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Classic Vacuum Jug

Stelton
Classic Vacuum Jug

Danish design icon, technically a thermal carafe not a brewer.

Care schedule

1 task for this machine.

Wash the carafe properly

Weekly

Coffee leaves a brown film on glass and a duller one on steel. It is not a stain, it is oil, and it goes rancid - a thermal jug that has never been properly cleaned adds a stale note to everything poured into it.

What you need

  • A long-handled brush. Bicarbonate of soda, an oxygenated cleaner such as Cafiza, or a denture tablet. Hot water.

What goes wrong

  • Leaving the pot on the hot plate to dry out, which bakes the film on hard. Cleaning the jug and never the lid. Dishwashing an insulated jug. Taking a scourer to glass and leaving scratches that hold more oil than before.

The procedure

  1. Rinse with hot water after every pot, before the oil dries. That is 90 percent of the job.
5 more steps

The full procedure is in the app, along with a reminder when this is next due. Add the Classic Vacuum Jug to your shelf and it keeps track.

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Coffee data and photography from Open Food Facts contributors (ODbL, images CC-BY-SA) and Dabas. Källa: Dabas.