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| Topic Started: Feb 21 2012, 01:30 AM (995 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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| friendshipgal | May 17 2012, 03:12 AM Post #46 |
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We use a Cuisinart which does keep the coffee hot, actually got it with air miles, I would like a Tim Horton's coffee maker but they are just too expensive. I just made a donation to the local hospital and put my name in for the draw which is the TH coffeemaker. One of the reasons Tim Horton's coffee is so good (IMO) is because they don't allow it to sit for more than 20 mins. There are 4 Timmies in our town of about 20,000 people. biggrin 04 |
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| Dialtone | May 17 2012, 03:16 AM Post #47 |
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Each to their own, everyone has preferences. The Tassimo or Keurig isn't the best for large groups since they are single cup makers. For us it's perfect since we like to start the day with a large cup of fresh brew and each cup only takes a couple minutes . You can buy discs that are programmed for various sizes, we buy the 12 or 16 oz size and you can also customize the strength for individual taste. Works for us, but we'll still use our drip maker when we have a gathering. |
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| Deleted User | May 17 2012, 03:17 AM Post #48 |
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FSG - we now have something besides politics to disagree about. My old cheapie coffee pot died about two months ago, so I treated myself to a cuisinart. Of all the coffee pots I have ever used, this is by far the worst!! |
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| Dialtone | May 17 2012, 03:17 AM Post #49 |
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Bitsy, thanks for that info as our son has a Tassimo that is probably in the recall, ours isn't. |
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| agate | May 17 2012, 04:32 AM Post #50 |
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I have one of those melita single cup cone things that fits over the cup, pour in hot water and there you have your fresh cup of coffee biggrin 04 Those single serve machines are very expensive and the packets are expensive also. Mind you they are nice and convient. I have on of those $7 battery operated foamers and it works great..heat up the milk & froth and you have a good cup of hot coffee :th_p80960.jpg: |
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| Dialtone | May 17 2012, 03:39 PM Post #51 |
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Regardless of how you drink your coffee, drink up.. it's good for you, especially in later life. http://www.latimes.com/health/la-sci-coffee-death-20120517,0,7014507.story |
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| campy | May 18 2012, 02:17 AM Post #52 |
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The reason you live longer if you drink coffee is that you get more exercise running to the bathroom. |
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| Trotsky | May 19 2012, 11:16 AM Post #53 |
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Those individual makers that force hot water through a little cartridge of coffee is a VERY expensive way to make coffee. So when my pot dies after 5-9 years, like they do (heating units burn out, thermostat contacts corrode) I just go out an by another 12 cup Drip Proctor-Silex or Mr. Coffee (bought one last year at Target for my customary $19.99.) All a coffee pot has to do is provide hot water: it needn't tell time, it needn't start making coffee when preprogrammed, it needn;t be plumbed into your water supply, it needn't DANCE. I have a 30 year old 12 cup percolator (lovely Farber unit...expensive) that I use when my Drip pot blows out and I am waiting for a sale. The alternative to the emergency pot is, of course, a VERY painful death. For a while we thought Braun (with the cone shaped filters ) was the way to go, but we found the Braun's didn't have the lifespan of the cheapies AND the fiilters cost 3 times as much as the basket filters at the DOLLAR Store. We don't stint on coffee quality and blend our own in a poly contrainer that will hold about 1.5 pounds. Hint: a couple TBSP of El Pico ESPRESSO grind will smarten up a pound of cheaper coffeee. (I drink 42 ounces of coffee every morning.) Here yah go campy: http://www.mrcoffeestore.com/detail/COF+CG12 Edited by Trotsky, May 19 2012, 11:29 AM.
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| Dialtone | May 19 2012, 02:59 PM Post #54 |
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Agreed Mr. Trotsky, but IMO the convenience outways the expense, the added couple dollars a week isn't going to break me, heck I gave more than that to some kids charity at Wally World today. May as well spend a few dollars while we can, the grim reaper doesn't want it and you can't take it with you. biggrin 04 . Tonight after supper we wanted a coffee, so we each put a French Vanilla cartridge in the Tassimo, pushed Start, and while it was making the brew poured in a couple ounces of Kalua. No mess no fuss, and amazingly great. 023 |
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| campy | May 19 2012, 05:34 PM Post #55 |
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Convenience is the norm now not the exception. Does anyone even cook a chicken anymore when you can pick one up cheaper than the raw one and it's already cooked. I understand those single cuppers can take your own brand of coffee instead of the pre filled cartridges. Is that correct.? |
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| Trotsky | May 20 2012, 12:37 AM Post #56 |
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No, it's not, campy. Edited by Trotsky, May 20 2012, 12:37 AM.
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| campy | May 20 2012, 12:40 AM Post #57 |
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I just replaced my coffee maker (5 cup Black and Decker) because my friend who visits often likes three or four cups in a row. The previous one was the same but was programmable. This one is a switch but it's better because it keeps the coffee hot till you shut it off. |
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| haili | May 20 2012, 01:27 AM Post #58 |
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I like the cone filter type of coffee maker better than the basket ones. The coffee wasn't so great lately and I looked for coffee maker cleaner but couldn't find it and had to use vinegar. It does make a difference to the taste and helped a lot with the flavour. |
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| Trotsky | May 21 2012, 11:50 PM Post #59 |
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Back in Pennslyvania, we had Spring water that came through a lot of limestone. Thus the vinegar treatment was necessary ofen and after redripping it thought the Mr. Coffee (or Braun) we were left with a discardable cannister of white foamy mess...all the dissolved calcium-magtnesium salts. The coffee pote had a short life span becasue the heater coils would invariable plug. Things were so bad that the only way to clean a glass shower door was slowly and painfully with a safetty razor to scrap off the calcium carbonate. Fabric shower curtains quickly got stiff and had to be discarded and buying expensive faucets was a foolhearty way to throw away money. But for the last 4 decades, in both Jersey City and Manhattan, the water is resevoir (rain) water and soft as a baby's tush and water deposits are only a very UNfond memory. So no more vinegar fiddling needed and coffee pots last twice ads long. Here's a hint for those who want theri coffee to last a long time (during the morning.) DON'T let it sit in the warming carafe...it goes stale VERY quickly. Instead pour it immediately into a thermos jug that has been preheated with a couple cups orf BOILING water. Keep sealed between pours. The coffee will remain delicious for many hours. If it gets a bit too cool, pop each newly poured cup into the microwave for 15 seconds or so. (We use a 1.5 Liter thermos carafe.) |
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| Dana | May 22 2012, 05:06 AM Post #60 |
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Instead pour it immediately into a thermos jug that has been preheated with a couple cups orf BOILING water. Keep sealed between pours."" Never were truer words written about coffee. Man! You sure drink a lot of it. Lucky you! It can also be made by dripping from a cone directly into a hot thermos. |
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