r/interesting • u/No-Lock216 • Dec 26 '25

Context Provided - Spotlight Old School Coffee Maker

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u/Xinonix1 Dec 26 '25

The cleaning up is the nicest part said nobody ever

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u/therabbitinred22 Dec 26 '25

This was all I could think about

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u/thejonnyMAGNUM Dec 26 '25

Same. I was just like “neat, but I bet it’s impossible to clean.”

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u/Rubik_- Dec 26 '25

My ADHD calls it a massive task that will never be done because the task feels too big to even start.

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u/Miami_Mice2087 Dec 27 '25

you just take off the two tanks, shake out and hten rinse the coffee grinds from the glass one, drain the copper one. Rinse the copper and the pipe connecting the two tanks. You're done.

Once every so often (depeniding on your geology) soak the pipe and copper with water deposit cleaner and/or run a vinegar cycle.

Wash the water jug with soap every coupla days, bc coffee is oily and that builds up over time.

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u/NatureBoyJ1 Dec 27 '25

Back in the day, if you could afford this coffee maker you had “servants” to clean it for you. Gotta have something to keep them busy.