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[Closed] Coffee question - do you wash your Moka Pot?

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Seem to recall reading/hearing somewhere that you shouldn't wash it, so as to let the coffee oils etc build up a residue? Rinse it out of course, but not actually wash it, does that sound about right?

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Posted : 22/10/2010 9:41 am
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Rinse with water, no chemicals - none needed. Like a tea pot, only different.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 9:42 am
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I just rinse mine - but pretty thoroughly.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 9:43 am
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have you tried using it with carbonated water? just a tip like ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 9:49 am
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have you tried using it with carbonated water? just a tip like

really? or are you taking the mickey? ๐Ÿ˜•


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 9:58 am
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IIRC it says in the instructions that came with mine not to wash it, just rinse with water.

Andy


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:02 am
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nope, more crema apparently ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:05 am
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Rinse, any old coffee grounds I put on my fruit and vegeatble patch. I can't remember (wasn't listening) to the science behind it when someone told me, but my tomatos and peppers have been much tastier and grown faster this year.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:17 am
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Yep I just take it to bits and rinse it out in clean water.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:21 am
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excellent, good to know my vague memory was on the right track!


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:22 am
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Don't pop it on the side whilst it's still too hot to take apart & rinse, then forget about it, return to it a week later and find stuff growing in it!

Who makes the best ones - still Bialetti?


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:38 am
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Coffee oils go rancid - so cleanliness is next to godliness with coffee kit.

That said, you don't normally need detergent - a godd rinse suffices.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 11:04 am
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I'd always thought what JonEdwards says- coffee oils are bitter, and will taste rancid so the pot should be kept well clean. I'm prepared to think differently though- any links?

Frypans however, are a different story..


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 11:11 am
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I'm thinking of getting one, where can i get ready ground beans online?


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 11:59 am
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rinse & leave open to dry thoroughly.


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 1:28 pm
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What's so great about crema? Tastes nasty, try spooning some off and tasting it some time ๐Ÿ˜•


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 1:29 pm