How to Clean Your Glass Coffee Pot

Coffee lovers make their decision of glass pots or stainless steel pots for different reasons, but there’s no denying glass carafes are elegant and timeless.

But the elegance of glass coffee pots come at a price: they might be more difficult to clean, and a stain found in one of them could even be more annoying!

Some people even buy certain types of coffee pots or machine for ease of cleaning its carafe!

It’s not impossible to always keep your glass coffee pot clean and spotless – it’s just a matter of some simple tips and tricks.

Let’s look at all the ways you can clean that beautiful glass carafe of yours…

Ways to Clean A Glass Coffee Pot

Besides wanting to keep your glass coffee pot clean, sometimes coffee stains build up and could be hard to get rid of.

Sometimes even scrubbing too hard won’t do it.

And because you probably want to keep your glass free of any streaks or signs of hard scrubbing, it’s important to be selective about how you choose to clean it.

So here are some of the most effective ways to get those stubborn stains out of your glass pot and bring it back to a glisten.

Vinegar and Baking Soda

You’ve probably heard that a mixture of baking soda and vinegar is effective when it comes to cleaning many surfaces, and that includes glass coffee pots!

Start with mixing one part baking soda with one part water until you get a thick, toothpaste-like paste.

Then, scrub the inside of your pot until it’s clean.

If there’s still any stubborn stains that won’t come out, this is your queue to add vinegar.

Vinegar causes a chemical reaction with the baking soda that will help you lift the stain.

When doing this, pour vinegar over your already existing baking soda mixture – enough to go around the pot.

Dish Soap

You can always consider your coffee pot part of your regular dish washing routine. This even helps with avoiding stubborn stains to begin with!

Like with everything that requires softening up stains, put some dish soap and hot water into your carafe and leave the soapy water to sit for a couple of minutes.

After you feel like the stains have softened, scrub your pot to clean it and get rid of the stains.

Don’t forget to wash your pot really well after to get rid of any unwanted soapy aftertaste!

White Vinegar

Vinegar makes for a great cleaning supplement when coupled with baking soda, as we’ve explained above.

But it also does wonders used on its own!

Pour one part vinegar and two parts water into your carafe and run it through a regular brewing cycle.

This both sanitizes your coffee pot and effectively cleans it of any stains.

After you’re done with this, make sure to wash your pot with water at least twice to get rid of any vinegar taste or smell.

Lemon Juice, Salt, and Ice

The acidity of lemon juice helps greatly when wanting to clean out stubborn stains.

For this easy method, sprinkle salt on the inside of your carafes while focusing on any stubborn areas.

Then, squeeze or add lemon juice on top it and finally add some crushed ice.

Swirl the mixture around: the salt along with the crushed ice help scrub the stains while the acid in the lemon juice works on those stains.

If not all your stains have been removed, you can also scrub it some more with a sponge after.

Finish off by rinsing your pot with cold water – hot water can cause the glass to shatter since it was already cold from the ice!

Denture Tablets

Two denture tablets along with warm water will do you wonders when wanting to clean your glass coffee pot of any stains.

After letting the mixture sit for 15 minutes, just rinse your pot and scrub it clean!

Dishwashing Detergent

If you’ve got any dishwashing detergent lying around, it can also make for a useful way to clean your glass coffee pot.

Mix a tablespoon of the detergent with boiling water and leave it sitting in your carafe overnight.

The next day, just scrub and rinse!

Coffee Cleaner

All the above methods are quick and easy because they’re DIY and use products that you have at home.

But that doesn’t mean a good old coffee cleaner won’t do it!

You might still want to resort to the other methods if you don’t want to clean your pot chemically, but if you don’t mind the chemicals, coffee cleaners are very effective.

Coffee cleaners usually come with their own directions, so make sure to just follow those!