"I guess it worked. My coffee pot must not have been very dirty. I made sure the water was pretty warm and that the baking soda was dissolved well. I ran vinegar thru after I did it just to be sure I got it all, since I know some people had issues. I will see how the coffee is in the am. It did not clean the pot itself, however."

"We also really enjoyed this recipe. I did use the flank steak as called for and it was sooo tender! I couldn;t believe how tender it was. I did follow the suggestion to add soy sauce and hoisin to the cornstarch and meat. I didn;t have lo-sodium, so I just used the regular. Let me tell you--don;t do that! LOL It was way too sa..."