Fixing a Cafetiere - help please

Bronnie

tinkerbell84 wrote: »

WHY?

Must take all of 5 seconds to pull the plunger out, whip the screw off the bottom and then drop the components into the dishwasher, before rinsing the grounds out of the jug

And another 5 seconds for re-assembly

Oh yes! So it does!
Am I the only !!!!!! who doesn't take her plunger apart to wash every time?

Olliebeak

Bronnie wrote: »

Oh yes! So it does!
Am I the only !!!!!! who doesn't take her plunger apart to wash every time?

Have to admit to not doing it every time . But I do it once a day - especially with the small one that gets used a couple of times each day. The bigger one only gets used about once a week/fortnight so I have to make sure that one gets taken apart each time as I don't know when it'll next get used - don't like the idea of damp coffee grounds getting trapped for ages .

omelette451

Bronnie wrote: »

Oh yes! So it does!
Am I the only !!!!!! who doesn't take her plunger apart to wash every time?

No, I never do. I unscrew it slightly, rinse out the grains, and pop it in the dishwasher. It never has to come undone properly, and comes out spotless each time. Yay for dishwashers!

When I was a (fairly gross) student I used to wash it properly only about once a fortnight and just rinsed it the rest of the time. The coffee never tasted any different! Once though my (now) ex-gf took it to pieces to wash it and lost the screw. I couldn't then drink coffee for several weeks until my mum bought me a new screw to fit it! I would never have forgiven her but she later bought me a brand new one when I stupidly used a metal spoon to stir it and it cracked and leaked. It was during Finals revision - I almost cried.

Olliebeak

Reverbe wrote: »

........Can anyone advise me how to fix it as I have tons of expensive cafetiere coffee left over so still need to use one?........

Hi Reverbe - just wondering if you managed to sort out your cafetiere yet ? You must be dying for a proper coffee by now :rolleyes:.