Hey Jaxx

[Tony G]

Yep, that's one version of it. The one I saw recently was somewhat more elegant ... but the process is the same.

That one looks very nice in person. Here is another from Bodum.

http://www.bodumusa.com/shop/images_products/big/Web_PictLarge_1208-01.jpg

 

[Jaxx]

I don't know that any one is better than any others but Bodum makes some very nice ones. Here is there web site.

http://www.bodumusa.com/shop/home.asp?CHK=&SLT=&mscssid=WX0XQGUJVXFC8KT9TJMVM7BBLH0V9NF9

They also make a stove top syphon sysyem.... I didn't know that!!! :thumbup:

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Found 2 more... Hario and Cona. Also just watched a few YouTube vids on Blue Bottle coffee. Looks tasty! :thumbup:

 

[OldPhysics]

That one looks very nice in person. Here is another from Bodum.

http://www.bodumusa.com/shop/images_products/big/Web_PictLarge_1208-01.jpg

BINGO! That's the one.

Good, smooth, deep coffee.:thumbup:

I think I'll order one.

 

[Tony G]

Found 2 more... Hario and Cona. Also just watched a few YouTube vids on Blue Bottle coffee. Looks tasty! :thumbup:

Now this is going to cost some money

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[Jaxx]

Now this is going to cost some money

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This coming from the guy with the $1800 espresso machine...!

 

[Tony G]

This coming from the guy with the $1800 espresso machine...!

No no no.... I need the $1800 espresso machine and I'll get one next year.

I have the $900 espresso machine, and two @ $600, two @ $375 ..... :foot: :foot: I use to keep one at each of my work locations

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[Jaxx]

No no no.... I need the $1800 espresso machine and I'll get one next year.

I have the $900 espresso machine, and two @ $600, two @ $375 ..... :foot: :foot: I use to keep one at each of my work locations

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Wow! ...And I thought I drank a lot of coffee! Well, I am starting to learn more on the "you get what you pay for" front... My $150 maker ain't worth two bits.

 

[TurnerIII]

Jaxx - for volume coffee go percolator. Like the ladies used to have at church. No - not the giant one - the hand held ones. Darn good but you have to know what you are doing and not over perk it. And they are a heck of a lot cheaper!!!

Of course there is also Danish egg coffee which is not too bad either - but it does take a little more involvement. Machines can only do so much and will never replace humas when it comes to Art!!

Wikipedia:

Coffee percolators once enjoyed great popularity but were supplanted in the early 1970s by automatic drip coffee makers, and more recently by the French press, as well as a renewed interest in espresso coffee. Percolators often expose the grounds to higher temperatures than other brewing methods, and may recirculate already brewed coffee through the beans. As a result, coffee brewed with a percolator is susceptible to over-extraction.[3] In addition, percolation may remove some of the volatile compounds in the beans. This results in a pleasant aroma during brewing, but a less flavourful cup.[4] However, percolator enthusiasts praise the percolator's hotter, more 'robust' coffee, and maintain that the potential pitfalls of this brewing method can be eliminated by careful control of the brewing process.[5]