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Home / Cleaning Guides / Kitchen & Bath / Kitchenware / How to Clean A Burned Coffee Pot

How to Clean A Burned Coffee Pot

Table of Contents:
  1. Cleaning the Inside of the Pot
  2. Cleaning the Outside of the Pot
  3. Additional Tips and Advice

You’re on your way to work, and you ask yourself, “Did I turn off the coffee maker?” Coming home to a scorched coffee pot can quickly sour anyone’s day. Fortunately, with a few simple steps, you can remove the burnt-on crust and have your coffee pot ready for your next wake up call.

Cleaning the Inside of the Pot

You Will Need:

  • Table salt
  • Ice
  • Water

Steps to Remove the Burned Stains:

  1. If the pot is hot, remove it from the heat and allow it to cool. Never place cold items in a hot pot as it can cause it to crack.
  2. Rinse the coffee pot out with water to remove any loose debris.
  3. Pour ½ cup of salt into the pot. This will serve as the scrubbing agent.
  4. Next add enough crushed ice to fill the pot half full.
  5. Add 1 cup of water.
  6. Swish and swirl the mixture in the pot. As you are swirling, you will see the brown layer come loose from the surface. When the water gets too dark to see if there is improvement being made, empty the pot and start with a fresh batch of salt, ice and water.
  7. Continue cleaning until the pot is clean to your satisfaction. Severe burns will take more time than light build-up.
  8. After the brown layer is removed, wash the pot as normal.
  9. Dry with a soft cloth, and your coffee pot is ready to use.

Cleaning the Outside of the Pot

  1. For a stainless steel coffee pot or carafe, use the guide How to Remove Scorch Marks from Stainless Steel.
  2. For a glass coffee pot, use the guide How to Remove Burn Marks from Glass Cookware.

Additional Tips and Advice

  • When swishing and swirling, be careful not to splash the contents out of the pot.
  • If the mouth of the coffee pot is large enough to get inside and scrub, try making a paste out of baking soda and water. Scrub the burnt areas away with the paste. For extra cleaning power, add white vinegar.
  • Always use soft cloths or non-abrasive scrubbers when cleaning to avoid scratching the glass.
  • Never try to clean a hot pot. Allow it to cool to avoid burns and risk breaking the glass pot.

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  1. John says

    October 2, 2007 at 11:06 am

    Add a generous amount of salt (maybe 2 or 3 tablespoons) and enough water to cover the burned area. Heat the pot to boiling or thereabouts and watch the burned coffee release from the glass. Someone told me about this and I didn’t believe them until I tried it! It works great.

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  2. Mark says

    October 2, 2007 at 9:31 pm

    Just put a little salt and a few cubes of ice in the pot and swish it around a bit and the pot is clean. This method works great.

    Reply
  3. Garrett says

    October 8, 2007 at 4:02 pm

    Fill the coffee pot all the way with white vinegar. Run it through the brew cycle a few times. You can replace the vinegar each time, or reuse the same solution. This will clean the whole system, including the pot.

    Make sure you brew clean water several times after you finish running all the vinegar cycles. Replace the water after each cycle to prevent your coffee from tasting like vinegar.

    This might smell up your house. I recommend doing this in the garage, or on your apartment balcony.

    Reply
  4. Deb says

    October 14, 2007 at 7:56 am

    After the pot has cooled from being burned (do not add water until it has), fill the pot with water, add about 4 ounces of Clorox, and let it sit for about an hour. The pot will be cleaned, then pour the Clorox down the drain to clean the drains as well.

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  5. Lola says

    January 8, 2009 at 11:16 am

    Let the pot cool. Then shake some DISHWASHER soap into the bottom of the pot and fill it with hot water. Let sit for about an hour and the pot looks brand new. You don’t need to scrub, wash, boil, or anything.

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  6. Barbara says

    February 8, 2014 at 9:16 am

    John is right. Salt and hot water just ate the burned coffee off and it was clean as usual.

    Reply
  7. Dave says

    May 13, 2014 at 9:42 am

    For my office coffee pot, I just use crushed ice. No salt, no water. I don’t have access to enough salt (just tiny packets), but I have (virtually) unlimited crushed ice. If it starts losing effectiveness, just pour out some of the water and keep going. Rinse.

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  8. Cheryl says

    July 6, 2015 at 1:07 pm

    I left my coffee pot on last night and it looked like I should throw it away! I tried this method and in no time, my pot looked great. Thank you for the tip!

    Reply
  9. Jerri says

    October 23, 2015 at 11:24 am

    My daughter thinks you should not wash a coffee pot (glass) in a regular dish water after each use. She believes the only washing should be the vinegar rinse once a month. I am thinking if you never just wash the coffee pot until the vinegar cycle, there will be a build up of coffee oils in the pot. I wash mine daily and use vinegar once a month. Would you please let me know the latest feelings on this? Thank you, Jerri

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