washed pot good before first use; but first pot of coffee taste terrible. What's wrong?
1703299
I believe you have to run a few times with water to rinse the entire system. The filter especially needs to have water run through it. Should improve after a few times. Mine only lasted a year. Until then, made good coffee.
1703300
Make sure to soak the charcoal filter for at least 10 minutes in water and rinse that thoroughly. 1 Tbs of coffee per cup. I use paper filters. if all else fails, bottled water.
1703301
Always need to run a couple tanks of water through a new machine to get plastic smell and any residual production oil out of a coffee maker. Unfortunately, I went through two of these units. Both had complete water pump failure (look it up, it happens all the time) after about three or four months...finally gave up even though I loved the coffee makers and I got a Keurig. More expensive coffee but no more expensive paper weights on my counter.
1703302
Remove and wash the tank. Then flush the system with tap water (fill tank full and run a few batches without coffee), there may be some contaminants in the system from the manufacturing process or storage. Good luck.
1703303
Run a 50-50 mixture of white vinegar and water through the machine with a filter. Then run straight water through. Do not have the filter in the machine. Soak the filter in cold water before each pot of coffee.
215511
I washed ours out before we made any coffee, we have not had any problems with ours at all
1954851
Don't remember sent it packing. Coffee was not hot enough probably because thermal pot needs to be preheated and I only made about 5 cups at one time. Have and old pot just made 12 cups Sunday and coffee was hot, not hot when just 4 or 5 cups made
177079
Good question, not sure there is an easy answer. What I do is slip a business card between the mesh filter and knock out any large grinds. My suggestion is that you wash the filter as soon as possible after making your pot of coffee. I have been using my pot for a very long time and it still looks like new. My only other suggestion is that you visit the Bodum website and see if they have any suggestions. This is a great pot, I love it. Well built and the coffee is fantastic.
962676
It is boiled in the aluminum. When you get the pot, the first thing you do, other than give it a quick wipe with a sponge and water only, is make a pot of coffee that will be thrown away. When you clean the pot, you don't use anything other than a soft sponge and water, no soap, which leaves a layer of coffee residue on top of the aluminum. This not only seasons the pot, it prevents a lot of the aluminum from getting in the coffee. I have had my pot for almost 2 months. It is slightly brown on the inside and makes a great cup of coffee.
1628976
First did you wash out the coffee pot before use, and second maybe the water. I have never had a problem
742162
I've never washed mine, just keep dumping coffee beans in it. There is nothing to intricate, it looks like no problem to wash and have all parts dry.
151665
I just got mine and last night my kitchen had a faint burning plastic odor. I turned the thing off. If the smell dose not go away in a few weeks I'll return the unit. I expect more from an $100 coffee pot. Its possible that other people haven't smelled it because they're in a building with air conditioning where the air is always being moved around.
321115
A couple rinses of the plunger and container to get rid of the coffee grounds is obviously required. I also recommend a quick wipe of the inside of the container afterwards to ensure that there is no coffee stains or "rings" remaining.
2163358
To answer this ? I JUST made a fresh pot. It's Temp. was 175-180 degrees Fahrenheit. As for TASTE ? It makes a GREAT Coffee in MY BOOK !
2012977
I just spilt coffee on mine and I am going to try spray and wash and the gentle cycle. Low in the dryer.
776389
just got mine out of the box and i'm having the same problem. the filter holder is hot, the steamer seems to be working, but water isn't going through. i thought i tamped the grounds too much, so i have now tried with a loose tamp and with no coffee grounds at all. All I get is a horrible noise. I'm very frustrated!
5375
I didn't like this coffee pot. I cleaned it and then it would not brew. Half of the coffee grind did not get wet.
1811780
Depending on how long you've had it, how long in between usages, what kind of 'milk' or milk product such as Silk has been used, it's possible it just needs some special cleaning. I had to run a weak solution of vinegar through the coffee maker part of mine as well as taking the steamer nozzle apart and soak it in a weak solution of vinegar, then used filtered water to run some steam back through the nozzle to rinse it well. Hope that's useful.
1601560
I believe that the coffee pot is defective. The last measure of coffee is not deposited into the pot instead, is dribbled onto the platform causing a significant puddle.
642435
We have only had this 2 days and we use very strong beans. We filled the grinder to the top for a 12 cup pot, and it was soooooo weak that it tasted like water. These are the same beans we used in our old coffee maker that gave us ridiculously strong coffee every time. I dumped out my coffee both days this week and drank my Keurig single cups. Try again tomorrow with less water maybe.
979886
When using for the first time, there's no need to wash the bean as it would hurt some of the flavor. Also, when using a whole bean, you usually scrape out all of the oily seeds from the inside to use in your recipe. When using the bean for custard or cream, scrape the seeds out, and add them to the milk/cream together with the pods. After you remove the pods you can wash and dry them and use again for a light vanilla aroma, such as in scented sugar. Bottom line - I wouldn't wash the beans before using for the first time.