I Used to use Dip-It until they stopped making it. It was the only thing I have ever found that cleans the coffee stains. I’ve tried a few different ways since the Dip-It days and none have ever given good results. Recently I found a video on using dishwasher pods, so I decided to give it a try. When I first opened the package the smell almost knocked me to the floor. Kind of a very strong chemical lemon smell. I tried cleaning the carafe with a pod 2 days ago. Left the carafe nice and shinny. I then washed it with normal Dawn twice. I used it for the first time after cleaning yesterday and again today and the coffee has a very strong chemical lemon flavor. I’ve had to throw out both pots of coffee and break out the French Press. I’m beginning to think I’ll have to throw the carafe out and buy a new one. Is there any way to get that damn smell/taste out of the carafe so I can taste coffee again?

Maybe use white vinegar? slightly acidic, swish around to remove whatever coating is in there? make sure to do the lid and anything else touched by the pod juice.

I don’t know about now with the new smell, but to clean a carafe:

Negative Ghostrider! Wrong Pattern!

Pour in a fair amount of the dry powder dishwasher detergent, unscented. Not the liquid.

Add hot water, let sit and work itself.

Drain, add more, shake it right away. The abrasiveness of the powder scrubs it.

If your carafe has a lid or stopper, close it up and give it a good shake. Really good shake.

Rinse and repeat as necessary.

Works.like.a.charm.
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A light bleach and water solution, and let it soak. Rinse it well.

You could try pouring some boiling water in the carafe. Dunno. I've used the dishwasher pod method on my stainless steel flasks and it worked great. No odd taste or anything.

I did not, however, post-wash with regular dish washing detergent. I think I just gave them a rinse cycle of just boiling water, alone.

Lemi-shine and boiling water - let soak a few-----no smell---no taste

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
You could try pouring some boiling water in the carafe. Dunno. I've used the dishwasher pod method on my stainless steel flasks and it worked great. No odd taste or anything.

I did not, however, post-wash with regular dish washing detergent. I think I just gave them a rinse cycle of just boiling water, alone.

Did the same as ensigmatic did with ours, though I probably did a couple or three rounds of rinsing w/ boiling water at the end. Clean as a whistle and no off smells or taste. We used the Finish brand of dishwasher pods it that makes any difference.

Never use soap on stainless - retains the taste.
Clean with water only or White Vinegar (hot works well) then rinse with water only.

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Hot water and a quarter cup of Oxi Clean works great for me.

I put my Yeti stainless cup in the dishwasher along with the regular dishes.
Comes out nice and clean without any of these problems.

Cleaning a coffee pot will get you shunned around here.

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Originally posted by 220-9er:
I put my Yeti stainless cup in the dishwasher along with the regular dishes.
Comes out nice and clean without any of these problems.

Me too with my Yeti cup that doesn’t have several months of built up stains and a narrow opening at the top. It’s the carafe that gets gnarly.

some years ago (1972?) had several trainees on a cleaning detail in the Drill Sgt"s office. Had to throw the 30 cup coffee pot away because they had used brillo pads and Brasso to get the stains out from the inside of the pot. Lesson learned. No trainees allowed to clean the new pot. .....................drill sgt.

Dump a tablespoon or two of salt, break up some ice and dump it in the carafe, then swish it and shake it around for about a minute, then wash it well with soapy water.

Just do that once a week and it will get back to clean and it leaves no taste at all.

Oxyclean! That shit is amazing on coffee stains!

My wife's grandmother taught her the method that sigmonkey posted.

Why the hell would you? I use white vinegar, annually. I only clean the pot cause I need it for the guts to clean into. I use it straight by running it thru the machine.

Hoppes #9?

Back from when I was a barista many moons ago, we cleaned (backflush) the espresso machine’s group head, valves, and portafilters with a product called Puro Caff.

For cleaning parts as you describe, boil water, fill carafe part way, add a tablespoon or two of puro caff and watch it foam.

Add a little more water until the carafe is filled. Wait five minutes, rinse and marvel at the shine.

Safe for stainless, and brass, nickle plate, and chrome. Not sure about other metals.

***ETA*** I should mention, Puro Caff leaves no residue, or weird flavors behind. It is actually made for doing exactly as you are wanting to do. Pretty much every espresso machine in every coffee stand uses this stuff to (backflush) clean the group heads. If you don’t use this, your espresso machines won’t last long.