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- Thread starter Joe Nerve
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Got a complicated Mr.mCoffer that makes coffee every morning once you learn to set it.
I have no recommendation.
I have no recommendation.
At work I use the stainless steel French Press.
At home, there's only one way to brew...
At home, there's only one way to brew...
If you must have a similar drip style coffee maker (like we do, in addition to a French press), go to goodwill or some other thrift store and pick up that same mass produced Mr Coffee or similar Black&Decker model gently used for under $10... people move or upgrade and get rid of them all the time. Even if it only lasts a year, that's not a bad annual price to make pots of coffee at home. Or splurge the $19.99 - $29.99 on a new one every couple years
Funny you would mention this. I spent a couple years using a lot of epoxy that gave me max working time when it was kept really warm. I’d go to Goodwill and get a Mr. Coffee and make a simple hot plate out of the warmer and keep a small pot of water on it all day with the bottles of resin and hardner in it. I never spent more than ten bucks for one.
Multitask! Boil your strings and make coffee at the same time. Maybe your bass will play faster
I use one of these. Faberware percolator from circa 1965. It was a wedding gift for my parents---they used it until about 1971 and then it sat in a cabinet in their basement until I rediscovered it in 2003. I have a feeling that this thing will still be making coffee long after I've played my last note.
You can still find them on ebay in varying condition.
I used one of those to make my coffee at work. It lasted for many years.
Then I saw another one at a flea market and bought it for a spare in case my work coffee maker died.
It did die several years later and I put the backup into service, but I think it wasn't as good as the first one, some things didn't seem quite as robust on the newer one. It died also.
Then I brought out the old Mr. Coffee machine we used to have at home before someone got us another coffee maker as a gift.
Mr. Coffee is still perking along here at work.
I haven't been there for a few years, but I'd put money down that there's still one of these in my folks kitchen. Six decades of repairs, replacement parts, at least one replacement machine - the idea of going to a drip format was unheard of. To my mom, it must have been the coffee maker equivalent to a P with flats.
...the essential problem here is that you threw out a perfectly functional coffee maker. How many square inches did you save by getting a smaller one? Yeesh....
I've been using a glass FP for over a year now, I think. Big one, holds 3 real (rather than marketing BS micro-cups) coffee mugs, or about a quart/liter. Could be 50 years old, could be as young as 30. Offers the utterly satisfying option of making coffee that isn't scalding (indeed, you can park it in the fridge and make cold brew overnight.) I have two other coffee makers (and 3 smaller FPs and a Lavazza) stashed (of course, I don't live in one of those closets that NYC considers a spacious apartment.) Heck, I still have the alarm clock guts from my first Braun "wake up to not having to make coffee" machine which I scavenged after the heater section finally rotted out (must not have been good quality stainless steel in that batch, or they didn't passivate the HAZ after welding it.)
I've been using a glass FP for over a year now, I think. Big one, holds 3 real (rather than marketing BS micro-cups) coffee mugs, or about a quart/liter. Could be 50 years old, could be as young as 30. Offers the utterly satisfying option of making coffee that isn't scalding (indeed, you can park it in the fridge and make cold brew overnight.) I have two other coffee makers (and 3 smaller FPs and a Lavazza) stashed (of course, I don't live in one of those closets that NYC considers a spacious apartment.) Heck, I still have the alarm clock guts from my first Braun "wake up to not having to make coffee" machine which I scavenged after the heater section finally rotted out (must not have been good quality stainless steel in that batch, or they didn't passivate the HAZ after welding it.)
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I knew you guys would get me laugh in the face of this tragedy 
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I've been using a french press, which is fine actually... but went shopping with the wife today since I had off from work. Wound up with this:
Reasons:
. Thanks.I've been using a french press, which is fine actually... but went shopping with the wife today since I had off from work. Wound up with this:
Reasons:
- We are getting our kitchen completely redone in October, and it will be beautiful. With a turquoise backsplash. We couldn't say no.
- We wanted a coffee maker with the smallest possible footprint.
- I wanted a Kurig cuz when they're redoing the kitchen for a month I'm going to have limitted access to a sink, and this makes things easier.
- If you read this far into my reasons you've got too much time on your hands, but its nice that you care .
- I plan to use a refillable pod thing, or whatever you call them, so I don't waste craploads of money.
- It's the coolest looking coffee machine on the market. IMO.
- I'm the only one in my house that drinks coffee, and only at breakfast, so it's all I need.
I sure hope you at least grind your coffee right before you drop it into one of those reusable pods.
I do like the small footprint and look of that machine though I dislike Keurig in general.
Once the remodel is over, you really should check out getting a pour over setup.
Nothing mechanical or electronic to break or fail.
Maybe even check out the minipresso from WACACO. That's what we use now and then.
You won't beat the footprint on that.
-Mike
I do like the small footprint and look of that machine though I dislike Keurig in general.
Once the remodel is over, you really should check out getting a pour over setup.
Nothing mechanical or electronic to break or fail.
Maybe even check out the minipresso from WACACO. That's what we use now and then.
You won't beat the footprint on that.
-Mike
If you want longevity, then the answer is Bunn. Not the most attractive, but they have improved in recent years. They're also fast - as little as 3 minutes to brew a pot. I used them for years in office settings, buying consumer models that lasted for years.
I haven't used them in recent years, but this answer prompts me to think of our own machine. My experience in recent years has been that most drip coffee makers last between 1 and 2 years. I'll probably get a Bunn when this one craps out.
I haven't used them in recent years, but this answer prompts me to think of our own machine. My experience in recent years has been that most drip coffee makers last between 1 and 2 years. I'll probably get a Bunn when this one craps out.
I have a GE 5 cup coffee maker I bought about 7 years ago. At Christmas last year my daughter/step daughter got me a new Black n Decker 5 cup maker. I fired it up and the coffee it made was horrid. I quickly returned it, and went back to my GE. It has set the bar very high and GE doesn't make coffee makers anymore.
I bought a Cuisinart from a thrift store, I was unimpressed with it's coffee also.
The neighbors gave me a French Press which is great but not something I'll do daily.
The #2 cone filter, and perfect brewing water temp in the GE has a lot to do with it's awesome coffee.
Since I posted this, I went looking for 5 cup coffee makers. Almost bought a Bonavita, still might get it. I did find the GE coffee maker I have now. Come to find out Haier company bought GE appliances. Hopefully they didn't change anything internally. Looks exactly the same, we shall find out, otherwise I'll get the Bonavita. Twenty bucks is an easy way to find out.
I bought a Cuisinart from a thrift store, I was unimpressed with it's coffee also.
The neighbors gave me a French Press which is great but not something I'll do daily.
The #2 cone filter, and perfect brewing water temp in the GE has a lot to do with it's awesome coffee.
Since I posted this, I went looking for 5 cup coffee makers. Almost bought a Bonavita, still might get it. I did find the GE coffee maker I have now. Come to find out Haier company bought GE appliances. Hopefully they didn't change anything internally. Looks exactly the same, we shall find out, otherwise I'll get the Bonavita. Twenty bucks is an easy way to find out.
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I've looked at the smaller Mr Coffee Makers. They get good reviews for the coffee they make. One issue that was repeated by many people was they were lucky if it worked 2 years. It's like they have some kinda of built-in self destruct. I guess they sell more products that way. Can't make em to good, or no one will need another one. Unless they threw out their perfectly good one.
