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04/18/2007 09:15:26 PM · #1 |
So here's the deal, I'd like to get myself a nice coffee maker. I did a Google search and was overwhelmed by the volume of hits, and really don't know where to start.
I'd like one that works well, will last a good long while, and makes good coffee. And I'd really like it to be one that can take a permanent wire-mesh filters. I don't need any fancy features, and only want to use ground coffee, no little pods or any of that. Simple and reliable is good! Price range: around $100 (or less!)
Edit because I can't edit tonight and posted half of this twice
Message edited by author 2007-04-18 21:31:36.
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04/18/2007 09:22:16 PM · #2 |
Can't help you with what you want. I use a Tassimo, its very easy and very cool and produces great stuff.
...But I noticed your post has an echo effect. Anyone else hear the echo?
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04/18/2007 09:24:12 PM · #3 |
| I'm not sure about the wire mesh filter but I have a Bunn and it makes a pot in about 3 minutes. Keeps a pot of hot water going all the time. Great coffee. I think I paid about $95. I have had it for about 3 years without problems! |
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04/18/2007 09:24:23 PM · #4 |
| This is so weird you posted this, I was just googling coffee makers. Came upon epinions.com and the first one listed looks pretty good, Cuisinart DCC-1200 12-Cup Coffee Maker and got pretty good reviews. Has a timer, permanent filter and water filter system. Another to check would be the Bunn models, they make coffee really fast because they keep the water warm all the time. My friend had one and it was really nice. Don't know if they have permanent filters or not. Good luck! |
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04/18/2007 09:24:43 PM · #5 |
Get a high end Mr Coffee, or a Bunn if you can. Krupps makes good stuff too.
My Mr Coffee does fine, easy to get the screen filters. I clean mine with teh chemicals every few months - not as often I probably should, to keep it cooking 'fast'
I've not had a coffee pot break in a long long time. This one has a timer and when i have to get up early i can set it the night before. I like that! It also turns off after two hours - i wish it was 3, but it's better than ones i've had that never turn off.
Yeah, it's all plastic and stuff, but it works...going on 4 years now at least.
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04/18/2007 09:27:46 PM · #6 |
| how about Gevalia 12 cup coffee maker for free offer? though I am not sure what is the expectation with the purchase from them. I have been keep receiving email for that from Gevalia. |
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04/18/2007 09:29:03 PM · #7 |
I love mine :D
Oster thermal carafe coffee maker
p.s. It doesn't come with a permanent filter but one is available for it.
p.p.s. Don't go for a super-cheapie. This is one place that it's worthwhile to pay a little more :) My niece bought me my last one, and while I appreciated the thought, I was no happier with it than with the previous two cheapies.
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04/18/2007 09:29:54 PM · #8 |
Sign up for one of those coffee clubs. Get your free coffee maker and 2 bags of free coffee and cancel. All you pay is shipping and handling. I've had mine for years and it still works just fine.
Gevalia |
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04/18/2007 09:50:34 PM · #9 |
As a coffee-obsessed, Seattle-ite in exile I'll put in a word for my Cuisinart coffee maker. Really is a great machine. Has pumped out at least a pot a day (often two, sometimes three) for the last couple of years and shows no sign of stopping. Has a nice large carafe (12 cups), timer, water filter, and doesn't keep the coffee "too" hot while it's waiting so you don't get that back of the throat diner taste if you don't drink the whole pot right away.
Gave one to a friend and his wife for their recent wedding and they love it. Can't beat it for the price.
p.s. - what ever you do, don't buy a coffee maker with the flat-bottomed filter, make sure it takes cone filters (whether mesh or paper). Cone filters make better tasting coffee.
Message edited by author 2007-04-18 21:52:40. |
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04/18/2007 09:54:18 PM · #10 |
Wow, thanks for the great response, all! I'm checking out the links and while it may still be a tough decision, it'll be a lot easier than sorting through all one-hundred-thousand that Google threw at me.
I hadn't thought about a coffee club, I'll have to look into that route, too.
Thank you! :-)
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04/18/2007 10:04:16 PM · #11 |
| I agree with don't go cheap. My wife deals in DeLonghi, try the Magnifica. |
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04/18/2007 10:04:55 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by kawesttex:
I'm not sure about the wire mesh filter but I have a Bunn and it makes a pot in about 3 minutes. Keeps a pot of hot water going all the time. Great coffee. I think I paid about $95. I have had it for about 3 years without problems! |
I have to second this.... i've had mine for around 15 years.... the hot water avaiable all the time is wonderful!!
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04/18/2007 10:05:18 PM · #13 |
If you want to join the coffee club -- Gevalia -- for the free coffee maker, fine. I did that myself way back when I was putting together my first apartment out of high school. (It broke in six months, btw.) BUT, and I cannot stress this enough, DO NOT drink their coffee.
Repeat after me: Peet's will show me the way. Enjoy! ;) |
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04/18/2007 10:24:52 PM · #14 |
Hi, My business is about coffee, I'm selling coffee on-line and delivering fresh roasted the same day.
I don't recommend percolators so in order to have a screen filter has to be an espresso coffee maker, which I guess is more that you are looking for.
So for a conventional coffee maker you have to look for this:
The most important element is its heater. The water should heat to just less than boiling (195-200 F/ 90-95 C) and run for four to six minutes. (If the water stay in contact for more than 6 min it will taste bitter) The temperature and the time it takes for the water to run are important in getting an extraction of the soluble substances in the coffee as near to 19 percent as possible for the best tasting cup of coffee. Probably I'll will recommend any Bunn or Cuisinart. If you buy a lower-priced drip brewer, you may find that the water runs for 10-12 minutes and your coffee is more bitter. Also, if your water is not hot enough, you will get less than the desired 19 percent extraction.
In order to have a nice cup of coffee you have to consider the coffee maker, right? but there are other factors that you will have to consider as Fresh roasted coffee, specific grind for your coffee maker.
If you want to read a little bit more about this you can check my web site //www.alux.ca and I have a section with tips.
Message edited by author 2007-04-18 22:25:39. |
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04/18/2007 10:38:30 PM · #15 |
Runs about $80-100 and includes the
charcoal filter and Gold-Tone filter basket.
Cuisinart® DCC-1200
(Costco has a stripped-down version too)
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04/18/2007 10:44:41 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by Brad:
Runs about $80-100 and includes the charcoal filter and Gold-Tone filter basket.
Cuisinart® DCC-1000
(Costco has a stripped-down version too) |
my husband and i got the Cuisinart Grind-n-Brew for our wedding and we adore it. grinds and brews in under 10 minutes and the thermal carafe keeps the coffee warm for hours without burning it. fresh ground beans make an excellent pot of coffee. . . and the best part is that we can set it the night before and it's ready to drink by the time we stumble out of bed in the morning.
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04/18/2007 10:49:56 PM · #17 |
this is the one i love
Brewstation
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04/18/2007 10:50:48 PM · #18 |
Bodum Vacuum Brewer
This is what I use, although only on weekends. It takes more time and is a pain to clean, but the coffee is great. And it's fun to watch! |
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04/18/2007 10:55:41 PM · #19 |
 mad_brewer <------ lol @ posting in this thread. |
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04/18/2007 11:14:59 PM · #20 |
check out coffee crew for tons of info...but be forewarned, it is like checking in on lenses here at DPC...mostly about espresso, but they do recommend:
The Newco OCS-8 Thermal Carafe
oh and I just bought this after my Bodum broke...aeropress...
it is so easy to clean, have only tried it twice but it works!
Message edited by author 2007-04-18 23:18:20. |
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04/18/2007 11:23:45 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by Brad:
Runs about $80-100 and includes the
charcoal filter and Gold-Tone filter basket.
Cuisinart® DCC-1200
(Costco has a stripped-down version too) |
This is the same as the Crate & Barrel version I linked to above as well. Like I said, good machine.
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04/18/2007 11:25:07 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by bucket:
oh and I just bought this after my Bodum broke...aeropress...
it is so easy to clean, have only tried it twice but it works! |
I was just going to recommend that, they resident coffee fanatic here at work (roasts his own) swears by it now.
Message edited by author 2007-04-18 23:25:19. |
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04/18/2007 11:34:53 PM · #23 |
go with a french press. it's the only way to make coffee!
ok, maybe not the only way...but I like it the best.
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04/18/2007 11:43:46 PM · #24 |
Originally posted by gi_joe05:
go with a french press. it's the only way to make coffee!
ok, maybe not the only way...but I like it the best. |
aeropress is said to be better and cleaner, actually. |
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04/18/2007 11:50:40 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by wavelength:
Originally posted by gi_joe05:
go with a french press. it's the only way to make coffee!
ok, maybe not the only way...but I like it the best. |
aeropress is said to be better and cleaner, actually. |
I have heard that but I think the taste is slightly different. (I'm a coffee nut) there is something about the water being forced through the ground that I just don't like, classic espresso, drip through...just don't like it. It's the oils I think.
the french press lets the grounds contact the water but not force the water through the grounds.
maybe I'm a purist but I say go with the french press
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