Coffeemaker that doesn't steam a lot
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15 years ago
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Comments (21)What are your volume preferences. Do you need to make several cups and keep them warm, or would one cup be perfect if it was also very strong, very hot, and very good? I've had a ton of coffee makers over the years, but I no longer brew in volume. MichaelP is dead on when he says that taste is subjective and there is no universal best... but this is what I like: The entire contents from my Bialetti Brikka (not to be confused with the Moka, which looks similar, but brews very differently) is perfect. I add a little sugar and half and half to a cup. Froth it up a little, pour the beautiful stove top espresso with crema into the frothed milk the moment it stops making that weird rocket ship noise. Some people prefer it without the cream and sugar, in which case it's very hot and frothy. I recently served some to a brunch guest who is accustomed to normal coffee maker coffee and he liked it and confessed that it gave him a bit of a buzz. It was not surprising. The four servings that the maker makes only partially fills a normal American coffee cup... but it takes three heaping scoops of good dark roast coffee to make....See MoreSo if our house doesn't sell....
Comments (42)I'd have to reread what I quoted tomorrow about the price. IIRC, The posts were before the market got to this point, so before when she made the posts, she may have been ok with it; but now the price isn't realistic. This is where that great realtor comes in. She should have sat her down and told her that the market changed and we need to act since you need to sell. After all, her bios states she will work with the client to price the home correctly. Having a realtor that claims to have that much experience yada yada; she would be able to talk the seller into going after that buyer; after all, if you read the lowball post, some of the posters were able to change her mind. Why couldn't this experienced great realtor do that? Rereading the posts, Jellyben knew in her heart the price was too much. The realtor technically should have been able to be straight with her saying, ok we can try listing at that "old" price for a few weeks, if we have activity and no bites, then we have to revisit pricing. Our realtor said almost the same thing to us, so we knew going in; plus I read here just like jellyben does, so I know it would have to be done. I do think that the exterior photos make the house look "trumped up" and more like an artist's drawing of spec homes you see at those architectural plan websites. I think it makes the home look unrealistic and could be turning off some buyers. Exactly, which is probably misleading when you actually get to the house. This is a used house, I highly doubt the outside looks that perfect still. Jellyben How long is your contract for?...See MoreFavorite Coffeemaker
Comments (41)marilyn, good luck. There's nothing like a decent cup of coffee in the morning. Our Bunn model number is NHBX-B(the -B for black, I think.) I got whatever model Target had and it was around $100 about 1 1/2 years ago. I prefer glass carafe over the thermal because I like to see how much coffee is left. If it gets too cold I hot my mug of coffee in the mw. We can keep the pot on the warming plate for quite a while (I'd say 2 hours) before the taste deteriorates (at least to my standards.) Our coffeemaker doesn't emit steam. I purchase Bunn filters at Target (I get a couple of boxes at a time because they're not always easy to find...just $2 or $3 for a box of 100.) If you end up with a Bunn, I remember thinking the initial setup was confusing. That's because there's a water reservoir that constantly holds hot water---there's a separate switch on the side, toward the back, for the reservoir that always stays on (unless you don't plan on making coffee for several days--i.e. vacation.) The initial set up involves waiting for the water in the reservoir to heat up (15 minutes I think) but from then on, as long as the reservoir isn't turned off, it only takes about 3 minutes to make a pot of coffee. With my model I turn on the separate hot plate switch when I make coffee. The downside (with this model---I don't know about the more expensive models) is that the hotplate does not turn off automatically after a certain amount of time. cleo2007, I used to swear by the Melitta cone and filter system because I couldn't find an automatic coffeemaker that I liked. I even tried the Cuisinart Grind and Brew but gave it away to my sister after a month because I didn't like it and went back to the more labor intensive Melitta method. But I think coffee makers have gotten better. The first one I really liked was a $40 Presto Coffee Maker which was one of the few machines that got the water up to proper brewing temp. I read about it on coffeegeek dot com. Unfortunately it only lasted about 18 months and was no longer made when I went to replace it. After that I read about the Bunns on this site. I think my coffee preference depends on what I'm used to. Now when I go back to using the Melitta cone I don't like it nearly as much as my Bunn made coffee. I don't miss babysitting the grounds while waiting for the hot water to penetrate through before adding more water (not to mention babysitting the water on the stove waiting for it to heat up.) I still grind my beans but I'm glad I can just add cold water and walk away from the machine. We still use the Melitta cone at my mother's house because we don't like the coffee her old Mr. Coffee makes (it is about 25 years old...the newer Mr. Coffee's I've tried are much better.)...See MoreCoffee doesn't taste good anymore
Comments (29)LOL, Dcarch. My old friend Renee who used to post on the Cooking Forum, owned a coffee shop. She called it "Charbucks" and said they roasted their coffee too darkly so they could cover the fact that they were using inferior beans. Of course, she also called Maxwell House "floor sweepings". (grin) I make my coffee just like Sleevendog, starting with green beans and roasting them myself, grinding right before I make the coffee, using filtered water heated in my electric kettle and poured over grounds in the Chemex. The one thing that jumped out at me too was that the OP guessed at the proportions of coffee to water. I "played" with the Chemex for a week or so before I found just the right ratio to suit me. Find the ratio that suits you and use that amount every time, and your coffee will be consistent. And, incidentally, I drink both coffee and tea, depending on my mood. I like iced tea in the summer, but not iced coffee. I like both hot tea and hot coffee when it's cooler outside, and I've been known to drink a mocha occasionally too. I guess I just like it all... Annie...See Morebbstx
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