Jno wrote:
>
> I'm wondering if anyone else has had the same experience. Do I need a
> new coffee maker, or is there something else I can do?
>
> It seems like my coffee maker just wont come clean. The coffee, which
> once tasted great, now tastes like it's been sitting in the pot for
> months. I've poured through the newsgroups to find out how to get the
> thing fresh, but nothing works. I've tried everything to clean it
> including vinegar and store-bought coffee maker cleaners. I must have
> run vinegar through it about 10 times in the past month and a half, but
> the basket and the dripper still smell like something is seriously
> wrong. The plastic has absorbed some nasty coffee odor and it's making
> it into the coffee.
>
> I must admit that I never cleaned the coffee maker for the first three
> months. It it possible that it's too far gone now, and I need to buy a
> new one? I'm open to that, but I'm afraid the same thing will happen
> in time.
>
> Any advice would be appreciated.
>

You might try OxyClean, it works well for removing old coffee
flavors/stains from plastic.

Lisa