Is it safe to fill a coffee maker with sugar water before brewing?

Usually, you just fill the coffee maker with plain water. I was wondering, though, what would happen if I added sugar to the water before brewing. Would it damage the machine at all? I worry it may gum up the friggin’ thing.

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JW February 9, 2010 Coffee Maker Brewing, Coffee, fill, Maker, safe, sugar, water 3 Comments 237 views  Print This Post

3 Responses to “Is it safe to fill a coffee maker with sugar water before brewing?”

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   Nikki says:

   February 9, 2010 at 10:01 pm

   Never thought of that.Thats a good question…. Im going to see wat peole say LOL
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   Noah says:

   February 9, 2010 at 10:03 pm

   You would not want to do that as the water is heated and the sugar may caramelize and end up making a sticky mess in the heater and end up clogging it.

   If you really want to have the coffee maker add the sugar to the coffee automatically – put it in with the coffee grounds.
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   ND DVM says:

   February 9, 2010 at 11:02 pm

   Yes, that will damage your machine. You should never run anything through except plain water unless you are cleaning it.