[Uncle Miltie]

I like my coffee strong, and lots of it. When in Portugal, I walked into Lisbon's #1 restaurant supply company. Here's what they recommended, and man, is it ever the best:

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.

[Noumenon]

We have one of these. It’s our fallback for power-out situations.

[Rodamala]

Thanks... you may have sold me on my next coffee maker. I had been thinking about one of those vacuum coffee makers. I basically self-medicate myself with a pack of Luckies per day backed up with 3 quarts of strong black coffee.

[outofsalt]

PFL!