I do clean the grind chute and the interior parts after every use

To summarize you have to learn to put the coffee maker together properly and how to clean the chute and do it regularly - other than these easy things, just enjoy a delicious cup of coffee!

You have to maneuver both the Channel Cover and the Grind Chute Lever, then brush out loose coffee grounds into a filter

We simply have to clean the easily accessible chute area once every couple of weeks and have had no issues whatsoever in the 6 weeks that we have been using the machine

I would "clean" the chute every 3-6 months.

We have put up with constantly having to clean the clogged chute -- which was not an issue with the DeLonghi coffee maker that we had for years -- but the machine is now unusable

Additionally, the chute for the coffee grounds requires clearing/cleaning every couple or three days - I do not recommend this product.

Only reason not at 5 stars...it is a little bit of a chore to keep the ground chute clean...but for me, set at medium grind for 8 cups, fill up the pot to 12, and let it go.

One other thing to remember is to take the top off the basket holder while you clean the chute so the ground coffee will go into the basket and then remember to put the top back on

On the weekends, I wash everything with soap and break out the brush to clean the grind chute

Also using very dark & oily coffee beans in this will result in you having to remove the bean bin & cleaning out the feed chute after EVERY pot you brew

I do clean the chute once a week as recommended but really the residuehas been very minimal.

Have to clean chute from grinder to brewing area after every other use, but results is worth extra effort.

I clean out the chute that the ground beans travel through after every hopper of beans and the machine makes consistently good and consistently consistent coffee regardless of if I ask for 2 or 12 cups

It's not necessary to clean the chute if you make coffee every day; you may get just a tiny bit of day-old grounds in your coffee.

I don't know what all the fuss was from some people about cleaning the "chute

The chute is also harder to get at and open, and it tends to clog more than the Capresso's (though I didn't have much issue with either).2

one),And the chute should be cleaned every week or two (that takes less than a minute).So don't be scared off by the comments it takes longer to clean

Many people were stating how the chute gets clogged

We cooled it off, double checked the chute was clean, and inspected our wall socket

To prevent problems, I just use the supplied brush/bean measurer to clean the chute

I think I've cleaned the chute twice.

I remove the bean hopper after a few uses and clean the chute with the brush provided, and it is a simple, quick thing to do.. haven't had issues with any of that.

I clean the chute once a week or so and have never had a problem with it getting clogged.

I was cleaning the chute after nearly every use.

Wish the chute was a little easier to clean

After about every 10 uses or so, you need to remove the beans and other top parts and clean out the chute through which the ground coffee makes it's way to the filter in the coffee basket

We clean the chute out everytime we add new beans, an easy time to remember

And when cleaning out the chute, find a small spiral wire brush that can be inserted up into the burrs while the channel cover is up to clean out grounds in the once a week cleaning

It is fairly easy to clean the grinder chute, but I cannot see a way to clean the actual grinder on this machine.

Also, be sure to clean out the 'chute' about once a week and it will work beautifully.

Keep that chute cleaned and the machine is trouble free.

I just have to remember to clean the grind chute one a week or so

We have had no problems with this and are just ok at remembering to clear the chute and so on

Only reason not at 5 stars...it is a little bit of a chore to keep the ground chute clean...but for me, set at medium grind for 8 cups, fill up the pot to 12, and let it go.

Additionally, the chute for the coffee grounds requires clearing/cleaning every couple or three days - I do not recommend this product.

I suspect those folks did not clean out the chute regularly enough and got progressively weaker brews

The designers really thought of so many details to make this an upscale techy coffee maker that tells you what it needs -- which frankly I appreciate because I never leaned the chute on our old

I have done everything you can including cleaning the chute, removing all beans, resetting all of the filter basket parts and carafe a dozen times and still nada

The chute is easy enough to clean out and we find it's worth the effort for a good cup of the freshly ground taste!

You do have to clean out the grind chute every week or so, especially if you like an oily roast.

It just seems like the correlation between me cleaning the chute and it no longer brewing is

Many, such as Kirkland brand, jam it.- the ground coffee chute needs cleaned out regularly- very very slow

Apart from having to clean the chute twice a week and the dribbling carafe, it's perfect

Easy to use and makes good coffee - just remember to clean out the grinder chute every time you fill with beans.

On the grind chute: there's all kinds of people talking about cleaning the chute being a pain.

It will take a just a few more when you need to clean the coffee chute

The chute the ground coffee falls thru is now Teflon type surface so that chamber does not clog up as easily or frequently

Even having to clean the chute where the ground beans go into the filter isn't a hastle

I take off the bean holder each AM and clean the chute, or it will clog up

A lot has been written about the need to clean the grinder chute but a reviewer kindly explained that this was easy and quickly done - I am agreeing with him/her

The chute will get clogged over time and you'll get weak coffee if you forget to clean it out.

You do need to clean the coffee chute quite often

We loved the coffee it made, even if it wasn't quite hot enough and we had to clean the grind chute every few days.

The only downside we've found so far is the chute for the ground beans clogs pretty easily.