Recommendations for Auto Drip Coffee Maker with Thermal Carafe
Karen Eagle
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Comments (15)ANY of the "Bold" Kcups make a very strong 10-12oz cup of coffee. The non bold ones would be best for 8oz. IMO there's a difference between bold and strong. As someone who prefers Dunkin Donuts over Starbucks, I can assure you I don't need mud to be happy. What can I tell you, one person's coffee is another person's hot water. The way I see it Keurig is good for someone who wants a quick, convenient, "decent" cup of coffee and isn't too concerned about the price. To me, someone like the OP who cares enough about their coffee that they grind fresh beans is going to get no satisfaction from brewing those beans at a maximum of 192 deg F. Grind, fill the "dohicky", brew one cup at suboptimal temp, clean the dohicky... Pretty much all but negates the convenience of a Keurig, no? If you're going to go through all that, I suggest you may get far superior results and at a fraction of the cost using an Aeropress. I'm not a hater, heck between my original Platinum and my current Cuisinart branded Keurig I've spent about $400 on the machines alone. In fact I gave away all my other coffee makers. (Starbucks, Cuisinart and a couple cheapos.) I'm just giving my honest opinion. Yours may vary. p.s. After my first Keurig died I went to Wms Sonoma to buy a Technivorm. Saw how tiny of a "pot" it brews and my wife won - I went next door to BB&B and bought the Keurig. Here is a link that might be useful: Aeropress....See MoreNeed suggestions for good drip coffee maker
Comments (31)I was curious about your statement since Technivorm is supposed to be be one the of the few that brew at the correct temperature so I went to see what they say at sweetmarias and found the following statement. They do measure it in the cup and find it at 156 but they feel that's plenty hot for drinking as do I. I'm not sure how you'd prevent temperature drop off in a drip maker unless you only brew a single cup like the Keurig. I suppose you could reheat in a microwave right after brewing?!? "We have had some feedback from folks who find the coffee brewed not hot enough in the Technivorms. There is a steep drop off once the water hits the grounds and then drops to the pot - that is to be expected. Testing the machines at our warehouse in Oakland (elev. 8 feet) - I get the following temperatures: 195 to 205 degrees F at the brewhead; in the grounds, 160 degrees F; and 156 degrees F in the pot. I find 156 degrees too hot to actually taste anything - so I let it cool a bit. Some folks find this too cool - they are used to the coffee being heated on a hot plate above brewing temperature but I can't taste anything in a liquid that hot - so reheating the coffee does not make much sense for me. I know that some folks are used to coffee that hot though - that is what they are accustomed to. -Tom"...See MoreCoffee Maker Advice, pls
Comments (28)Another Technivorm fan here. We'd been using (and enjoying the coffee from) the Cusinart 12-cup coffee maker we'd gotten when we'd reno'd the kitchen almost 4 years ago. Early last month, DH and I were in the kitchen, and we heard a sizzling or crackling sound, not unlike the sound of coffee that has dripped onto the hot plate. Only thing was, coffee had long since finished brewing and neither of us had poured any coffee in awhile. When I walked over to the coffee maker to take a look, I noticed the display (clock) was out and thought it best to unplug the coffee maker. As I did so, I saw a thin wisp of smoke curling up from the bottom of the machine--eek! Despite the coffee maker being long out of warranty, BB&B took it back (we no longer had the receipt and we absolutely did not want another of the same model, so they issued us a store credit that we'll surely use on something). We were also leery about buying another similar type of coffee maker (e.g. Made in you-know-where). Having read rave reviews about the Technivorm (when we did the kitchen and more recently when W-S started carrying/advertising it), we decided to check it out despite the high price tag. What won us over (besides the glowing reviews) were the facts that it is a very simple machine to set-up (to brew) and take apart (for cleaning after use) and a biggie; Technivorm coffee makers are made by hand, in the Netherlands (not you-know-where). We were drawn to the thought of good, hot coffee to start our days, and just as drawn to the thought of purchasing an appliance that was made well. We thought we'd miss having a timer (we set our coffee maker up the night before--a no-no for coffee afficianado's), but the Technivorm brews so quickly, it's literally ready in minutes. There's no automatic shut-off (brewing mechanism/heater shuts-off at the end of brewing, but the hot plate stays on until it is manually shut off). The lack of an automatic shut-off gave us pause, but we decided the benefits outweighed that one "flaw." Still makes me a little nervous that one of us will forget to flip the switch to off after pouring a last up of coffee, but we're very conscious of being careful about that. All in all, we're enjoying it (ours has the glass carafe, BTW), and feel that it was money well-spent....See MoreBest Coffee maker?
Comments (26)ejbrymom, we also have the Cuisinart and it also started turning off randomly and then not turning on at all when you use the "on" switch. However, I learned about a workaround online. It's kind of a pain (especially if you want to make three pots a day), but while you are searching for your perfect coffeemaker you can give it a try. Instead of using the "on" switch, use the timer (just set it to go on in one minute). For some reason, at least on many of these defective machines, if you turn it on that way it works properly (brewing the entire pot and keeping it hot for two hours, rather than randomly turning itself off or never brewing the coffee at all). Good luck!...See MoreKaren Eagle
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