Coffee maker recommendation
Products change, they get now fancy do-dads electronic controls, clocks, timers, auto-shut off and all nature of "modern advancement".
But, if you want an honest HIGH QUALITY easy to use five cup coffee maker get the Hamilton Beach model 48136 from Amazon and others.
I had the first one about five years, it was still working when I bought a new one to replace it. The coffee maker is the same type, operation and quality of the first one. I left the "old" one on some times for days (whoops) and it still worked. It was used, abused and neglected for its entire life. It never failed, never let me down over thousands of pots of coffee.
The replacement "new one" is exactly the same as the old. The coffee carafe is shiny and clear but big deal. I saved the old carafe in case I bust the new one.
I highly recommend this five cup coffee maker, it uses #2 filters and will serve you well for years to come.
But, if you want an honest HIGH QUALITY easy to use five cup coffee maker get the Hamilton Beach model 48136 from Amazon and others.
I had the first one about five years, it was still working when I bought a new one to replace it. The coffee maker is the same type, operation and quality of the first one. I left the "old" one on some times for days (whoops) and it still worked. It was used, abused and neglected for its entire life. It never failed, never let me down over thousands of pots of coffee.
The replacement "new one" is exactly the same as the old. The coffee carafe is shiny and clear but big deal. I saved the old carafe in case I bust the new one.
I highly recommend this five cup coffee maker, it uses #2 filters and will serve you well for years to come.
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I like the ones with the SS insulated caraf. 0 -
Five cup? I'd have to refill it 3 times! 0 -
I used a commercial type Bunn for years but after all the kids left home it was just me drinking coffee and no need to have a machine that stayed on 24/7,, I bought a Hamilton Beech flex brew,,10 cup maker on one side and single cup on the other,,good coffee maker,,only complaint I have is after using a bunn for over 10 years the pot side is slow,, the single cup side will make coffee so hot you can scald a hog with it 0 -
Bunn
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I still like old timey percolators; I like my coffee strong. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
I've got an extra one of these if yer interested ,,,,,,,,,[;)]
I've got one like that that belonged to my Great-Grand Ma but it has a wooden handle on the flat part of the wire grip, hold about 2+ gals. of water.....never yet have I figured out how to make coffee in it [:D]0 -
quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
I've got an extra one of these if yer interested ,,,,,,,,,[;)]
Man after my own heart.
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The way to make coffee in those camp fire pots is measure the water, get it boiling, measure the coffee and dump it in the water. Slide it off the main part of the flame and swirl it around a bit. Then let it rest and settle. Pour it slowly or eat grounds, your choice. I suppose you could filter it when you pour it, but that takes the charm out of camping. Coffee tastes so much better without filtering especially paper filters. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by notnow
The way to make coffee in those camp fire pots is measure the water, get it boiling, measure the coffee and dump it in the water. Slide it off the main part of the flame and swirl it around a bit. Then let it rest and settle. Pour it slowly or eat grounds, your choice. I suppose you could filter it when you pour it, but that takes the charm out of camping. Coffee tastes so much better without filtering especially paper filters.
You forgot the horse shoe. You throw an old horse shoe in the pot and when it floats you know the coffee's done.[;)]0 -
quote:Originally posted by notnow
The way to make coffee in those camp fire pots is measure the water, get it boiling, measure the coffee and dump it in the water. Slide it off the main part of the flame and swirl it around a bit. Then let it rest and settle. Pour it slowly or eat grounds, your choice. I suppose you could filter it when you pour it, but that takes the charm out of camping. Coffee tastes so much better without filtering especially paper filters.
Pour cold water, just a little on top the grounds will settle to the bottom.0 -
We have a Technivorm Moccamaster; fast and brews a great pot of coffee! 0 -
Bunn. Good coffee, fast. 0 -
We have a Krups. I like the carafe coffee stays hot without getting burnt/sour. 0 -
"Hamilton Beach" is long gone. The name is now slapped on low quality Chicom garbage. Don't waste your money.
Most folks will be satisfied with the higher quality Chicom coffee makers like Cuisinart or Mr Coffee. I suggest using a digital scale to weigh the coffee for consistent tasting coffee.
If you have the counter space & the money, the commercial Bunn coffee makers will give you many of years of service. Either buy the vacuum packs of coffee, or weigh loose coffee.
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We've got a Cuisinart grind and brew pot. This will be the third one we've owned in about 10-12 years. It has a coffee grinder built in and holds whole beans in the top. With how many pots of coffee we make I'm pretty impressed with how well this thing holds up. We make one pot a day EVERY day and sometimes two pots. My only complaint is that the eye doesn't stay on long enough to really keep the pot of coffee warm for a long enough time. It has a stainless insulated pot, but I'd still like the warmer to stay on a bit longer. 0 -
Ours is Black and Decker, keeping my Toxic Masculinity level high. But it is only a 3 cup. Works great. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
quote:Originally posted by Old-Colts
We have a Technivorm Moccamaster; fast and brews a great pot of coffee!I ain't drinkin' nothin' that comes out of a name like that !!!! [}:)][:D]More likely because you can't pronounce it! [:D]0 -
Just throw the grounds into the mug and fill with hot water. 0 -
I gave up on cheep coffee makers years ago. They just didn't seem to last long around here. I went with commercial Bunn coffee equipment and haven't looked back. We go through a lot of coffee in our house. It's nice to hit a button to grind the coffee, and hit the start switch on the brewer. I come back in five minutes and have a pot ready to go.
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quote:Originally posted by Mgderf
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Recommend running a half of pot of vinegar once every thirty days.
Pour in vinegar and turn on pot,, when half the vinegar runs through, shut off the coffee maker,, let it stand for a few hours, pour in the NOW COOL vinegar back into the pot.
Turn the pot on, run the entire half a pot of vinegar through, let it sit and cool,, then use funnel to put the vinegar back into the bottle(s). When vinegar is a little cloudy/brown, get new vinegar.
Rinse the pot / carafe and run two pots of water through to thoroughly clean.
Normally I'd get 2 or 3 years service,, I'm on my 5th year of daily use and still going.0
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