A:AnswerI hand wash all the different pieces that can be washed. I use warm water with dish detergent. I let them air dry. Once everything is dry, I put it all together. I fill the reservoir with cold water and do a test run to make sure everything is working properly. I only use cold water to make a pot of coffee.
A:AnswerI make cups of coffee based off of the amount of water in the larger coffee pot. There are measurements on the coffee pot for cup sizes. You have to know how much coffee grinds to put in to brew smaller batches.
A large Iced Coffee cup from Dunkin Donuts is about 5/6 cups of coffee in the pot.