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| Topic Started: Feb 21 2012, 01:30 AM (994 Views) | |
| haili | Feb 21 2012, 01:30 AM Post #1 |
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This morning I noticed there wasn't much coffee in the coffee maker so added more water - and it came out the bottom! They do wear out every so often but I've never had one do that before so I put it in the sink and tried again. I guess it's kaput! Of course it's a holiday today so the stores are closed. I wonder if my ancient instant coffee is still good. |
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| margrace | Feb 21 2012, 01:32 AM Post #2 |
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Probably is Haili, I tried ours the other day and it was passable. |
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| heatseeker | Feb 21 2012, 01:43 AM Post #3 |
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A morning without good coffee is not a good morning. |
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| Trotsky | Feb 21 2012, 01:55 AM Post #4 |
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When they die, they die. Mine always go by having the heating coil blow...never a hole in the well. (I would NEVER be without a spare coffee pot. That would be like a heroin addict without a spare syringe, biggrin 04 )
Instant cofee isn't even any good the "instant" its made. Edited by Trotsky, Feb 21 2012, 01:56 AM.
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| FuzzyO | Feb 21 2012, 01:59 AM Post #5 |
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Never mind the instant. Boil your water, put the coffee in and let it settle to the bottom, then pur yourself a cup thrugh a filter. Not ideal, but at least you get your coffee. |
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| campy | Feb 21 2012, 02:04 AM Post #6 |
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Just boil the cofee in a pot and pour the coffee through the filter on the broken unit into the glass coffee pot if it's only the water container on the coffee maker. Probably will taste better as well. Nothing like real hot water to bring out the flavour in coffee. |
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| angora | Feb 21 2012, 02:08 AM Post #7 |
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We use a french press they rarely break. We do have two of them though. |
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| campy | Feb 21 2012, 02:28 AM Post #8 |
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If the glass part does break it's almost impossible to get a replacement. I found the coffee made in a french press always came out on the bitter side. |
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| angora | Feb 21 2012, 03:08 AM Post #9 |
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Boiling makes coffee bitter. The press method just lets the hot water flow through the coffee under pressure. Coffee is bitter naturally, that's why people put sugar in it. We like dark roast coffee which makes it stronger in flavour. |
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| Darcie | Feb 21 2012, 03:12 AM Post #10 |
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I have one of those, I really need to learn how much coffee to put in it so it doesn't melt my spoon. I also like dark roast. No sugar or cream for me. |
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| haili | Feb 21 2012, 06:21 AM Post #11 |
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I found an old Melita one-cup pot in the basement. Will give that a try as I think you just pour boiling water over the coffee. Had tea with an early lunch. I was wondering why I was so blah this morning and it must be coffee withdrawal symptoms. The glass part never seems to break with me; it's always the actual appliance. Tomorrow I hit the stores to get a replacement. |
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| angora | Feb 21 2012, 06:28 AM Post #12 |
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Melitta method made wonderful coffee. the only problem was to keep it hot. I'd put a paper towel in the filter, put the coffee in and then pour the water over it. The paper towel will act like a commercially bought filter and keep the finely ground coffee out of the cup. I hope its good. |
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| agate | Feb 21 2012, 07:55 AM Post #13 |
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I have a one cup cone which i put in a filter. It works great. Also have a spare 'old' coffee maker on the shelf somewheres biggrin 04 I would be quite frantic without my morning coffee. Don't you just hate those mornings when you have to go to the lab for a test---no drink before test :sigh: |
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| campy | Feb 21 2012, 10:56 AM Post #14 |
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:th_p80960.jpg: The title of this thread is misleading. I thought Mr. Coffee died or Miss Melitta. Or the Folger's lady who helped so many young wives when they couldn't make a decent cup of coffee for their husbands. |
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| haili | Feb 21 2012, 01:55 PM Post #15 |
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Pardon my grammar. I should have said the coffee machine expired. I found out you need to use more coffee in that Melita carafe; that cup of coffee was too weak. |
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