Cafejo My French-Press with K-Cup Pod and Ground Coffee Adaptors.
I'm NOT a coffee fanatic..I drink two cups each morning....I haven't been in a Starbucks since 2007, and my machine makes great coffee. I do buy whole beans, and grind them fresh each morning, ( I like the sound of the grinder) and it makes a great cup of coffee.
So, being conservative...we tend to stay with what we know, and what works, I was about to go pick up a new B&D this afternoon, but I thought I'd find out what others here use, like, and why.
No way I'll get one of those single serving thingees. And I can't stand a French press.
It's surprising the wide price range, and lots of other features... for machines that basically do the same simple task.
I'm sure I'll get a wide range of comments/suggestions/advice..but hopefully some will speak to the question of the pros and cons of the Black & Decker, Mr. Coffee, Melitta, Farberware, and Hamilton Beach unit..all of which are in the same $20-30 price range.
Thanks in advance......
I use an urn style percolator that I bought at a garage sale more than 20 years ago. Offhand I couldn’t tell you what brand it is without walking my butt out to the kitchen.
Get yourself another 30 buck coffee maker. The fewer doo-dads, the better.
Cafejo My French-Press with K-Cup Pod and Ground Coffee Adaptors.
When I'm feeling sporty on a weekend I'll use my French press.
It’s time for the percolator. It’s time for the percolator.
I like the very basic Mr. Coffee which is a $16-17 affair, with zero add’l features. If you get all those features in the B&D for ~~~$20, I don’t see any big reason why not. Yes, I have to remember to shut it off if I leave while it’s on. It’s not that important to me to have it automatically turn on at a specific time each day. Load it up, push the button, go do morning washup, and the coffee is ready in < 5 minutes.
Buy two of the new cheap ones.
I nuke a Pyrex glass of water and pour it onto the grounds of Sumatra coffee that is in a cone with filter. Yum.
Hey, that’s the one I have. B&D. Disposable and does a great job.
-PJ
Why in the hell would you post this silly crap on FR?
http://www.tescomamalta.com/product/647009/Coffee-maker-PALOMA--9-cups
Two good sized cups of not-quite-espresso grade coffee. It's a great maker of industrial strength. I've had it for about 5 years with exactly 0 faults. I expect it will last another 30 years. Never put it in the dishwasher.
Bialetti Mocha, 3 cup. No moving parts.
Melitta pour over. Makes the greatest tasting coffee.
It’s nice to have one that you can program to begin making the coffee for a certain time in the morning; that way you set it all up the night before, and coffee’s ready when you stumble out bleary-eyed. We had one of those for a long time.
We’re in sort of the same position - we were using a Farberware electric percolator for years, until it finally died recently; I like the sound of perking coffee, and the coffee seems ‘richer’; but it’s a lot messier than a drip coffee maker to clean up. We bought a cheap Mr. Coffee to use until we researched a better one, but haven’t gotten around to choosing yet...
-JT
I have a non-Keurig K-cup machine. The trick with K-cup machines, is to either use a reusable K-cup, or use one of the affordable non-Keurig alternative brands.
I use San Francisco Coffee Company’s “Fog Chaser” as my usual cup. They don’t HAVE a K-cup, they have a sealed ring-and-bag combo. . .
Thanks for posting!
Recently I broke our OLD small drip style coffee maker. IIRC it was B&D. I’d like a new one but have been using the filters in a sieve and pouring boiling water into that and a small pan.
Works great.
But there’s the automatic thing that I miss so I’m looking for something new. NOT a Kerig or fancy thing but a plain old coffee maker.
Even considered getting a perk style but mrs p6 nixed that...sigh.
Chemex, for the win.
That, or an old Starbucks Barista espresso maker. Find in Ebay cheap.
I use a DeLonghi electric drip coffeemaker. I grind my own beans every day and have found that the brand consistently makes a great cup of coffee.