3Sounds pretty gross, right? And not only does the staff lack the appropriate training to clean and maintain the McCafe machines, but the managers do too, the employee said. That’s not the case for all McDonald’s __cpLocations, though. “We had to clean the McCafe [machines] nightly,” another employee said on Reddit. The staff uses a cleaning kit, which includes brushes and a food-safe, all-purpose cleaner, to scrub away the coffee grounds. All in all, the process takes around 30 to 45 minutes.