Learn How To Clean Your Mini Keurig Like A Pro!

How to Clean a Mini Keurig Without Much Trouble

This post will show you how to clean a small Keurig the same way I do mine! Even though I love small tools, I feel like they break down more quickly. The small amount they contain mixed with the fact that they are used so often makes accumulation happen faster.

Even though it doesn’t have a reservoir like some of its 1.0 model brothers, the Keurig K10 small needs to be descaling and worked on from time to time to make sure it works at its best.
[toc] The Keurig K10, K31, and K15 models are pretty much the same when it comes to size, performance, and what’s inside. This means that the way I’m about to show you will work with all of them. Small or nonexistent reservoirs require a slightly different method, but in general, it is pretty much the same as that for larger ones.

Clean the parts of a mini keurig that can be taken apart first!

For the outside, I like to use a dry microfiber cleaning cloth—you may have seen them—because it is soft to the touch and good at gathering dust (please don’t use acids).

Before you start this process, you need to take off the small water level sign so that you don’t get buildup in the area below. It’s easy to take off because it only fits into small areas.

Also, take out the part that holds the brew that looks like a funnel. Being careful around the inner piercing needle is all you need to do once you figure it out, even though it can be hard at first. I go in from the bottom and raise myself a little.Take a look at these fingers. Small amounts of dish soap can be used to clean the drip tray, brew holder assembly, and water level indicator by hand. Make sure to rinse them well afterward.

The brew holder is shaped like a funnel, so you can use a bent paper clip to push any loose ground coffee out of the hole. For the task, you might want to use an old toothbrush or a bottle brush. I never throw away an old toothbrush because they are great for getting into small places. A coffeemaker that only makes one cup and doesn’t have a storage would be perfect for this job.

To clean the outside and inside of the tank, which you obviously can’t do with soap, mix some vinegar and water together and use an old toothbrush to scrub them clean. This is because these surfaces tend to hold on to loose grinds.

How to Clean a Mini Keurig Of Scale

The Mini doesn’t have a choice like the bigger models that would let us know when it’s time to descale, so we have to remember to do it every few months, depending on how much it gets used.

You could use pure white vinegar or a good descaler instead of the tablets because they might be too strong for this small amount of water. For the big reservoir models, you should use a third less of the liquid descale solution that is labelled as something that should be used.

Up to 10 ounces of clean, filtered water can fit in the small space. Place a mug under the part that dispenses, then turn on the power and lift the button. Hold it there for about five seconds to let the mug empty all the way into the tank.

In general, I don’t like using full-strength vinegar in this case. Even though it cleans really well, it is still acidic, and too much strength is bad for the more delicate parts inside the coffee maker that you can’t see. I cut it in half every time. The biggest amount that can fit is ten ounces, so I use about five ounces of vinegar and five ounces of water.

(Remember that a K-cup doesn’t do any of these things.)

Put the handle down and press the blue “brew” button when you see it flash. This will make it flash red at first, then stay red all the time.

As soon as the cycle is over and the mug is full of water or vinegar, empty it into the sink. To “rinse and repeat,” do what you did before, but this time, when the light turns red steadily again, turn it off and ignore it for 30 minutes. After that, turn it back on, move the handle up and down, and start a new “brew” cycle to pick up where you left off. It will now be poured into the mug again.

To find some loose trash here and there may depend on how much has piled up. This happens a lot. After this, you should do “rinse and repeat,” but this time only use clean water. The smell of vinegar might not go away for two or three rounds.

Conclusion

You now know how to clean your little Keurig coffee set. The “when’s” are important, in my opinion…At least once every three months if you filter your water.