The One Thing You Need to Clean Your Keurig | How to Kill Mold and Bacteria In Coffee Makers

[@jolenedyer4629]

I don't know if anyone has commented on this but what you want to do is once you know the vinegar is in the internal parts of the Keurig, you wait. Maybe three hours or more. THEN you run it through and then replace with fresh water. Waiting longer will allow the vinegar to work better and penetrate. 😀

[@FLASH_92]

I know she just did it a couple times and still had mold coming out then drank a cup of coffee lol she didn’t clean that thing thoroughly at all.

[@gwen110]

How do you get the vinegar in the internal parts of the Keurig? I want to do this.

[@kimbok5971]

and letting the vinegar sit inside for a while gives it time to break up mineral build up which can be found in bottled water as well as tap water. You can also buy citric acid powder and use it in a carafe of water, for cleaning, instead of vinegar and you won't have that awful smell. But you still need to run several carafes of fresh water thru the machine or your next cup of coffee will taste yucky and your milk/creamer will curdle.

[@taigaforest..]

@@gwen110 She lifted the top and poured water into that reservoir. Then you lift the part of the machine where you're going to put a pod in. At that point you stop because you don't put a pod in and you don't push it back down. If you don't push that part of the machine back down then water or vinegar or whatever you use is sitting inside the machine and that's where you want to let it stay for a while. But my suggestion is to continue to rinse with clean water for a long time or many times after

[@paml.6101]

Also replace the charcoal filter in the reservoir. I also pored water in the pod chamber and lots of residue comes out

[@wayfarinstranger2444]

And this is probably why we go through so many Keurig coffemakers! Never clean them!!!! Thanks for this reminder!!

[@JediFight]

This lady should have a show on tv. Attractive, pleasant voice, great disposition. Well done. Now I need to go clean our nasty Keurig machine.

[@crimsontide1980]

Agreed , beautiful and has a very soothing voice

[@pizzapizza1460]

Don't be a simp

[@JediFight]

@@pizzapizza1460 not even sure what that means. You live with mom still?

[@pizzapizza1460]

@@JediFight no. I live with your mom

[@JediFight]

@@pizzapizza1460 lol, you do live with your mom.

[@roostershooter76]

I use straight vinegar in ours because we have hard water. Also, I let it sit in the reservoir for 30 minutes, before rinsing. Don't use the "product" they sell. Straight Vinegar is better. Also, I clean ours every month. I have it marked on the calendar.

[@cb.on.yt22]

my coffee slowly started tasting horrible, needed this video

[@terrylewis_]

I love that I didn't feel shamed or "gross" for having a dirty coffee maker. To be fair, it's my husband's dirty coffee maker. I don't drink coffee. Maybe if he cleaned it I would. ;-) Going to send him this video, and MAYBE he'll see my comment. lol

[@CelesteGarciaTX]

Lmao this is hilarious

[@lindamorrow7526]

Mold black will go in Keurig

[@lindamorrow7526]

Mold will grow in Keurig if not cleaned

[@lindamorrow7526]

Or maybe I clean the black mold

[@bill4572]

The inside where the pump is gets really bad I have the kuric 2.0 and I feel sick sometimes when I have coffee check out some videos on kuric coffee makers that make you feel sick they have a lot of mold inside thanks for the video

[@xcreativechristyx]

Thanks! I just got an original keurig from my church thrift store and I definitely needed to know how to clean it.

[@dajuagr]

OMG I'm going to clean my keurig right now

[@shunkawea1]

Vinegar is not germicidal. From Healthline: "The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hasn’t registered vinegar as a disinfectant." That said, it does kill some bacteria, but not the kind that accumulates in a coffee maker.

[@kimbok5971]

Nobody here is claiming vinegar is a disinfectant. I don't see anyone here squawking about the mold/bacteria in drip coffee machines, it's always just the Keurigs everyone fusses about. Get over it, people. Maintain your machine (USE YOUR USER MANUAL< IT'S THERE FOR A REASON) and you will be fine.

[@drewdogg5723]

Yes! I have been doing this for ever and it works great

[@dansmith8858]

Bought a used machine at a yard sale. It had been sitting several months. Machine appeared clean and little used. Done the vinegar thing several times and still get floater. Just can't seem to get it clean, don't know exactly what those floaters are, mold, hair, bugs, just don't know and can not get it clean no matter how many times I clean. Two bottles of vinegar and multiple water loads. Guess it is time for a new one.

[@illiniwood]

Try using the Keurig descaling solution found at Walmart or Target. It's made by a company (URNEX) who specialize in food grade cleaning solutions for the industrial food service industry. People have said on various sites that doing several applications with descaling solution removes the mold and scum along with the calcium deposits.

[@taigaforest..]

Can you use the apple cider vinegar if you don't have the clear kind? ASAP

[@IDvfy]

distilled cleaning vinegar not food kind

[@MailePasion-m4l]

I run 1 part vinegar, 1 part water at least once a week.

[@raylenewinkelman8921]

I was getting an upset stomach for the last week . Looked in my Keurig to find coffee grounds that smi like dirt. She's a getting a vinegar bath

[@ada.solori0]

I’m guilty I don’t clean it as much as I should

[@elizabethjohnson272]

Great video. Quick and easy. 🙂👍

[@nancycathey1401]

Vinegar and water is exactly what I use!

[@shawnstone4949]

I’ve used cleaning tablets a few different times. But not near as much as we should of course.

[@sclakeforest]

I was cleaning mine every couple of months then we didn’t use it at all for a week or so and mold came out. So we took it apart got all the mold out and now husband says we cannot keep. Can’t I just use the vinegar every so often so tubes don’t get mold in them again. He said because I did that and this still happened I can’t keep it.

[@mariedelozier2530]

Good ole white vinegar!! Cures fungus toenails, cleans just about everything! For everything else, coconut oil!

[@nataliejaded]

Thanks so much for this!!

[@cometochristtoday]

Scary thing is you can't get the mold completely out of the water lines that are hidden in the machine. I ditched the machine and went to a French press.

[@slimjim7411]

I like my Keurig the only problem is I don't have heat in my whole house and I've found if it's below a certain temp in the kitchen the thing won't make coffee. That's when you really want coffee! lol

[@ChulaVlogs]

Love your videos

[@TanyaKatherine]

I recognize your accent! Are you from Louisiana?

[@christined979]

I was just gonna throw mine out I hope this works Yuck I started to taste mildew

[@frankborder]

Your kitchen is bomb

[@StockDude]

Girl, you need ta get ya some 20% vinegar at the local landscape supply. Then put it in straight with no dilution. That 3% stuff is for wussies...haha. Me dont mess around ! Oh yeah...and then flush it with distilled water.

[@bill4572]

Thanks for your comment you can get stronger vinegar I am going to get some for my kuric

[@jdub264]

The small black specs are MOLD.

[@danbee6103]

I was under the assumption it was loose/old coffee grounds

[@christined979]

@@danbee6103 ugh me too ! I was drinking mold 🤮

[@loveu8910]

Yes it’s mould!!!

[@danielleedwards9557]

Oh boy, since I don’t know my fellow KZbin Keurig friends in person I’m just going to say it. It’s 2021 and I bought mine in 2016…..NEVER HAVE I EVER CLEANED IT! Oh my, thus the reason I’m looking up “How to clean a Keurig.” The things that are inside are a live and I do not mean just bacteria and mold! I am pretty sure as I started taking mine a part I have ran into a parasite. So now I’m going old school, back to the regular coffee pots. After what I just seen within the tubing and throughout the whole process of disassembling this thing, no thanks. Even vinegar wouldn’t sanitize that mess! 🤢

[@lgarla23]

Use quality filtered water no vinegar or cleaning needed period

[@FLASH_92]

Lol what does she think she got all the mold out lol there was still black mold coming out in specs you definitely didn’t clean it out it still has mold in it and the little bit you left will continue to grow lol. You need to actually clean it like multiple times with vinegar until it’s clear especially if you haven’t cleaned that thing in 3 years I bet you prob got headaches a lot.

[@kaseytay1810]

I used old vinegar and now there’s slim in my tank and I don’t know how to fix it eww

[@phillipflorian1484]

Coffee is a natural deodorizer when heated so she wouldn't taste the vinegar after cleaning the machine unless she'd used tea, then that might be a different story.

[@lindaoberholzer1464]

I do once a week

[@nathanbramblett5367]

It broke I broke my Keurig I opened it and smoke started coming out then I tried to brew again and it won’t work it completely fried out 🙄🤚

[@justenzo6342]

I have never cleaned mine in 5 years 😧

[@marieallen5304]

Please do not Invite me over coffee"""" I'll bring my own' lol. my coffee machine is clean once a month water and one tsp Clorox that's right 1 tsp of Clarox..... let it sit for 1 hour and then do 4 fresh water flushes That's right that's how it's done.......🥰

[@rebelgurl7948]

Well I came here to KZbin after reading a science article…. Vinegar does not work or get rid of Mold.

[@boomer8393]

4-years old, never cleaned.

[@mellaoct]

You are hilarious 😂

[@mellaoct]

in a low key way. Love it! Subbed 👍🏻

[@bonnietech5433]

Gross... I was about to buy one...guess I’m not .

[@kariw7969]

Why would you have ANY coffee machine (Keurig or otherwise) and never clean it? That's just disgusting.