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Coffee from our new coffee maker tastes bad.

by Greg
(Sacramento)

QUESTION:

My wife and I are on our 4th new coffee maker and we cannot get rid of the plastic/chemical taste that the new coffee makers produce. Oddly, we can get a good pot from time to time. We did not have any taste problems with our old coffee maker (it broke). Any suggestions on how to make our new coffee maker "old" or broken in so that we can get back to the good taste we are searching for? Please help!

ANSWER:

I'm sorry to say, I don't know the answer. I know that new plastics and other synthetic materials "gas off" for a while, whether you buy a new car, have carpeting installed or buy new furniture.

If anyone reading this knows the answer to Greg's question, then please use the comment box and let us know.

The only thing I can think of is to buy a coffee maker cleaning product and try that. I'm not sure it would help, because such products are designed to descale. But it might be worth a try.

Sorry I couldn't be more help.

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Jan 27, 2012

Even if you get rid of the taste...
by: TrevorJS

... do you think that there really isn't any more plastic leaching into the water? Of course there is -- you are boiling water in a plastic container! It may turn out that drinking small amounts of plastic every day does no harm at all, but I kind of doubt it. Remember all the fuss about plastic water bottles and baby formula bottles? I think it's just a matter of time before the same thing happens with coffee makers. Until it does happen, the coffee maker companies are going to just keep making them out of plastic, because it's cheaper. In the meantime, you certainly won't catch me drinking plastic. Go for a percolator, or one of the few coffee makers on the market the heat the water in a steel container!

Jan 21, 2012

What I did
by: Chris

I bought a new KitchenAid KCM1110B to replace our malfunctioning (though top rated) Cuisinart DCC-1200.

Here are the steps I took. I **believe** the plastic taste is gone after these:
1. Wash all parts in hot, soapy water, as directed in instructions.
2. Brewed coffee. Horrible plastic odor and taste.
3. Brewed second batch. Same.
4. Ran vinegar solution (half of a small bottle of vinegar, rest watter) through.
5. Another vinegar solution.
6. Brewed with clean water.
7. brewed with clean water again.

At step 7, the water smells and tastes clean.

Jan 15, 2012

plastic taste--yuck
by: Anonymous

Decided to buy a top of the line Cuisinart single cup coffee maker since every family member likes a different type of coffee or tea. Had heard rave reviews about this coffee maker. We're on our fourth cleaning and full tank of water and it still tastes like plastic! No matter what I do it still tastes and smells foul. I will take it back. Can't imagine what chemicals we're drinking if it is that noticeable.

Jan 10, 2012

Buy a bunn
by: Anonymous

I have a bunn with a thermal carafe and stainless holding tank and I never had that taste. I have tried other coffee makers and I know what you mean by plastic chemical taste, how good can that be for us?

Jan 03, 2012

Solution: use instant coffee
by: Monie

I first commented in Jan. 2010. Then later bought a cheap Proctor Silax and thought it was better. We use instant or coffee bag coffee now and love it. Seriously! No icky taste. If we have company, we do use our coffee pot, but I still don't like it. I just hope my "company" doesn't notice the taste.

Jan 02, 2012

New Keurig coffee maker- tastes odd
by: Anonymous

My kids got me a new Keurig Coffe maker - the Elite - for Christmas. I did what the manufacturer said to do for the first cup, but the water/coffee tastes bad. It is a plastic taste - yuck. I ran vinegar through but it didn't help. I will try leaving the top of the water reservoir off as someone suggested to see if that helps. If not, I'm returning it.

Jan 01, 2012

Perculator is a good choice
by: lorreann

My husband bought a stainless steel perculator and loves the taste of the coffee. I think these got a bad rap for awhile but what has replaced them are plastic, not very hot, drip makers. I say "Go for it" on the Perculator and you will avoid the plastic, and will also have hot coffee. (I personally use a ceramic cone to make single serve cups of coffee and it always comes out good)

Jan 01, 2012

Final decision
by: Anonymous

Ok, I've taken back the coffee maker, and have decided to buy a new farberware percolator, I have a vintage one, that makes great coffee in minutes and keeps it just the right temp for hours without cooking it. I can only imagine they have even improved on the new model. Has anyone bought one of these new versions? Would love to hear what others think of them, whatever the chemicals are in this new plastic is not worth the risk, even if the smell eventually goes away, I doubt the chemicals do.

Dec 30, 2011

Stainless steel percolators...
by: Chris Kringle

...are great way to go. I bought a GE from Wally World for about 40 dollars. Gave it to my parents. They love it. It's still going strong after several years. I have a Faberware percolator that I use on occasion.

As far as grounds in the brew, they make filters for percolators. I use two kinds. One is a disc that fits in the bottom of the coffee holder, the other actualy wraps the grounds and is super easy to clean the machine. eBay usually has them. Wegmans (a local grocery chain in the NE) has them as well, both types.

Chemex and Hario type pour over brewing is the best and the way I brew coffee the most often, but most people don't want to screw around that much.

The plastic smell comes mainly from internal components in the coffee maker. When the heating element heats the water, the plastic gases off. I have a Krups that does not give off any plastic odor. I haven't torn it apart to see why, but if it ever dies I will perform an autopsy.

Dec 28, 2011

Our Kitchen Aid coffeemaker makes horrid smelling coffee!
by: JC

We purchased a Kitchen Aid programmable coffeemaker for about $75 at Target a few months ago. Only recently did I notice a problem with the noxious plastic smell and taste...when I ran plain water through it to heat it for several individual cups of coffee. I was stunned!

There is a wide plastic rim around the pot, as well as a plastic lid...and other plastic components for the filter housing and the reservoir. Forget it...not worth the hassle OR the concern for our health. After reading all the comments here, I'm determined not to use this maker; I do NOT trust the quality (or lack thereof) of the plastic used.

The best coffee EVER is what I've made, off and on, with a Toddy Cold Brew coffeemaker. Trust me--you'll pay more for the coffee itself, but you won't ever have a smoother, nicer cup of coffee!!

Dec 26, 2011

New plastics
by: Anonymous

I'm on my third coffee pot, and this one husband bought for Christmas, and I'm returning! It was a top of their line Mr coffee with stainless carafe, just like the others the plastic/ chemical smell is unbelievable, in this day and age of envrmental safety I cannot believe this is even allowed? Is there no consumer safety group out there picking up on this? Does anyone know who we can contact to look into this? I work second shift and when I got home last night the smell was overwhelming when I walked in the door, almost fishy order. I ran the vinegar solution through to no avail. It has a removable water reservoir which I washed in hot soapy water. I have an older electric percolator that works great, but troubled with grounds in coffee, still think that this may be solution. These chemicals may be killing people. It's not worth the chance.

Dec 26, 2011

bad coffee makers
by: Anonymous

Try running water and some vinigar through a few times then clear water and see if that works.

Dec 21, 2011

Mr. Coffee
by: Ginger

i purchased a new mr. coffee and ran the vinegar/water mixture through it and our coffee smells and tastes like chemicals or plastic. It is so bad it gags you. Tried the vinegar again and it's still bad. every now and then it's ok but not often.

Dec 18, 2011

Plastic#6 on water reservoir of keurig B60
by: Anonymous

I am so upset with Keurig right now. I bought mine from Target and the plastic metal taste is unbelievable. I got this because it said bpa free on outside of box. I looked at reviews on amazon to see if anyone said the same and they did. Recommendation was to clean out the reservoir with vinegar and water and run it through. As I took out the reservoir I see recycle #6 on bottom which is known to leach harmful toxic chemicals. The world health org suspects this. I dread to think what nasty junk I have ingested already. Go to amazon and look at the newest reviews there about bad taste with keurig b60. I emailed the company who told me to how to rinse and clean but why on earth should I need to go through all these processes on a brand new machine. Ive never had to do this before. When I emailed back again asking them to address and explain the #6 recycle number on reservoir I received no response.

Nov 28, 2011

solution, again.
by: Anonymous

I wanted to post my solution again, just in case people aren't seeing it. If you have a mr coffee or another type of coffee maker with a lid on top, leave it open and you won't get the plastic taste. It's been ok for months now.

The main problem seems to be water condensing on the plastic and soaking up the plastic for hours after you've used it.

Nov 27, 2011

Real Cure
by: Conservative Mark

I got a top of the line $110 home Bunn at a Christian thrift store years ago for $10. It was new without directions or box. It made coffee with a rank taste. I remembered years ago my Mom used to cure out our Mr. Coffee pot with whtie vinegar so I tried that. I had to poor the boiled vinegar out after leaving it sit half a day and the next pot of coffee had a slight vinegar taste but after a week of use, all was perfect.

Nov 17, 2011

Bunn coffee makers are nice but...
by: Chris Kringle

...they aren't very energy efficient because they keep the water tank heated at all times. They're great for restaurants, but for home not so good. Plus the coffee runs through the grounds so fast, there is no time for a good extraction from the coffee. I have two Krups coffee makers, one at home and one at the office. No plastic smell or taste.

Nov 17, 2011

Bunn
by: TrevorJ

So I don't actually drink coffee myself, but my wife does, and she swears by the Bunn. There has never been any soft of plastic or other bad taste. We spent a lot of time looking for something that didn't boil the water in plastic, and this was the only option we found. Even if you manage to get rid of the taste with vinegar or whatever, there's still going to be plastic chemicals in there when you boil water in a plastic container.

Nov 17, 2011

cheap alternative
by: Anonymous

Had the same problem trying to find an interim coffeemaker while my cuisinart is being fixed under warranty. Went through two cheapos and almost gagged every time on the chemical taste. Finally, I went to Starbucks, intending to buy a supply of their via instant to get me through - then I saw they sell a ceramic cone-shaped thing that goes directly over a mug... a kin to the old melitta pots, but ceramic - no plastic. Pop in a filter, boil some water, add your coffee and slowly pour. PERFECT coffee every time - in fact, better than my $100 cuisinart! And for the staggering price of $12. I have a feeling this is going to be my main coffee maker, even when I get my replacement from cuisinart. And I am already planning on getting one for my mother for Christmas.

Oct 06, 2011

Nasty Coffee
by: Anonymous

Having the same issue with an Orson BVST-RDX5543 drip coffee maker. Doing a full cycle of half vinegar/half water and then a full cyle of water will result in 1 good pot. After that, it's back to the horrendous taste of some chemical that reminds me of rubbing alocohol and the smell of burning plastic. I tried a very intensive lemonjuice cleaning process and that only seemed to make it worse. This thing is going back! ugh!

Oct 06, 2011

Bunn
by: Anonymous

Thanks Trever, I looked up the Bunn you recommended and you're right-it even has a stainless filter basket. Have you used it, and does it make good coffee?

Oct 05, 2011

Illness Due to Metal Taste in Keurig
by: Anonymous

My husband and I are in exactly the same boat as the couple below. Our machine gave out, it was kind of Keurig to send us the new machine this month, but the chemical taste and smell has made me very sick to my stomach (to the point I had to change my plans on Sunday due to illness) and I have had a constant, steady migraine. I'm afraid to even use the machine anymore. We have run a lot of water through it, and washed it over and over but it still has the awful metal taste and smell. Our old machine never did this so I do not understand why it is happening with the new machine. This sure is sounding like a legitimate class action lawsuit to me, especially since it has made so many of us sick and none of us were warned about this problem by Keurig. I am very angry and still not feeling well. Something should be done soon before others are sickened.

Sep 17, 2011

Keurig smells bad
by: Anonymous

We bought a Keurig B66 11/2009 and it was terrific. This month, it started to fail, so we received a new unit from Keurig. Very nice of them. But, the plastic smell is awful. Ran lots of cycles, with vinegar, no luck. They sent us yet another unit, same problem. We bought a different unit from Sams and still the plastic smell and taste.

I suspect inferior parts from China and wish Keurig cared more about quality. My wife is more sensitve to this awful taste and it gives her headaches. The only reason we keep trying is because of the great coffee we got from the B66.

We have a hefty stock of K-cups, so we would like to continue with the Keurig. As it happens, we bought a mini-brewer, and although less convienient, does not produce the yucky taste!

Sep 01, 2011

Stainless Steel
by: Trevor J

The only way to avoid the plastic in the water is to get a coffee maker that heats the water in a stainless steel container. Bunn makes some of these (and I have one): http://www.bunnathome.com/ I don't know of any other company that makes a coffee maker that heats the water in stainless steel. There are zillions of 'stainless steel' coffee makers out there, but take a look inside, and you'll see that it is all just cosmetic -- it's all plastic on the inside.

Sep 01, 2011

mr. coffee sick tasting
by: Anonymous

Take it back! that plastic taste may diminish or be hidden by other flavors (lemon, baking soda,etc) but you will always be getting nasty side effects from whatever the Chinese are using in their plastics.( totally unscrupulous}

Aug 13, 2011

Chemical plastic smell and taste in the coffee
by: Anonymous

Our old coffee pot gave up last week, we are now on our third coffee pot, (2 Mr. Coffee and 1 Kitchen Aid) and we are returning all of them. What makes any one think that if they cant smell the plastic chemical smell after awhile that it is still not there? Plastic and high water temps dont mix, why cant we have a decent coffee maker in the USA instead of being poisoned by China. What makes any one think that they give hoot about our health? Its all about a cheap buck. I would rather use instant coffee than drink that junk!

Aug 09, 2011

Look elsewhere for the answer
by: Lynn

Not saying it can't be the plastic in the coffee maker, but it's likely--if you keep having the same problem with different coffee makers--to be that you have pre-1977 PVC pipes. (Or possibly even later than that.) PVC has been shown to leach vinyl chloride into our water, and if you don't run the tap for at least a full minute in the morning before you make your coffee, you are definitely getting that foul-tasting and extremely toxic chemical in your coffee. If the coffee smells "chemical-ish", don't even try to drink it. PVC causes liver cancer, among other things. Hope this helped.

Aug 07, 2011

Chemex.
by: Chris Kringle

One word, the best way ro brew coffee hands down.

Aug 07, 2011

Grand Gourmet
by: Anonymous

I purchased a auto pot from Mejers last year olny becouse I wanted to be able toprogram it for hard mornings with four midgets keep me running .. I was so upset that I put it under the cabnet and went back to making it every morning .. now i have moved and have pulled it back out and am trying again .. but i am guessing no luck ! i have tried adding salt to water , Vinigar, endless pots of cofee to see .. just see i am so frusterated and now Meyhers doesnt even sell this brand any longer!! UUGGHHH!

Jul 30, 2011

solution.
by: Anonymous

I've found that if I leave the lid up, I don't get the plastic taste. I have a basic Mr. Coffee, that I purchased after getting one of the mini Mr. Coffees that also had a PVC plastic taste.

I've been keeping the lid up for a few weeks and so far the plastic taste hasn't returned. It must be the water condensing on the lid and soaking up the taste from the plastic components.

Apr 18, 2011

Try Ceramic Cone or French Press
by: Anonymous

I use a ceramic cone that you pour hot water over and it drips into my cup. That way I can also control the temperature of the water, which is critical, because most coffee makers don't get hot enough. (Just under boil) Another option might be a French Press, but I prefer the cone because the filter catches the bitter oils that a French press might miss. I, too, would like t find a plastic free coffee maker, since heated plastic is very bad for us!

Apr 15, 2011

FYI
by: Chris Kringle

GE makes a very nice percolator available at Wally world for about 40 bucks. I purchased one for my parents when their POS Cuisinart bit the dust. No plastic...stainless.

Apr 15, 2011

Taste stop gap procedure
by: Far_Fetcher

It really is the plastic, and some legal firm should bring on a class action suit to help get these awful machines off the market. In the interim, here's how to deal with the problem in the short term:

The longer the water stands in the machine, the worse the taste. The reason that sometimes the coffee is good is because it's the second pot in a row. The worst case is letting water stand in the coffee maker overnight. What you have to do is run about two cups of water (no grinds) through the machine, then immediately afterwards get rid of the hot water in the pot and then make the real batch. The problem is moisture or water in the machine that soaks up the plastic flavor. This really defeats the purpose of having a timer to brew a fresh pot automatically in the morning.

This plastic taste can't be good for you, today I'm going short in mr. plastics parent co. and see if I can't make enough profit to buy a decent coffee maker.

Mar 20, 2011

I thought it was the water
by: Anonymous

I bought a new Bunn 2 months ago. All of a sudden, the coffee had a metal taste and smelled outright rank. I thought it was because I used water from my faucet a few times. I usually use purified water. When I did use spring water, the water that comes through the system now tastes and smells the same way ~ worse than before. I just bought a $14. Mr. Coffee small and am hoping this doesn't occur with this one. My husband doesn't drink coffee and so frustrated with me.

Mar 14, 2011

It's the plastic...
by: Chris Kringle

I've looked into this extensively. What it boils down to(pardon the pun)...the plastic that's used produces the smell when it's exposed to high temps. I've found that the majority of Chinese produced products are inferior and if you can smell it in the water, then you're drinking it too. Uuugh! It may seem to go away as the machine is used more, but it's more than likely being masked from brewing coffee. As someone mentioned, some of the more expensive units (Krups) although now made in China as well, must have higher QC standards. I've owned 2 Krups and had zero problems with chemical odor. Bodum, a Danish manufacturer also makes many products that utilize plastic and they don't emit toxic odors as well. If they're saying its the reservoir I wouldn't believe them. Most coffee makers have plastic internal parts that are exposed to high heat levels. That's where the odor comes from. The tube that surrounds the hot plate where the carafe sits is usually aluminum, not stainless, but the tubes that connect the reservoir to the heating tube/pump are plastic and silicone, and the riser that feeds the dripper is plastic. I've given up on plastic coffee makers all together. I'll stick to my glass Chemex and avoid the whole mess.

Feb 26, 2011

...
by: Anonymous

I have a cheap Chinese made coffee maker, the plastic taste is present after a years worth of use. It is definate poison...beware.

Feb 21, 2011

You can avoid plastic
by: Trevor JS

Bunn makes a range of residential coffee makers that boil the water in a stainless steel container, rather than plastic. See: http://www.bunncoffeemakers.com/

Feb 17, 2011

I Just Called Cuisinart
by: Jen (Sacramento)

I just bought a Cuisinart coffeemaker yesterday and after running 4 pots of coffee through it, I am still getting that awful taste. Here is what Cuisinart suggested:

2 cups of lemon juice
4 cups of water
Run that mixture through the coffeemaker and turn it on as if you were brewing.

After that has gone through, run a full pot of water through the brew cycle 3 (THREE) times.

She told me if that did not take the yucky taste away then it would be a warranty issue and to call them back.

Jan 26, 2011

stainless steel interior coffee maker
by: Anonymous

I am concerned with plastic leeching from plastic interior coffee makers. Do you know a maker of a coffee maker that has an interior made of glass or stainless steel?

Editor's Note: Check out our other thread...plastic-free coffee makers.

Jan 19, 2011

I know!
by: Anonymous

I am having the same problem right now. I had my last coffee pot for a year or more, kept thinking the chemical taste would eventually go away and it never did, now my new Bunn has the same problem and I am taking it back!

Jan 05, 2011

Fowwwell chemical taste
by: Mrs. Pissed OFF

Our relatively new Proctor Silex flooded our kitchen counter (leak from underneath) and damaged the counter in early December so we ran out (before Christmas) and bought a Home Styles from Zellers - total dysfunctional design - but it was urgent. Today we decided to spend the WHOLE afternoon on the hunt for a simple coffee maker and brought home PC Digital Coffeemaker only to discover when we ran water through it there was that horrible chemical taste (went through this 1 year ago with a Sears Kenmore $160.00!!!). Ran several pots and did not help at all. Then decided to plug in the ugly Home Styles one that we were retiring which we have been drinking coffee from for several weeks and just run water throught it...what a shock - it tasted horrendous too. We have been drinking poison...all made in China......this is immoral .....I'm so MADDDDDDDDDD.......everyone test your coffeemakers with water....what the hell are we drinking???????
Signed really pissed off.

Dec 05, 2010

Old Cuisinart
by: Monie

Dear Anonymous: You said your Cuisinart was old. I don't understand it, but my brand new Cuisinart produced "icky" coffee, so I returned it.

Dec 05, 2010

RE: coffee maker tastes bad.
by: Steve

My coffee maker AND my electric waffle griddle started tasting and smelling like a sweet soapy smell and taste. I couldn't cook pancakes OR coffee any more as they just didn't taste normal. My wife and I finally figured it out. Both appliances were stored right next to the dryer sheets in the laundry room cabinet. That sick sweet smell was the dryer sheet smell permeating into the coffee maker and the waffle skillet. No matter how much we washed the skillet and ran vinigar through the coffee maker the smell would not come out. We had to throw them out, buy new ones, and store them somewhere else. Now no more funny smells. Good coffee and great tasting pancakes

Oct 30, 2010

Bad plastic/chemical taste from 4-year-old Cuisinart coffee maker
by: Anonymous

I have had my Cuisinart coffee maker for four years and I just started getting that bad plastic/chemical taste intermittently. After producing a pot of coffe that had to be thrown away, I wasn't sure where the off taste was coming from, so I made a pot of coffee with no filter and no coffee, only water. I tasted the water before (it was fine) and after: It was terrible after. I have decided to retire the pot. Undoubtedly Cuisinart found a way to make their products become obsolete after a few years.

Oct 17, 2010

Chemical Taste in Coffee
by: Anonymous

I finally gave away my Cuisinart carafe coffee maker after weeks of dosing it with vinegar in an attempt to get rid of the chemical taste. My replacement Krups carafe has no chemical taste, but has stopped working after 18 months. A small 4 cup Mr. Coffee purchased a few weeks ago puts out an even worse chemical taste than the Cuisinart. Guess I'm stuck with purchasing another Krups.

Jul 03, 2010

Krups is worth the money
by: Anonymous

We have experienced the plastic taste and smell too and finally splurged on the more expensive Krups brand. We have never had a problem with Krups and from now on will only buy Krups when a new one is needed.

Jun 15, 2010

Green deodorising
by: Torontonian

I have a Cuisinart and I used a mix of 2 tablespoons of baking soda in a carafe of room temperature water and filled the reservoir.

1. Let the water SIT in the reservoir for 10 minutes so it could absorb the plastic odour.
Turn on the machine and let it run its cycle.

2. Let the machine cool back to room temperature and run a carafe of clear water through.
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If you need more cleaning cycles of baking soda/water then clear water, always let the machine cool off after each use.

It may be a time consuming process but at least you're not using anything that's toxic or harmful.

Jun 06, 2010

coffee maker taste
by: Monie

I just bought a new coffeemaker. I wanted one that was NOT programable, and with not clock. I wanted a plain coffee maker with no frills. They had none at Wal Mart or Target, but I found one at K Mart. It is a Proctor Silex and it cost $14.99. The directions did say to run vinager through it the first time, but I decided to just run water through it and then make a pot. It tastes just fine. No ickey taste at all!

Jun 06, 2010

How do we know it is not poison
by: Polly

This disgusting smell, taste, can not be solely the result of the pot being new.

I have had many new pots and there has never been a foul chemical taste.

If I knew how, I would get the FDA involved to see what is going on at the outdoubtedly Chinese coffee pot manufacuring plant.

May 15, 2010

That coffeemaker smell is REAL!
by: Mama G

This past March I bought a new coffeemaker Cuisinart DCC 1200 Series and could not wait to try it the first time. Well to my surprise it smelled like a chemical plant giving off it's fumes. I had to waste the first couple pots before I wised up to washing it with vinegar a couple times and it reduced it 99%. I'll continue to clean it again and hope to get the 1% out. The manufacturers should tell us consumers what to expect. They owe us not for the maker only but for the wasted expensive coffee we had to toss out. In closing there have been so many recalls of products you have to be careful what you consume or wear these days.

Jan 12, 2010

Coffee from new coffeemaker tastes putrid
by: Monie

We bought a new Cuisinart coffeemaker. To our surprise, the coffee smells and tastes awful. May daughter gave a good name to it: PUTRID. I had my sister come over and taste it, and she was baffeled also. Someone said we need to use it a lot before it tastes good. But, how much coffee do we have to waste? I decided it is just as bad as putting some rubbing alcohol in it and trying to drink it. Just thinking about it makes me gag. I called the store where we got it, and they said we could bring it back. But, what kind of coffeemaker should we get instead?

Oct 22, 2009

get rid of plastic taste in coffeemaker
by: Phyllis

I too had this problem with my new cusinert coffeemaker and was told to fill up with LEMON JUICE instead of water and run thru once..and than of course run about 3 times with water. well to my surprise it worked....no more plastic tasted in my coffee......hope it works for you..
p.s. I left the lemon juice sit in the water well for about 15 minutes before I turned it on...

Oct 06, 2009

Is it the can?
by: Anonymous

I've had this problem with a 4 year old Cuisinart coffee maker lately. I'm wondering if it's the new plastic coffee cans, specifically I'm using Folgers. I've never noticed this issue before when coffe came in metal cans...

Oct 01, 2009

Stainless still interior?
by: Looking for SS

To the person who said they went for stainless steel, could you tell me what make/model you got. There are loads out there with stainless steel exteriors, but I have yet to find anything with stainless inside.

Sep 03, 2009

plastic taste
by: Lydia

Try running thru a pot of 1/2 water and 1/2 vinegar. Follow that up with a full pot of water mixed with a few spoons of baking soda. Then run 2 pots of plain water. It seemed to help my Mr Coffee which also had a plastic taste.

Feb 07, 2009

Remove the Plastic Taste from a New Coffee Maker.
by: Anonymous

If the recommendations below do not work then return the unit or get a unit with an interior made of stainless steel.

Use the old home remedy by filling to maximum cup level one half white vinegar and one half water, run through the brew cycle to clean the pot and also remove the plastic taste. For less expensive models it may require several cleanings due to prolonged outgasing by the cheaper plastics.

Dip-It coffee cleaner was also suggested to me as an alternative by Farberware. I eventually opted for stainless steel.

Apr 10, 2008

Solution to your problem
by: Anonymous

I have had this problem when I used my coffee machine the first few times. It is advisable to just let the water run through the machine a few times (the same way as when making coffee but don't put the actual coffee in the filter). the plastic taste will be gone soon.

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