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I have a very nice Cuisinart Brew Central Coffee Maker DCC-1200. It's about 4 years old. But I bought some off-brand coffee and it just tasted awful, kindy of watery and strange taste. I thought it was the brand.

I bought my regular brand, quality French Roast Maxwell House, but it's still tastes strange -- kind of moldy. I washed out the filter and the plastic holder part under the filter and brewed a pot of hot water and it still tastes that way.

Any ideas?
Vinegar, thanks guys!

How do I clean the insides of my coffee maker? I suspect that's what's making my cofee taste odd....

My employer told me to fill the coffee maker with vinegar. Do I use white vinegar or the apple cider vinegar?

I have the coffee maker and carafe but my son lent my coffee maker to his girlfriend's mother and she has misplaced the coffee filter basket. Without that the coffee maker can not be used.

letr asked:


what is the difference between a coffee maker vs a tea maker? can't they be used either way?

I like coffee to be piping hot. I tried Senseo. 5 different Mr. Coffee machines, GE, Perculators, even a $100 Bunn. They all make coffee that is only warm to me. So who is really happy with their coffee maker? What is the hotest brand out there. You can tell I'm very into my coffee. It is the first thing I care about in the morning, and I have about 8-10 cups a day, so its only natural that I want it my way.
I suspect that the manufacturers produce their machines to work with lower temperature water for safety reasons. But all elecrtic kettles, stoves and ovens go to propper temps. Why should my coffee suffer? Do I need to pay $250 for a commercial brewer?
Thank you for your time on this.

The steam from our coffee maker has left a white stain on our brown kitchen cabinets. What is the best way to remove this? Thanks for any help.

Songbird asked:


Our daughter gave us a small press coffee maker. There are no instructions and we have never used one. Does anyone have instructions?

jack p asked:


I have a white Mr Coffee coffee maker that is easy to clean except for one place. That is the part just above the drip basket, where the hot water drips into the basket. The basket is also discoloring, but not as much as the above part. I have tried formula 409 and scorering powder but it has little effect.

I'm off to but a new coffee maker but I don't know what to look for dos anybody know.