Coffee maker recommendations

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Originally Posted By: ET16
How about an espresso machine?

OP,
friend has one where he can also set the water temperature and pressure (breville or krups, can't remember).
i think it was in the range of $300-400. he has access to insider food industry so i would guess retail price is double at least.

my wife uses a stainless steel 2 cups recipient on the gas range, take off when water boils, dump one spoon of grinded coffee, watch so it does not spill all over the range, wait 2-3 minutes, dump into cup with milk and honey added.
 
Originally Posted By: hillclimber
Originally Posted By: 440Magnum
I'm a fan of Krups. I've had two of their warmer-less carafe brewers, and really like them. Both of mine are quite old and no longer in production (the newer one is a 10-year old FMF-4), but looking at their website the ET451 looks like a similar unit with more whiz-bang timers.

Keurig (and other single-cup brews) never taste right to me. nor does coffee made in the fast-drip machines like Bunn. Single-brew is also ridiculously expensive, since each cup costs about what a whole pot of regular coffee does.



This. I have an older Krups that is going strong and I hope it never breaks.



I started thinking back, and my older Krups dates back to at least 1993. Its in my office, and it started out as our "group" coffee maker brewing 3-6 carafes per day. Since about 2000, its only done a pot a day for me and a couple other guys... and I'm drinking a cup it made me this morning right now. Its really nice and simple- just a "brew" button and a thermal/mechanical shutoff when it senses the water is all gone. The carafe is a glass vacuum bottle and keeps coffee hot for at least 12 hours or more, especially if you remember to screw the lid on fully. They still make it, but only in a dual-carafe version for the european market. I really wish they still made the CompacTherm

My newer one FMF4 that I use at home is 10 years old and has a steel carafe so it doesn't keep the coffee hot more than maybe 4-5 hours, and it has various timer options. But I always use it in the "push to brew" mode just like the older one.

The reliability has been nice, but what really makes me like them is the flavor. I think Krups hit on the perfect combination of brew rate and the use of a cone filter to make great coffee. Bunn brews too fast, Keurig just tastes like instant coffee. I had a Bosch that was pretty good, but not like the Krups.
 
Still using my Mr Coffee from the 80's. The clock gains time and I had to cut off a bit of the silicone hose where it got brittle from the heat but it still works.
 
Originally Posted By: Rand
I'd go with a SCAA certified coffee pot.. but I'm serious about my coffee.
The cert. shows it was tested to produce the right temp water etc.

I may have to try something like this. With my old, el cheapo, small automatic coffee maker, nothing seems to matter. I don't have dead taste buds, I do like a good cup of coffee. But, no matter what coffee I load that thing up with, it all tastes exactly the same. It's ridiculous that I have to go to a restaurant to get a "good" cup of coffee.
 
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: Rand
For single cup if you dont mind fiddling with it.. an aeropress will produce amazing coffee.
https://www.aerobie.com/product/aeropress/

Going to give this a try. Many people see to think it gives superior taste compared to a typical espresso machine. They key is to get the water temp right.

Used this aeropress a few times now. The taste is pretty good. Definitely beats Keurig by a long shot, but the amount of effort required do make a cup is somewhat excessive, IMO. I don't see making it a daily habit. On top of it, I still prefer the taste of coffee from my cheap espresso machine, maybe because I have gotten so used to it over the years.
 
Commercial Bunn VP-17, we love ours.

https://www.amazon.com/13300-0001-VP17-1...ords=bunn+vp-17

Made in USA, last coffee maker you will ever buy. Does it have bells and whistles? Nope. But if you load it with coffee the night before and all you have to do is pour water in the top to have a full pot in 3 minutes you really don't need a timer.... Splurg for the stainless steel funnel assembly while you're at it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KNQ...AR7BDGRTBM5GMJT

Use distilled or pure water for your coffee and you shouldn't ever had to worry about scaling either. We have a 5 stage reverse osmosis under sink system for drinking water needs.
 
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Originally Posted By: Kory
Commercial Bunn VP-17, we love ours.

https://www.amazon.com/13300-0001-VP17-1...ords=bunn+vp-17

Made in USA, last coffee maker you will ever buy. Does it have bells and whistles? Nope. But if you load it with coffee the night before and all you have to do is pour water in the top to have a full pot in 3 minutes you really don't need a timer.... Splurg for the stainless steel funnel assembly while you're at it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KNQ...AR7BDGRTBM5GMJT

Use distilled or pure water for your coffee and you shouldn't ever had to worry about scaling either. We have a 5 stage reverse osmosis under sink system for drinking water needs.


That's SWEET!!
 
Originally Posted By: Kory
Commercial Bunn VP-17, we love ours.

https://www.amazon.com/13300-0001-VP17-1...ords=bunn+vp-17

Made in USA, last coffee maker you will ever buy. Does it have bells and whistles? Nope. But if you load it with coffee the night before and all you have to do is pour water in the top to have a full pot in 3 minutes you really don't need a timer.... Splurg for the stainless steel funnel assembly while you're at it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KNQ...AR7BDGRTBM5GMJT

Use distilled or pure water for your coffee and you shouldn't ever had to worry about scaling either. We have a 5 stage reverse osmosis under sink system for drinking water needs.


Bunn standard A-10 works well and made in the USA as well.

We use the A-10 or a French press exclusively.
 
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Used this aeropress a few times now. The taste is pretty good. Definitely beats Keurig by a long shot,

I find this stuff is rough on my stomach. Maybe it's the amount of coffee... they suggest using a heaping scoop (the Aeropress scoop) of espresso grind for a cup of coffee. That's about double the amount I normally use when I make coffee in my old espresso machine.

I suppose I could try using less...
 
Seriously thinking about the Cuisinart DCC-1200 brew central also as mom and stepdad love theirs
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. I'll see how I like my BELLA k cup thing
 
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I ordered an Espro P5 on Friday. It will do coffee and tea, having different filters for both. My twenty year old tea press finally is finished, so this way I can kill two birds with one stone, or, I suppose, wind up with a bunch of egg on my face and a lighter wallet.
 
Originally Posted By: JBinKC
It appears I am the only one who uses an old school perculator?


I stopped using perculators when I found tears in the filter paper.

Ooops, I thought I was in the oil filter forum.
 
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