I only drink a cup in the morning and maybe one after dinner. Bear in mind, I use a mug, so the output of the coffeemaker is actually about two full mugs, may be little more. Since I don't fill the whole mug, I have enough for another cup the next morning. Excess coffee stores well overnight in an attractive white vacuum carafe that I have.
I use a wonderful coffee called "Cafe Blend" that a well-known New Orleans coffee company sends me....four packages at a time .
Two well-rounded scoops per one pot of water. Aromatic, delicious. I use bottled Spring water, not tap water.
Mr. Coffee DR4-NP coffeemaker, 4 cups, White...should be $20 or less plus shipping.
Not one of those "programable" fancy Mr. Coffee pots....just plain ole simple pot like mom used.
I bought mine from Sears when we had a Sears. You may want to phone your Sears to see if they have them...or go there and take a look. They're also available on the internet from Mr. Coffee.
Leni
Thanks, Leni, for writing your routine in such good detail! I have seen this mini Mr Coffee maker advertised on Walmart online, and was reading the reviews that customers wrote. Some did say what you said, about how their older machines were made so well. Evidently from their reviews, they seemed to think the newer made ones don’t measure up to the same quality. I may go ahead and buy one and find out, though. Re; coffee. I will have to remember that one. Someone on FR wrote (a while back) that the best coffee ever was some brand called Kickass Coffee. I thought that sounded like a funny name, and bought a bag of their beans. I drink so little it will probably last me years, LOL.
Thanks for your thoughts and info, Leni. They were very helpful!