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Sanitize and keeping it clean, that is now more important than ever. You have probably seen this build-up at the bottom of your kettle before?
This comes from the high concentration of calcium in some of the water we use. In order to test the efficiency of sanitizing products, we took this old kettle with an impressive build-up of limescale and decided to put our Caffenu® Eco Descaler to the test!
The results were overwhelming (all the build-up stuff is gone!): a limescale-free, sanitized kettle. Now just think about this: The surface of your kettle is visible, you can actually see the build-up, but what about the inside of your coffee machine? There are places we simply can’t see, where heat and moisture are present. Those places build up that exact limescale, as well as coffee residues and bacteria.
It isn’t a fun thing to consider, but coffee machines do build up some foul mess, and that’s why it is essential to give your coffee machine a thorough cleaning every now and then, too; to avoid the potentially harmful substances that build up in your precious machine, and ensure you always get a perfect cup of coffee!
Please remember, also use a cleaning capsule on your machine (if available) or a cleaning tablet, as it is just as important as descaling. Here is a complete guide on how to clean which specific coffee machine.
Please, keep it clean!
The recent global developments and the ongoing pandemic we find ourselves in have made one thing clear: Daily cleaning routines are now more important than ever. This applies to many areas of your life, and your kitchen and household appliances like your coffee machine should be included. After all, you use it on a daily basis and want to ensure you drink germ-free fresh coffee.
If you want to enjoy your next cup of coffee, you need daily cleaning routines to keep your equipment clean. Unfortunately, very often the wrong cleaners are used. Incorrect detergents and soaps leave residues, odours and deposits that should have no place in your next coffee or tea.
Should you have been made to believe that hot water and a bit of vinegar will do the trick, you are unfortunately on the wrong track. There is a reason we use soap to wash our hands. And a detergent when washing dishes. The detergent part is needed to break down oils and remove bacteria and germs from your hands, dishes, and your coffee machine needs this too.
The same applies for removing mineral and calcium deposits (the white stuff you see in your kettle). You need an acidic solution to break down the residue. Decalcifying your espresso machine just with vinegar isn’t effective enough and can leave a bad vinegar smell. Vinegar and coffee? Not recommended!
To make it easy for you, we wrote a guide on the best way to clean your coffee equipment, simply find your coffee machine type below. “I regret cleaning my coffee machine”, said no one ever, we promise! And protecting yourself and your favourite beverage has never been more important.
Here is your guide on the most popular coffee machines and how to clean them correctly…
Don’t think that your coffee machine will clean itself when you flush it out with water. Hot water alone does not break down coffee oils. Machines such as Nespresso®, Lavazza A Modo Mio®, Caffitaly® require two food safe cleaning processes:
Firstly, run a Caffenu® cleaning capsule at least once a month through your machine to properly clean the machine’s coffee brewing chamber and rest of the front end. Tip: Use the cleaning solution afterwards to soak your drip tray and capsule basket, works like a charm!
Secondly, descaling. The Caffenu® Eco Descaler cleans the back end of the coffee machine’s internals, removing harmful calcium, lime scale and mineral build up. The Eco descaler also has a natural antibacterial action to give a hygienic clean. Your machine will thank you with hotter coffee, too! Descale every 3 months or when descaling light comes on. For generic usage instructions on how to descale, see here.
Bean to cup machines require two cleaning processes, cleaning with tablets and descaling.
Step 1: The Caffenu® cleaning tablets, specifically the retail blister pack is perfect for home use to remove dirty old oils and odours and should be used at least once a month.
For detailed instructions on how to use the cleaning tablets in your machine, see here.
Step 2: The Caffenu® Eco Descaler removes lime scale and should be used according to the user manual instructions supplied by your machine’s manufacturer.
Descale every 3 months or when descaling light comes on. For generic usage instructions on how to descale, see here.
Optional Step 3: If your coffee machine also has a steam wand, clean it with a milk system cleaner.
The milk system cleaner removes sour milk residues and also sanitizes your equipment. Find more info on how to clean here.
Step 1 & Step 2: To clean bigger machines, you should use the appropriate size Caffenu® cleaning tablets in a jar, along with the Caffenu milk system cleaner to thoroughly clean the machine, and remove bitter tannins, coffee residues and oils. The tablets should be used once a week if you use your machine a lot or at least once a month. This will keep your machine clean and prevent misfunction but more importantly provide great coffee.
For detailed instructions on how to use the cleaning tablets in your machine, see here. The milk system cleaner should be used regularly (at least weekly) to prevent milk blockages and ensure hygienic milk circuits. General instructions on how to clean your automatic one touch milk circuit can be found here.
Step 3: Any coffee machine/hot water appliance needs descaling so be sure to familiarise yourself with the Caffenu® Eco Descaler.
Don’t worry though, descaling is only required every 3 months or so. However, please be aware that not every machine have a descaling light to alert you, so be sure to descale anyway!
Cleaning your commercial coffee machine requires the Caffenu® Cleaning Powder. The fast-acting, concentrated formula ensures removal of old coffee oils, build up and bitter tannins from your machine’s group heads, lines and valves. It is also ideal for soaking removable parts like portafilters, filter baskets and shower screens. The powder is great to use in your daily backflush cleaning routine.
The Caffenu Group Head Cleaning Brush is a multi-functional tool designed with an ergonomic handle and unique water deflector fins which keep your hand safe from hot water while cleaning your group head, shower screen and group seal. It also has an integrated measuring spoon for easy and convenient dosing of cleaning powder.
Take your milk jug/pitcher, and mix milk system cleaner at a 1 to 10 ratio with water in jug. Eg. if jug can hold 500 ml, pour 50 ml of milk cleaner into jug and fill the rest of the jug with warm water. Operate steam wand several times in jug filled with solution, then let steam wand and any other milk accessories you’d like to clean sit inside jug with solution for about 20min. Take steam wand out of jug and wipe down with a damp cloth. Then thoroughly rinse jug and other accessories and fill with clean water. To rinse, operate steam wand in clean water several times. This will ensure your one-way valve stays clean, protecting your boiler and getting rid of milk deposits inside steam wands which can cause blockages. The milk system cleaner also contains a sanitizer for a hygienic clean.
The thing about winter is that it gives us shorter day hours and we tend to do a little less in keeping things in order around our homes. Traditionally, people use spring as a way to change gears and getting things back in order around the house.
But have you ever thought about cleaning your coffee machine? We promise, it is so easy to spring clean your coffee capsule machine with Caffenu.
Caffenu makes sure to remove hardened oils, tannins, and debris out of your machine which can affect your coffee taste most of all. By spring cleaning you can make sure that you get the perfect cup of coffee every time, fresher as ever. The dirtiest part of your machine that probably needs the most attention is the washer plate. The Caffenu cleaning capsules work specifically on cleaning this part of the brewing chamber. Tip: Use the cleaning solution to soak your drip tray, basket and water tank. The eco descaler on the other hand removes lime scale and calcium build-up on the back of your machine, the pipes and boiler. Read more about the difference between cleaning and descaling here. We recommend using both methods regularly, even if you are not an avid coffee drinker.
Once your coffee machine is clean on the inside out, sit down and relax. You can be assured that your next cup of coffee will be pure and absolutely delicious.
Don’t cry over spilled coffee! At Caffenu we believe in this motto. There are certain things that you shouldn’t worry about. And one of them is bad tasting coffee.
Have you ever had this experience? You prepared a fresh cup of coffee and when it’s finally ready to enjoy…you discover it doesn’t taste right. It can be disappointing, even upsetting and it sure is a waste of what was supposed to be good coffee. It could’ve been perfect but it wasn’t.
There are so many things in life that need your attention, don’t let bad coffee be one of them. Guess what, the coffee might have actually been good, but your machine made it taste bad! Ever thought about that? There is a way to not let good coffee taste awful.
Caffenu products are created for you so you don’t have to cry over spilled coffee. Using our products will clean your coffee capsule machine and make it as good as new. We know how much our customers love coffee. Cleaning your machine with Caffenu makes every cup a perfect one.
Is your coffee just not doing it for you anymore? Is the taste below average? Ask yourself what else might be in your cup.
In order to enjoy that unique, heavenly taste we all love, your machine needs regular cleaning. Professional baristas clean their coffee equipment every single day – and so should you!
Don’t worry, with our cleaning capsules, we make it easy and quick, because we all need our coffee fix as quick as possible. And who has time for cleaning? Simply pop the capsule into the machine the same way you would with a coffee capsule. Run, rinse, ready.
The capsule removes old coffee build-up, dirty residue, tannins, oils and bacteria at the press of a button. And leaves absolutely no residue after rinsing, so your next coffee will be the best you ever had!
We recommend to use the cleaning capsule after every 30 coffees made or at least once a month.
Find a capsule for your coffee system here.
Your coffee machine can be like NU again with Caffenu!
Our Eco descaler makes your coffee machine feel like you’ve just bought it!
The descaling works on the backend of your machine, removing lime scale and calcium build up from your pipes and boiler. Meaning that when you descale, those parts can actually do their job, and give you hot, great tasting coffee. And really, who would want to drink cold, bitter tasting coffee?
Make sure to descale your machine regularly to keep it in tip top condition. We recommend every 3 – 6 months depending on the water hardness in your area. This ensures a hot coffee and a great tasting experience.
Our eco descaler is also environmental friendly and phosphate free. Eco-friendly cleaning – great! But what does that actually mean? Read more here.
Here is also a Top Tip on why descaling is so important and how it is done, read further below in our Top Tip on how to keep your coffee machine clean.
Trade shows are a place bubbling with business growth and opportunities. Caffenu is excited to further expand business in the international market with two major trade shows coming up in February and March. Caffenu will be presenting our full product range for 2018, and officially launch the Nespresso compatible Descaling & Cleaning Kit, as well as the first cleaning capsule compatible with the Lavazza A Modo Mio coffee system.
Ambiente is a trade show designed around ‘Dining, Giving and Living’. Caffenu fits in perfectly with our cleaning capsules for home coffee machines, giving home users finally the tool to clean their coffee equipment to the standards of award winning baristas! Ambiente takes place in Frankfurt, Germany from 9th to 13th of February. Come meet us at the Cilio Stand, Hall 3.1, F81.
Get in touch to schedule a meeting.
The Foodex International food and beverage exhibition brings the hospitality, food, restaurant and hotel industry together. It is the largest food and beverage trade show in the Asia-Pacific region. Caffenu is very excited to be stepping into this interesting market. Foodex is on during 6th to 9th of March at the Makuhari Messe International Convention Complex, Chiba – just outside of Tokyo – Japan. Meet us on the South African Pavilion, Hall 8, D40.
Get in touch to schedule a meeting.
Caffenu has a saying: “Only a clean machine makes the perfect coffee.” We are excited to clean more machines in 2018, and contribute to better tasting coffee around the globe. With around 4 000 international exhibitors from 100 different countries at each of these two trade shows, great opportunities are awaiting Caffenu and their prospective new business partners. We look forward to seeing you there.
Caffenu will be presented at the Host Milano 2017 show from the 20th to the 24th of October this year. Here, you can learn everything about all our amazing products, including our new Multipod cleaning capsule. The show will take place at the Fiera Milano Centre, and you can find us in Hall 18, Stand L85. We look forward to meeting all of our satisfied customers, and potential new ones!
Do Nespresso® machines need cleaning? The answer is, YES, on a regular basis. Just like commercial and industrial machines, Nespresso® coffee machines collect odour, tannins and old coffee oils that get stuck in the brewing chamber of the machines. Every time you make a coffee, it leaves residue behind which hardens, and is a real feast for any bacteria. If you don’t remove this residue, it leads to blockage of the machine, bitter tasting coffee, and can also be a health risk. See more studies here.
That is great, and necessary, but descaling and cleaning are two completely different things and require different cleaning agents. Usually for descaling a very safe and healthy acid is used but a CLEANER requires a detergent.
A descaler enters your machine through the water tank, the back, and removes lime scale and calcium build-up from the boiler and the pipes. Descaling does not reach inaccessible areas in the BREWING chamber, and therefor is not a solution to blocked chambers and high bacteria levels on the nozzle and washer plate (basically where your coffee is brewed).
The Caffenu® cleaning capsule contains a unique foaming agent that foams up inside the brewing chamber, and binds dirty residue, oil and bacteria in those impossible to reach areas. With the rinsing process it flushes out all the things you don’t want in your next coffee, leaving you with better tasting coffee and a clean machine. More information on what exactly is being cleaned here.
Dormant machines are a perfect playground for any type of bacteria. The coffee oils have plenty of time to harden inside the brewing chamber. If you have not used your machine in a while, do yourself a favour, and clean it with the capsule before you make your next coffee.
That is great. Please keep it that way. The best time to start using the Caffenu® cleaning capsule is now, right after you bought the machine. Simply use a capsule after every thirty cups of coffee made and your machine will stay as good as new because you are not giving the machine a chance to build up blockages inside the brewing chamber, the pump can function properly, increasing the machine’s life span tremendously right from the get go.
Your health and safety is our utmost priority, so you will be glad to hear that the agent inside the Caffenu® cleaning capsule is made from food grade, organic, and readily biodegradable ingredients commonly found in most detergents (check the ingredients here). It completely dissolves after you have carried out the cleaning cycle. If you check your capsule after use, you will see that it is completely empty, and no traces of the cleaning agent will be found inside your machine, so no aftertaste is possible. The only thing you will gain is fresh better tasting coffee.
The truth is, they don’t. We have tested this about a million times by now. Our Caffenu® cleaning capsules are made from a food grade BPA free material, the melting point of which is above 230 degrees Celsius. The water temperature of a Nespresso® machine typically reaches 75-80 degrees Celsius, not even close to the melting point or the softening point of our cleaning capsules. Please also remember that a cleaning capsule is inherently different to a coffee capsule. Compared to coffee capsules, our cleaning capsule contains a soluble agent, which creates much less pressure build-up than regular coffee capsules. This leads to high performance in all Nespresso® machines. Slight deformation of the capsule may occur from time to time which is perfectly normal. This is due to high pressure within the brewing chamber of up to 19 bar. However nothing is ‘melting’ and this does not affect the effectiveness of the cleaning product.
Nespresso® solely specializes in coffee capsules. You may have noticed that the Nespresso® doesn’t manufacture their own descaler, the descaler is manufactured by De Longhi, and so are most Nespresso® coffee machines. The pure fact that Nespresso® doesn’t have a cleaning capsule, does not mean, it is not a great product to use.
In short: the Caffenu® cleaning capsule was specifically developed to improve Nespresso® machines, and not to damage them. Most machine break downs come from blockages. The Caffenu® cleaning capsule removes those blockages, so it generally improves the life span of Nespresso® coffee machines.
The Caffenu® cleaning capsule is inserted into the brewing chamber of the Nespresso® coffee machine, just like a coffee capsule. At the press of a button, the capsule releases a unique foaming agent that gets rid of all coffee oils, odours, tannins, and bacteria in just 2 minutes. It removes dirty residue from impossible to reach areas. Once the capsule is removed, press the large button twice to rinse the machine with water and voila: your machine is clean and your next coffee will be fresh.
Please also remember to descale your machine using Caffenu® eco descaler.
Only a clean machine makes the perfect coffee!
In November 2015 the first ever Caffenu® cleaning capsule for Nespresso® machines successfully launched, and has changed the way home users clean their coffee equipment.
Caffenu® developed the world’s first capsule that cleans the brewing chamber of Nespresso® coffee machines. Because of its unique foaming action, the capsule cleans where a descaler can’t reach, and has brought coffee pod machine cleaning to an entirely new level. The results are fresh, and better tasting coffee, and extended life span of the machine.
1st The UK
2nd Germany
3rd Italy
4th Scandinavia
5th The Netherlands
The large success of the Caffenu® cleaning capsule proves that coffee lovers all around the world want to take care of their beloved equipment, and they do not want to compromise on taste. By cleaning your machine with Caffenu®, you always make sure that you get the freshest, best-tasting coffee possible.
If you are interested in distributing or selling our innovative products in your country or region, please contact us.
Here is to fresher coffee, by cleaning one machine at a time!
Read more about this unique invention here.
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