Vanity - Need recommendations for a good coffee maker

[Safetgiver]

Black & Decker. Cheap will brew up any of that crap you think is need. Bring your own whipped cream.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

I bought a Bonavita last year. Not cheap but if you are choosey it is that best. I use bottled water from Walmart (spring) and run sulphamic acid through it every 3 months. Before that i bought mr coffee but it left dry grounds.

[ThomasThomas]

I bet you could find one of these a thrift store.

[FreedomPoster]

Buy a French press coffee maker.

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/8260424/

Or maybe even an Aerobie. I know people that swear by them.

http://aerobie.com/products/aeropress.htm

[fivecatsandadog]

Any of the Cuisinart makers are good and relatively inexpensive. Buy whole beans, and grind them (with electric Cuisinart coffee grinder) as needed, or enough to brew over 2 or 3 days. Cost Plus World Market sells excellent whole bean coffee, IMO.

[DAR]

Freedom press(still not happy with the french) and
good beans

[arbitrary.squid]

I was a skeptic, but I love it now. You can get all kinds of quality coffee, or fill your own disposable canisters.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

If you care about the taste of coffee, buy a technivorm - rated multiple times as the best coffee maker.

If you drink maxwell house or folgers, don’t waste your time or money on a good coffee maker. Buy whatever is the cheapest one you can find. Go to Goodwill first.

[atomic_dog]

I am a coffee fiend. It is my last surviving vice. I bought a Hamilton Beach Brewstation about 15 years ago and have used them exclusively ever since. The brew and store internally and never spill or break. They have a lot of models so you can get large or small capacity, programmable or not. Highly recommended. Good price on them at Amazon. Brewstation

[FreedomPoster]

>>A decent Espresso machine will get you into serious bucks.

When I did some research on that several years ago, the Rancilio Silvia was widely seen as the minimum quality machine. It is a substantial piece of hardware, but almost certainly more than what he is looking for.

Thinking about it, he may want just a decent K-cup machine. I don’t know much about them, other than that they exist and make a decent regular drip cup.

[doorgunner69]

BTW, my grandmother made the best coffee all of her life by boiling the grounds in an enamel saucepan (stained an ugly color by the end of her days) and straining it into the cups. She called it “hobo” coffee. Sometimes she put eggshells in it.

LOL! My grandfather did the exact same thing, including the eggshells. I did not drink coffee at the time, but my father did and would not touch what my grandfather made.

[ExGeeEye]

I just want one of the cups. Reminds me of a friendship with an elderly non-relative.

[Original Lurker]

Any Krups or Braun model.. I have a 20 yo Braun that just won’t die and still makes good coffee. IMHO cone filers make good coffee and the design just makes sense.

BTW - My travels through “Germanic” Europe leads me to believe Germans drink a LOT more coffee than Americans.

[Flick Lives]

Hamilton Beach 12 Cup. Basic. One button. Uses standard cone type coffee filters. Makes good coffee. $25 thru Amazon.

[1FreeAmerican]

My recommendation - GET OFF THE DIET MOUNTAIN DEW!! AND DON’T GET STARTED ON COFFEE!! DRINK WATER!! LOTS OF WATER!!

[afraidfortherepublic]

Here’s my tip for making good coffee: For a regular 12 cup drip coffee maker use 3 coffee scoops (which are about 2 Tbs ea.) only. Forget those directions that call for 1 scoop per cup of coffee. It makes it too strong for everybody, except the real coffee fanatic. The same instructions apply for those huge 30 cup party urns — use 1/3 the amount of coffee the directions dictate.

Your guests won’t know the difference and they will all remark on how good your coffee tastes; and it saves money too.

After all, they are in the business of selling coffee.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I’m not a Starbucks fan, but the best grinder I have ever used I purchased at Starbucks. I’ve had it for several years and it still functions perfectly. You wouldn’t think there would be much of a difference in the grinder, but I have found there is one.

[xzins]

Seriously....trust me.

http://www.amazon.com/Presto-02822-Stainless-Steel-Coffee-Percolator/dp/B002LVUIK8/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1436035861&sr=8-9&keywords=stainless+steel+percolator

[Morgana]

Your local flea market and get an old fashion percolator. Just make sure to put water in it first and make sure it still boils water. More than likely it does. Most people got rid of it for the new fangeld ones.

[mrsmith]

select a drip maker that uses the cone shaped filters (Melita type), buy the coffee as whole beans and grind it... at home in a hand grinder before the lady.

Romantic, practical.