Ever leave the coffee pot on overnight? Can’t get rid of the discoloration at the bottom of your pot? This article will show you how.

Steps
Place 1 teaspoon of salt into the coffee pot.

Add 2 cups of ice into the coffee pot.

Sqeeze the juice of 1/4 of a lemon into the coffee pot.

Swish around the solution to start melting the ice. If the ice isn’t melting, add a little bit of cold water into the coffee pot.

Continue to swish the mixture in multiple directions. You should begin to see the burned color coming off of the pot.

Tips
If the pot is severely discolored you may have to repeat this several times, but eventually it will come clean.

The swish motion is important. Make sure while you’re swishing that you are doing this over all the discolored areas. Missing areas will not get the pot entirely clean.

Warnings
When adding additional water, it is important that it is cold. Hot water mixed with the ice will cause the pot to crack or shatter.

Salt and ice mixture on the skin can freeze it so make sure to keep them separate until you put it into the pot. Frostbite is painful and the skin can take several weeks to heal.

Do not use cleanser, although it seems faster. Coffee pots often have lips that could hide a bit of the cleanser even when it is rinsed. Those bits could end up in your coffee. Think hygiene and not eating grit. This is especially important in restaurants where customers expect sterile equipment.

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