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To Bleach or Not To Bleach

I've heard bleaching (hypochlorite solution, ie clorox) for your plastic, glass, and ceramics that dissolve the coffee tinge/stain. I have these fetco coffee dispensers that hold a gallon or so of hot coffee. Which is more of an effective cleaner in

Backflushing purocaff without replacing shower screen = Death?

So this has been bugging me for a while. Once upon a time I even almost lost my job over making this purportedly fatal mistake. After asking the opinions of multiple other baristas, most agree that its a major faux pas but can't seem to explain why.

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To Bleach or Not To Bleach

Backflushing purocaff without replacing shower screen = Death?

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