Here's a method @SmokeMonster taught me, that shows how to make your nasty old coffee pot look brand new and do a basic descaling of your machine. Here's Amazon paid affiliate links to the exact ones I used: Pot Cleaner: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001418KNS/ Descaler: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004L8V966/ Coffee Maker: https://behmor.com/brazen-plus/