The Utopia vac pot brewing system is made of plastic and has built-in electrical components, so cleaning and maintaining it is not as easy as maintaining other coffee equipment, such as the French Press.
Before you read this article, determine whether you really need to clean your burr grinder. Most people don't drink enough coffee to notice a performance hit on the grinder. Don't mess with the metal parts of the grinder unless you need to.
Learn the basics and the necessity for keeping your home coffee equipment clean. Ryan Jacobs covers cleaning of the French Press, Automatic Drip and home espresso machine.
We can't stress this one enough: a clean French Press is vital to good tasting coffee. Fortunately, cleaning a French Press isn't difficult and only takes a few minutes.
