Go ahead, ask me.

I dare you.

Go head, ask me.

I double, dog dare you!

Ask me how many pots of water do you need to run through your coffee machine, not pot, to get butter residue out of the machine?



Yes, you heard me right.

I put a stick of butter on top of my coffee machine, while it was brewing, while I was busy, in the kitchen, hoping to defrost it quickly for a recipe.  All of a sudden I hear the coffee maker making this strange sound.  I look up, and sure enough, part of the stick of butter has already melted and I can see it dripping down the lid, underneath into the part where the coffee filter is.

Sigh..... my life on a Friday.

I ran a pot of water through it.  I ran a pot of water with vinegar through it.  I washed out the pot and the basket.  I ran more water through it.  And more water through it.  Then, I even washed out the coffee machine with a soapy rag, while hanging it over the edge of the sink and then used the sprayer hose to spray HOT tap water through it.

Then, I ran more water through it, washed the pot again and the basket. I ran more water through it, this time with a filter in the basket and finally, the water came out clear and with no BUTTER reside floating on the top!!!

This post is just to show, you learn something new every day, and today, I learned more than one! 

Don't put butter on top of the coffee maker while making coffee to defrost.

AND, yes, you can clean out a coffee maker from fatty, buttery residue if you are persistent!

Have a good weekend!