A coffee educator once told HuffPost that a good cup of coffee starts with water quality. However, it doesn’t matter how hard or soft or filtered your water is: Over time, your coffee maker can get a layer of limescale caked onto its parts and insides, whether that’s a brew basket, Keurig, coffee pot, Chemex, Nespresso machine, or even your favorite mug. When soap and water won’t work (or reach!), you can take care of it with a descaler. This liquid substance dissolves limescale with as little effort as a regular brew cycle. We found an eight-use supply that one reviewer says easily gets “so much gunk out” of your favorite coffee maker. For less than $20, this is an excellent price for a coffee machine reset!
If you’ve been dissatisfied with the quality of your coffee lately, consider the fact that it may not you, the beans, your measurements or water. It could just be gunk hiding in your machine that you have no way to see.
Take it from one reviewer who swears Active’s descaler made for a better tasting coffee. “I have had my Keurig for at least 10 years and have NEVER cleaned it EVER (I didn’t know I had to do this lol),” they explain, “and I can definitely say the coffee takes so much better now! It was amazing how much junk came through with this process! Will definitely continue to use monthly now that I know how great coffee should taste.”
