!@#@%$^%$#@! Arrrgh!

[Sandman]

Originally posted by Skuzzy
He asked for a coffee maker, not a device which takes clear water, heats it, and turns it some color of what is left in the toilet after eating a bad burrito the night before (and tastes about the same).

While I am not a coffee snob, I do have standards.  And the Mr. Spewfee is far below them.


Try a Braun or Krupp.  Cheap enough ($30 at Best Buy, I think) and they make a good cup of joe.  Takes a lot less coffee to make it strong as well.

As far as I can tell, a drip machine is a drip machine is a drip machine. They all basically work the same way regardless of whether it says Braun, Krupp, Mr. Coffee, or Black and Decker on the label.

[Nilsen]

I have two coffemakers... both are Moccamasters from this company. http://www.technivorm.com/home.html

One is 10 years old or something and the other is brand new. both makes excellent coffe.

They are handmade and I highly recomend them!

[Nilsen]

Originally posted by Sandman
As far as I can tell, a drip machine is a drip machine is a drip machine. They all basically work the same way regardless of whether it says Braun, Krupp, Mr. Coffee, or Black and Decker on the label.

What sets them apart is build quality and the temperature they make the coffe at... as far as i know anyway.

Moccamaster!

[Skuzzy]

Originally posted by Sandman
As far as I can tell, a drip machine is a drip machine is a drip machine. They all basically work the same way regardless of whether it says Braun, Krupp, Mr. Coffee, or Black and Decker on the label.

Nope, nope.  Braun/Krupp make a surprisingly good cup of coffee and are very frugal with how much they need to make it (3 spoonfuls make a rich 10 cup pot of joe).
No matter how hard you try, you will never be able to get those other drippers to make a cup of coffee anywhere close to what Braun/Krupp make.

Nilsen is right (did I say that?)  It's all about the temperature of the water and the rate of flow.

But dunt take my word for it.   The makers are cheap.  Try it.

[Gunslinger]

after getting the "brewstation" I will never go back to something that uses a pot ever again.  It may not last as long as a traditional coffee maker it is still well worth it.

[Gunslinger]

Originally posted by Chairboy
The ancient shepherds of Java would slowly chew the raw beans as the day passed, getting the caffeine needed to stay alert.  You should attempt to replicate this, preferably while wearing a poncho.  As an added bonus, you will garner additional social status as people start to assume that you use chewing tobacco.  Be sure to let a little of the black spittle dribble from the side of your mouth when talking for added realism.

In the Marines we used to chew the instant grinds that came with our MRE meals in order to stay awake on watch while out in the field.  It was so nasty that there's very little way of accidently falling asleep.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Moccamaster is a good brand. They cost though.

Hangtime I know where you can get a vintage -82 moccamaster for $5 if you like.

I mean if you compare it to -72 Impala you need to get a vintage brewer too.

[Eagler]

French Press

[Nilsen]

yup Eagler.. you can make good coffe that way.

[Sandman]

Originally posted by Eagler
French Press

Exactly what I've been saying. They work great for backpacking also.

[Chairboy]

You mean...  Freedom Press, right?

har har har, I kill me.

[icemaw]

Originally posted by Suave
LOL.
That's as bad as having one of those drip machines with the check valve that is levered open by the plastic lid on the coffee pot. And you make a pot of coffee and put the pot in it without that lid. And then you come back to find hot coffee all over the counter and the floor and only two teaspoons in the coffee pot.

God dont I know that one. But you left out the wife ack screaming about coffee all over the floor.

[Stringer]

Finally, a thread worthy of the bandwith it consumes!

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by Gunslinger
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000093681/103-2938095-8590250?v=glance



This is the best damn coffee maker I've ever owned.  Not pot to worry about, easy to use, and makes GREAT coffee.

The only draw back that I hate about it is that if you take a rather large cup of coffee to work you have to move it to the edge to poor it.


like I said, it's the BEST coffee maker I've ever had

I concur.
I have the same pot.
Best coffee maker I've ever owned.

And if your smart, you can even set it up the night before while your awake and alert and set it to make your coffee about ten min before your alarm goes off.

Unless you have a kid that gets up for school before you get up and makes the coffee before he heads out to school. Then you dont even have to do that.

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by Clifra Jones
Well, i should mention that hear in FL we have very hard water. Tends to shorten the life of most coffee pots.

A water softener is in the future.

Oh man you have TERRIBLE water in Fla.

Stinks too. Like rotten eggs.

Yuch!