BillyBatts
ALOHA!
The wife and I drink a pot every night. We have no trouble sleeping.
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Oh, how I envy you. Coffee jacks me up big time. Great in the morning. Not so great at night.
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Oh, how I envy you. Coffee jacks me up big time. Great in the morning. Not so great at night.
tnmike1
AK Member
I tried those cup things at my sister's house, not bad. But IMHO, nothing beats this with fresh-ground beans:
Got that Bodum Chambord "1928" 8-cup model french press for $34 shipped off of eBay.
This is what I use too. My son Clark is a roaster at a coffee "place"--don't know what to call it but they package coffee- in Brooklyn NY.
anyway, he told me to use either a French Press or a pour-over drip system which costs all of $15 or so. I use the press when I make two cups for myself
We have a K cup thing. It works, but the coffee is a bit weak tasting by my standards. I use it if I just want one without fooling with the regular drip machine. It makes a full pot every morning though. Big cups here, I get one, my mother gets her 2, and thats the whole pot. She uses the K cup most evenings, I use it if I screw up and forget to set up the regular pot to brew.
On extremely rare occasions, I'll take one in to work and use someone's machine there if I know we are going to be having a particularly tedious meeting. The coffee out of the normal machine tastes like burnt water filtered through diesel fuel filters. Its just the most foul horrible crap and I refuse to drink it. I have brought in real coffee (well, 8 o'clock, nothing overly exotic) a few times to feed into that thing and then people complain that its too strong.
On extremely rare occasions, I'll take one in to work and use someone's machine there if I know we are going to be having a particularly tedious meeting. The coffee out of the normal machine tastes like burnt water filtered through diesel fuel filters. Its just the most foul horrible crap and I refuse to drink it. I have brought in real coffee (well, 8 o'clock, nothing overly exotic) a few times to feed into that thing and then people complain that its too strong.
jcamero
Who are you people anyway?
I have a Bunn "My Café". I can use "K" cups, pods, ground, and even just get hot water for soup, etc. Since I am the only one in my family that enjoys home brew coffee, and that I only drink a cup or two a day, it works for me. I guess the only drawback is that it does not have a reservoir . I only brew ground coffee, (much cheaper than K cups), but have plans to buy a burr mill grinder.
DougRuss47
Well-Known Member
For my morning quick cup to start me off, I use the "Aeropress" setup.
sKiZo
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Not sure if I'm that desperate for the couple seconds I might save compared to mill grinding custom blend beans and running them through a gold mesh filter on my high end coffee maker.
Yes ... I LOVE my coffee!
Biggest drawback for me would be the paper filter - Taste of that just makes anything blah ... can't imagine how anyone can stand those silly things.
ducati_EL34
Addicted Member
Yes ... I LOVE my coffee!
Biggest drawback for me would be the paper filter - Taste of that just makes anything blah ... can't imagine how anyone can stand those silly things.
I have a reusable mesh filter for the technovorm.
whoaru99
Epic Member
Not sure if I'm that desperate for the couple seconds I might save compared to mill grinding custom blend beans and running them through a gold mesh filter on my high end coffee maker.
Yes ... I LOVE my coffee!
Biggest drawback for me would be the paper filter - Taste of that just makes anything blah ... can't imagine how anyone can stand those silly things.
It's more like 5 to 10 minutes less, but who's counting.
whoaru99
Epic Member
Could be a couple things, like water temp and extraction time.
getter365
H.H. SCOTT stereomaster
Not sure if I'm that desperate for the couple seconds I might save compared to mill grinding custom blend beans and running them through a gold mesh filter on my high end coffee maker.
Yes ... I LOVE my coffee!
Biggest drawback for me would be the paper filter - Taste of that just makes anything blah ... can't imagine how anyone can stand those silly things.
I didn't know they used a paper filter as I don't own one, just had coffee once or twice during a business trip. Our Tassimo does brew a good cup of coffee, but I don't use it often due to the price of the coffee - I've got other important things to buy - like replacement tweeters - lol. We've been using the Farberware electric percolator for decades. It does brew a good cup of coffee in a few minutes and uses stainless steel parts - nothing is wasted.
I am all for the fresh bean grinding and all that, and some day I will buy a French press to try it (friend has one at work)....but I guess I just can't taste the difference.
Renegade
Well-Known Member
I dunno about the Kuerig stuff,,,,,,, I bought my daughter one of her choosing for Christmas a couple of years ago, and honestly was never that impressed with her coffee,(though I've never told her), so last spring my Bunn of many years crapped out on me and so for fathers day she gives me a brand new coffee maker,,,,,,,,, a Cuisineart,,,,, I really like it and so does she. Will likely be replacing her Kuerig soon,,,,,,,,,,,
sKiZo
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It's like the difference between clicking a mouse button or listening to vinyl ... worth the effort!
Pull one of those Keurig capsules apart, and you'll see a few layers of pleated paper that the coffee (or whatever) needs to pass through.
It's the taste of the paper that turns me off ... kinda like the AK argument of post processing coloring the "purity" of the signal ... in my case, I don't mind that, but I prefer my coffee to taste like ... coffee ... rather than paper. Apparently, some of us are more sensitive to that and find it more objectionable.
Yup ... that's where a better quality brewer shines as they tend to have stronger heating elements that can keep the water temp constant through the brewing cycle. To use another AK analogy, a cheap soldering iron can't maintain constant heat due to the cold metal you're trying to work with and that can affect the quality of the bond. Same holds true for that stream of cold water passing the heating element.
(Analogies ... I got a million of em) <G>
And ... don't forget to clean your coffee machine! A dirty or calcified heating element can really get in the way of a good cup! In my case, I also have to remind myself to replace the carbon water filter regularly. Maintain and enjoy!
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