Coffee Machine

How do you properly clean a coffee machine?

Yesterday I decided to do my husband a favour and clean the coffee machine with vinegar. I thought by running two full carafes of water through it afterwards it would remove all the vinegar taste but apparantly the first batch of coffee tasted awful and had to be thrown out. Uh oh. I’ve put four more carafes of water through this morning. Now the water tastes fine to me. What do I do next? What should I do next time?
Thanks in advance.

Use a vinegar/water rinse, then run fresh water through it. I have a self cleaning coffee maker, but I still do this at least once a month because if I don’t, the coffee starts getting a really nasty flavor to it. You did good!!! Really! But next time, do a vinegar/water rinse. It’ll help. I’ve done the same thing on several occassions. There have been many a pot of coffee that have been thrown out in this house! So, you did good!