Coffee Makers

Piso Mojado said:
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Wow, you are from Chicago. :eek:
 
Railsplitter said:
You might want to take a look at Bunn home model brewers. They have a water tank inside that keeps the water hot at all times. When you pour the cold water in the top it pushes the hot water out into the funnel. No waiting for the water to heat up. They brew a full pot of coffee in less than 3 minutes. Good quality and just a few dollars more than your price limit at most retailers.
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I would add another vote for the Bunn - I like having a drip brew done in just a couple of minutes.

I use "drinking water" from walmart - my water is very hard and the minerals will clog up the coffee maker over time - I don't have the soft water piped to my cold water outlet on my kitchen faucet because of the taste of the softened water.

I have had a few Bunns over the past 35 years or so, and nothing does a better job in my experience.

I also like to grind my coffee espresso grind - you don't have to use as much coffee to get the same strength in your cup.

If you do go Bunn - use Bunn filters - again, just my 35 years of experience. Your mileage may vary.

best

mqqn
 
Bob W said:
Sure, but to get the famous Starbucks taste you have to add some scorched coffee beans and a dirty sock. :foot:
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Hahahaaaa! Exactly. I recently met a couple in one of my classes that had been the founders of a well-respected local coffee house, where you can buy almost any variety of fresh roasted beans and have them ground on site or take them home to home-grind the beans. I did not know they were the owners of this well know place where I had been buying my Jamaican Blue all these years, and I always provide coffee for my students, so I had some Gevalia on hand for the students. The fellow took a sip and said "ahh - Gevalia - from Iowa" . I did not know that, but I always thought it was pretty tasty. The fellow referred to Starbucks as "charbucks". Most people who I have met who have a higher appreciation for coffee do NOT prefer Starbucks. Again, taste is subjective.

I enjoyed my Jamaican Blue Mountain from my Bunn this morning, but what do I know? ;^)

best

mqqn
 
mqqn said:
I use "drinking water" from walmart - my water is very hard and the minerals will clog up the coffee maker over time - I don't have the soft water piped to my cold water outlet on my kitchen faucet because of the taste of the softened water.
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From growing up in Illinois I sure remember the hard water, always ice cold out of the gravel aquifer. It tasted good because of all the minerals, but it wouldn't rinse soap in the shower and it was hell on pots and pans and fishtanks. :)

I'm not in the market to actually buy another coffee maker for three more days; I'll wait and see if I get one for Christmas. :D
 
I had a thermal carafe and found it wasn't good at keeping the coffee warm when part full.

I swapped for a machine with a glass carafe and thermostatically controlled hot plate that keeps the coffee hot without boiling it.

Water wise I use water from a filter jug that takes most of the chlorine and limescale out.
 
Bob W said:
555, What kind of coffee maker is it?
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"I'm kinda looking for a new one too, something like a Mr Coffee drip maker but with an insulated pot instead of a burner that keeps 'cooking' the coffee."

Mr. Coffee FTTXSS91 10-Cup Thermal Coffeemaker, Stainless Steel.

10 Cup double wall thermal carafe for counter to table serving
•Removable filter basket lifts out for fast and easy filling and cleaning
•Brewing pause 'n serve lets you pour a cup of coffee while the coffeemaker is still brewing
•Special cleaning cycle makes cleaning your coffeemaker quick and easy
•2-Hour auto shut-off keeps your coffee hot for 2 hours, then automatically shuts off.
•So easy, even a Dog could make coffee with this thing. :D
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+1
Mr. Coffee BVMX-SJX33GT
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Great coffee maker. We use straight tap water, and try to set up the night before... I also love Yuban coffee... My later father always drank that, and I kind of started drinking it when he passed...
 
22-rimfire said:
I use a Mr. Coffee that I have had since the 1990's. You see so many on the market these days from a pretty low price to some really high prices for so called high end makers. I think it's time to consider a new coffee maker. My questions are:

Does it make any difference in terms of the taste of the coffee made?
Which one would you recommend under $100?
Do you use distilled water or straight tap water-well or chlorinated public water? Make any difference in flavor?

I think the freshness of the ground coffee makes more difference than any of these variables in terms of flavor.
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Best coffee ever! This is the way the pros make it. The 2 variables that make the most difference in flavor are: the water temp, and the fineness of the coffee grind. Most home grinders can not grind as fine as the coffee I use, see below. Keep those spare parts from your Mr. Coffee! No coffee maker needed, just good quality coffee and the right temp water, and gravity.

Items needed (pics in next post):

One 2-cup Pyrex measuring cup
Filtered water (Britta filter)
One plastic lid from Mr. Coffee glass beaker (to cover the Pyrex beaker)
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One plastic coffee basket--like the one from your Mr. Coffee machine--you will have to remove the "flap" underneath, or wedge it open so the water will drip through the bottom
Coffee filters
1 coffee scooper, kind that comes with coffees
Illy Ground Espresso Coffee, medium roast (finely ground)
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Thermometer
spoon
Thermos or other receptacle (wide-mouth thermos works well)


Instructions:

1. Put filter in basket and add 3 scoops of Illy coffee, adjustable to taste
2. Place filled basket over top of thermos or other receptacle
3. Fill beaker slightly above the 2 cup mark
4. Microwave the water to 195 degrees (check with thermometer)
5. Place basket/coffee on top of thermos or receptacle.
6. Pour water over ground coffee in basket, stirring with spoon as water drips
7. wait until all water is filtered through coffee (some people pour the coffee over the grinds a second time to make stronger)
8. Pour, enjoy
9. Cover remaining coffee to keep warm.
 
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I am currently visiting family for the Holidays and my parents have a Keurig. Man I love the speed but hate the waste. I went to the store and bought a reusable "mini basket" that you can fill with Peets French Roast (my #1) and use in the Keurig.
Part of me loves this machine and another part hates it. I am torn.
 
Keurig is reportedly recalling 6.6 coffee makers (Mini) for causing burns. That has just got to hurt a manufacturer.
 
I got a Keurig k10 mini for christmas, it's 99 bucks online.

You add water, add the coffee and push a button, takes a few minutes.
 
We got my parents a new Keurig for Christmas. I was skeptical but the wife said they would really like it. She was right :D
They love it. They already went out and bought more variations of coffee and a new carousel and storage drawer for the KCups...
 
338375 said:
We got my parents a new Keurig for Christmas. I was skeptical but the wife said they would really like it. She was right :D
They love it. They already went out and bought more variations of coffee and a new carousel and storage drawer for the KCups...
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The new Keurig 2.0 makers have a built in 'protection' device that prevents them from working with non-Keurig coffee packs. What was previously merely inconvenient and uneconomical just graduated to a full-blown SCAM product. :thumbdn:

The 2.0 system is an attempt to reclaim those profits. Keurig used technology to build a moat of sorts to protect the new machine.
A reader in the new brew system will only allow use of pods containing a chip embedded in the cap to brew coffee. Older pods or white label ones get an error message.
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No one should have to "hack" a coffee maker. :thumbdn: :thumbdn: :mad:
A recall of 7 million coffee makers... It couldn't happen to a nicer company. :rolleyes:
 
338375 said:
+1 on the Keurig... My wife bought one last year without telling me, and when I saw it I said, send the damn thing back. It's a waste of money...
Well.... It wasn't the first time I've been wrong :D I would probably be lost without it. We actually bought one for my parents for Christmas this year.

I still think the best coffee is made in an old percolator on a camp fire, or on a gas grill if you want to be civilized :D The wife wanted to get a smaller Keurig for our travel trailer, but I actually said no. If she put one in without me knowing about it, I wouldn't protest, but I'm still using my old percolator
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I'd watch out on the Keurig coffee machines as there is currently a huge recall going on them. Seems they spew and folks are getting burned. DM
 
Bob W said:
We have a plastic filter holder that works the exact same way, fits over any coffee cup. Only makes one cup at a time though.
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Right. Have to offset my computer/software headaches by keeping it simple in the coffee department--inexpensive, easily interchangeable parts.:) This set-up theoretically makes 8-12 cups according to the filter size. Did Santa bring you a new coffee maker?
 
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