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Happiness is a new coffee maker!
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15 year old Black and Decker, been cleaned once by my SIL who thought it was disgusting. The place you pour the water in isn't pretty. Makes the best cup of coffee on the planet.
JJEH
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I had an Italian co-worker once and she brought a commercial Italian Espresso press to work, for work. Every new employee had to wait for her to be around so she could give an instructional class on how to use it. I loved the machine and all I can say is Holy Cow.... why don't I have one already?!
True....I've been roasting my own coffee beans and changed over to a new brewer several years ago. What a huge difference.
Here is a list of the SCA Certified coffee makers for sale here in America. These coffee makers brew at the correct temperature, 200°, and the cycle lasts for the correct duration......6-7 minutes. I've been using one of the BonaVita machines for about 3 years. Believe it or not, you can actually taste the difference. It makes 8 great cups of coffee in approx 6 minutes.
Certified Home Brewers — Specialty Coffee Association
Here is a list of the SCA Certified coffee makers for sale here in America. These coffee makers brew at the correct temperature, 200°, and the cycle lasts for the correct duration......6-7 minutes. I've been using one of the BonaVita machines for about 3 years. Believe it or not, you can actually taste the difference. It makes 8 great cups of coffee in approx 6 minutes.
Certified Home Brewers — Specialty Coffee Association
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carpriver
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Me used a pirex glass peculator we got or a wedding present way back in 1968. Broke the glass grounds basket and pipe. makes really good coffee. we also have a Bunn pot I bought when I was on a very long TDY. Makes a fairly good cup of coffee and it keeps the water ready for the next pot. I do like a French press when I want to take my time with making coffee. I have always make coffee with distilled water or good spring water, I use cold filtered water. 1/4 cup of fresh ground, fresh roasted coffee. and let the magic begin. strong, black and hot.
dscampbell
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I as well do that in warm weather 1 pot a day in cold weather 3 pots a day.
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Another Bunn fan. I don't like to wait. Ours is four years old but I do the maintenance on it regularly. Put a pot of vinegar in it and let it sit for a few hours. Then flush with several pots of water. Clean out the nozzle and run a flexible cleaning tool down the output tube.
Hard water is not good. Tastes bad too. Distilled is great but I use a Brita pitcher.
Hard water is not good. Tastes bad too. Distilled is great but I use a Brita pitcher.
I was wondering if somebody might mention this. I'm also a home roaster. Routine duty goes to my Teknivorm. Water temperature and extraction time are both keys to good coffee. That's part of SCA's reviews. The Teknivorm is about 20 years old and still ticking. It's built like a tank.
DWalt
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We got away from coffee drinking long ago, but when we were first married, we had a stainless vacuum pot you used on a stove burner. It was very entertaining to watch it work. Anyone else remember the ingenious vacuum pot? There were also glass vacuum pots. I haven't seen one for many years, probably no longer made.
I recall my folks had one, hardly ever used.
They're still available though:
[ame]https://www.amazon.com/Bodum-Coffee-Vacuum-Siphon-Brewer/dp/B00005NCX5[/ame]
DWalt
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Same general design, but ours was stainless steel. No idea whatever happened to it. Like so many things we had years ago it was probably lost in a move, sold in a garage sale, etc.
Vacuum pots . . . I have a Yama: Yama Vacuum Brewer - Two Sizes
I use it now and then "for fun" but it's not my day-to-day workhorse. It can be finicky and if the grind isn't right, it will stall. When all is working right, it makes excellent coffee.
The Sweet Maria's site in the link above is a great resource for coffee snobs, err... coffee lovers like me. You'll find all sorts of brewing devices and green coffee beans to roast. Sweet Marias got me hooked on homeroasting a lot of years ago.
It's expensive, but worth it. I measure my coffee intake by shots, not pots
I have had a nice grinder ( most important ) and a sort of lower end espresso machine for probably 10-15 years now. Over time. I have had to do some repairs, but I kind of like doing that kind of stuff anyway. So even though initial cost was high, they both have lasted long enough to well pay for themselves...and with that I think it's time for my second double cappuccino for today....zooom zoomAfter years of Mr. Coffee-like pots and Keurig machines, a number of years ago I circled back to the old Presto electric percolator. I just prefer the flavor better. My daughters agree and now both use the same also.
OLDSTER
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For us there's been only one brand. BUNN.
Same here. Bunn is all we've used at home for many years. A few bucks more than the others but worth it.
Coffee is made in our house EVERY morning without fail. Our last coffee maker gave up the ghost last week after five or six years (pretty good considering how often it was used). I refuse to pay for a new coffee maker when even the el-cheapos are $40.00 or more. Went to Restore and got a Krups for $15.00. It's doing great so far!
For us there's been only one brand. BUNN.
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My wife bought one of these stupid things and I couldn't hate it more. It keeps an internal reservoir of water hot 24/7. I can't empty it so if it ever gets contaminated there's no way to clean it. Who knows what might grow in there. Then the nice people at Bunn seem to think I need a pot of coffee in 90 seconds. So the Cafe Bustelo espresso grind (very fine) causes the fast flowing water to overflow the filter unless I make a reduced amount and even then it sometimes dumps grounds in the pot. Maxwell House and the like taste like dishwater so changing coffee is not an option.
I can't wait for it to die.
Interesting. We use both Costco fine grind Colombian and coarser grind Stewarts without problems.
You do have to use the deep Bunn filters.
In all the years of owning these we never had contamination problems as stuff won't live in 200 degree water. Couple of times a year run a pot of vinegar through followed by 4 pots of water to flush it out. No issues.
And yes, in the morning I DO need my coffee in 90 seconds.
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For us there's been only one brand. BUNN.
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My wife bought one of these stupid things and I couldn't hate it more. It keeps an internal reservoir of water hot 24/7. I can't empty it so if it ever gets contaminated there's no way to clean it. Who knows what might grow in there. Then the nice people at Bunn seem to think I need a pot of coffee in 90 seconds. So the Cafe Bustelo espresso grind (very fine) causes the fast flowing water to overflow the filter unless I make a reduced amount and even then it sometimes dumps grounds in the pot. Maxwell House and the like taste like dishwater so changing coffee is not an option.
I can't wait for it to die.
You can empty a Bunn. Google it. I remove the filter basket, and dispersion nozzle and turn it upside down. The water will pour out the same tube it does when it's making coffee. Once a month turn it off and pour a full pot of white vinegar and let it sit all day. Then flush by running 5 pots of water through it.
You do need to buy Bunn filters. They do cost a bit more but we're not talking gun money here. The Bunn filters are taller and more porous and prevent overflow. They aren't hard to find. Walmart usually has them.
I do need a pot of coffee in 90 seconds.
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JJEH
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It's always an option. Have a look here:
Gevalia Coffee
Coffee - Ground - Weatherby, Inc.
Coffee - Whole Bean - Weatherby, Inc.
Hills Bros High Yield Medium Roast Coffee, 30.5 oz
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