How to Descale a Coffee Maker
Your coffee is weaker than it used to be. The machine takes longer to finish a brew cycle. There’s an odd gurgling sound halfway through. The fix isn’t a new machine — it’s a 45-minute maintenance task that most coffee drinkers skip entirely: descaling. Every time your coffee maker heats water, it leaves something behind. Tap water contains dissolved calcium and magnesium minerals, and when …