU!! I have 2 corning percolators (electric) and I love them but could not figure out how to clean.
I wonder if this would work with an Italian Moka pot. Always struggled to get the scale off the bOttom piece and the stains out of the upper body. I used to soak the pieces overnight in baking soda solution, with little effect. Maybe the heat would do the trick. I no longer have it, my son took it when he moved out, I now have a corning glass old fashioned percolator, and the glass is easy to keep clean.
It's official; I'll watch anything.
Looks brand new
I use Draino to clean mine. 4 teaspoons, put the basket,stem & basket lid on the bottom & fill with hot water. Let soak for 30 minutes,rinse thoroughly obviously & your done. Comes out looking brand new
draino? seriously?
@@ljbrandt500 I'm very serious. Rinse the Hell out of it, but you won't believe how great it'll look
Running a cycle of vinegar solution would be much healthier.
Straight to the point, good video. Thanks.
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Thank you.
BEST ONE ON HERE!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks & good luck. 🤞👍😉
his accent is so pleasant and soothing :)
LOL Thanks ;-)
Yup I need to clean my percolator out pretty soon too
I just put the internals in a bowl with a couple denture cleaning tablets and soak for a couple hours. Also put a couple in the pot to soak. Then clean off with a sponge. Makes clean and bright again with little effort.
It works!
Glad it helped you. 🤞👍
I use oxiclean with boiling water. Works amazing.
Just bought a percolator from 1924 for $30! Great condition and the previous owner cleaned it pretty well for me. If this is a deep occasional clean, how do you clean it on a regular basis? Do you just rinse it, or is soap involved? I don’t want to ruin this beauty.
Thanks!
You're not supposed to get water on the base of an electric percolator (per the user manual)
LOL yup. Rushed the video. Don't do it on the regular. Thanks
I was cringing, was hoping you wouldn't put perc in the sink then spray it. 😯 That sink sprayer has some power. Nice faucet & sink unit too!
@@L.i.s.a.... Thank You. No Perc. Coffee Pots were Harmed in the making of this video. ;-)
Great tips!
Thanks & good luck 🤞
im trying this, i have a perculater, i only use once in a while cause i don't drink tons of coffee, but it was given to me and i keep it for company, it does taste great but i cant find filters for it i use regular filters but its a pain to punture a hole for to stick to fit through
I went on Amazon and got the round filters with the hole in the middle......works great
@@potsapan good to know thanks
Amazon sells the disc style percolator filters with the hole in it in all sizes.
I use the regular Mr Coffee filters. Wet the basket then use your wet finger in the middle of the filter. The filter pushes right down on the stem. Also, the sides of the filter stick to the walls of the filter basket.
Please explain why you're all using paper filters. My mother always used her Farberware Electric percolator basket as is with no filter inserted, as do I. If you're going to use a paper filter, use the natural brown undyed ones. If you're using it to keep the grounds out of your coffee, it's not necessary. Just wet the basket first and carefully fill with coffee grounds. I suppose cleanup might be a tiny bit easier with filters - seems like a waste of money to me.😊
Thanks! Very helpful!
Hope it works for you. Thanks for watching. 🤞
Thanx do much for that. Great info..
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I put the Parts in a bowl with dishwasher soap. And let it sit part of the day. It takes care of it, I use Bar Keepers friend for the inside and rinse well it all looks brand new.
Thats good info!! Thanks!!
Dawn, towel, water. That is all.
Whatever works for you but sometimes the stain can be stubborn. 🤔
Thank you. But DO NOT submerge in water the outside bottom of the percolator.
Appreciate the feedback. I do watch it these days. I guess I rushed the video when I did it. Still Percing along to this day. Thanks. Rick
I don't believe this video shows the bottom of the percolator being "submerged". Submerged would be completely IN water....getting sprayed with water is not the same as submerged.
@@ldlink3935Submerged is the wrong word. The electric element on bottom is not submersible, it will short out. But allowing the very bottom to contact water without submersion will cause the removable screws on the bottom to rust (this is the case with the Presto 12 cup I use).
@@michaelm6948 exactly
This worked beautifully! Thank you
Good vidio..... Not to be a downer....But the pot should Not be in the sink. Electric out let should NOT get wet. Best way too is to use a little elbow grease Brillo pad.
Just asking': How does a nice person like you manage to get his coffee pot THAT dirty?
I wonder how your method would work if the baking soda and the vinegar were added to the pot at the same time and run through just one cycle.
LOL..... I use mine to also make Healthy Iced Tea & Mint Tea with it.That tends to stain it up a bit. I have another video that shows you how I do that. Thanks. ;-)
The discoloration is not DIRT, or true grime, it's dark due to the beans and coffee grounds. Don't have a cow, man. M, il.
What if you got the prongs wet while the coffee maker was in the sink? (I'm talking about where the cord connects to the machine)? I feel like I have to be very careful not to get those prongs wet. I don't want a shock! Maybe a stovetop percolator would work better for me.
It may be a best practice to rinse it daily and avoid the caked on mess, just a thought
I have a similar one and it still gets dirty (maybe not quite as dirty has his tho, ha!) even after cleaning it every day.
I do rinse mine daily but hard water and coffee oils do.build up. I don’t have a dishwasher so no dishwasher tabs. This method worked super!
You can use Baking Sodda to scour it out too. Then use a Mr. CLEAN ERASER.
Love it!
Copied your method and a nylon brush inside and on the parts. Amazing. So shiny.
Glad it worked. 🤞😉👍
Excellent Video 100%...
I just bought a new one today. My old one, (still have and still will keep) the lid accidentally fell on the kitchen floor and broke the glass knob to the lid. On the bottom of that pot there's I can't tell if it's burnt coffee or rust.😕
Its a 6 cup. I've had it for a long time. And used it about a few times. Now its being used daily because our glass coffee pot broke. I will definitely give this a go. Thank you!
Kurtis: Replacement tops are available to purchase on Amazon - they are only about $6.US - I have that type too and have replaced the glass bulb top a few times already. Good luck.
unplug from wall first, then the pot -- that wire is live if you don't. :-(
Have you put up a link for purchase? It sure is a pretty coffee pot.
I see you have "metro tile" on the back splash...very tasteful.
Thanks 😊
good info but id be careful of putting the unit in the sink and spraying it you may get a shock when you plug it in again no sense in taking a chance
Is that a submersible perc? Your sink trips with that thing were freakin me out.
therealchickentender LOL No just wasn't paying attention while I was trying to film the video. Thank God for GFI I guess. I can assure you I do it unplugged. Take care. Rick
me too! LOL
First off, I would use 1/4 c LEMON JUICE from the bottle. This is with all coffee makers. Salt can also be used.
I do want to know what the white "calcium" looking stuff is in rhe older perc makers is. It's always in that iron dipped hole area after each use, even after rinsing and drying. Had it everywhere I lived. Is that minerals from the water? It's hard to get rid of it everyday.
A product made called descaler is just for cleaning coffee pots. Give it a try. Much easier.
Oxy -clean works wonders. Mix with water....then pour into perc. ....fire up one cycle.....comes out looking like new.
Mine has a glass top & I cant figure out how to get that part clean. I've been using oxyclean & hot tap water about every two weeks (I only make coffee in my 2 days off each week). Going to try cleaning it with the percolator engaged & see if it cycles through the lid part. Thanks!
I have a carafe type coffee maker, would a similar technique work with this; the inside of the carafe pot is quite brown.
Just cleaning the pot only I don't see why not.
You've sprayed WATER over the ELECTRIC contacts on the bottom of your coffee pot!! This is NOT a good idea. Here's a better way. Place one dishwassher packet in the bottom of the pot. In a separate pot, boil water on your stovve. Place your ELECTRIC coffee pot on your counter. Pour the boiling water into it. Cover. Wait thirty minutes and it will be like new. Carefully rinse the inside of your coffee pot.. NEVER run water over the electric contacts on bottom.
LadyJay This may very well be an immersible electric percolator, such percolators have been made by different manufacturers since circa 1960. Even if it is not...as long as he does not immerse the percolator in a sink full of water he will be alright as long as he does not get any water inside the base....if you are worried because he got water on the two prongs where the power cord is plugged into the percolator, as long as he makes sure to dry them off well before plugging in the percolator he will be fine. Actually your idea of using dishwasher detergent is only a good idea if your percolator is stainless steel inside and out. If it is aluminum using dishwasher detergent will darken the color of the aluminum. I speak from 25 years of experience in collecting vintage small appliances, which include various types of coffee makers ranging from the 1930’s through the 1970’s
A novel approach I only have cascade powder here which should suffice. Technically being able to fill the entire percolator and let it sit for 30min is better than using the percolator itself to do the cleaning as it can only soak at the waterline.
I always wash the electrical contacts and I have my Faberware for a year now
I can't believe you let the electric base get wet like that!
Don't worry. The plug is insulated & I have a GFI so nobody got electrocuted. 😉
I´m using dishwasher powder, it works out fine. Don´t forget to rinse well.
Next time when finished let it sit for a while. Also buy some bar keepers friend at hardware store and it will take all that off. It is a non toxic clenser I use to clean up my air fryer of burnt on grease. It comes off like a dream. Also percolated coffee makes better coffee because it boils, drip does not.
I do the same thing with my coffee thermos