If your coffee carafe looks anything like this, well you’ve really waited much longer than you should have to address the problem. This is foul, folks! And it is also making your coffee taste bad every day. I am pretty obsessive about cleaning our carafe and coffee maker. The oils in the coffee beans and the minerals in your water (which, if you are making your coffee right, shouldn’t be THAT bad, because you’re using filtered water!!) will build up in the machine, and eventually ruin it while also ruining your coffee experience over time. Here’s how to take care of business: