Coffee Makers

[Roy]

I use a Mr. Coffee, with the permanent basket filter for the convenience. If you want stronger coffee, use double paper filters instead of the basket or use a paper filter with the basket to make it drip slower. I may have to start grinding my own coffee because it seems that canned coffee is not always consistently the same. We currently use "Chock full o Nuts."

In 2017 I found a stove-top percolator while moving my mom from Louisiana. It looked new and hardly used. She said my dad bought it years ago but it must have been too inconvenient for him because he didn't use it for long. I have used it some, but it is not for folks who want their coffee "RIGHT NOW!" The Corning Corp. stopped making those about 40 years ago and told the public to stop using them because of a safety hazzard - the glass pot may separate from the stainless steel band.

 

[Roy]

Back when there was only the large office drip available ten cup decanters, the acid taste from stale brew was just part of the job.

I once worked the graveyard shift as a security guard at a large office complex. There they had a large "Bunn" coffee maker with ten burners and ten pots. I was told I could make coffee for myself while on the job, and I found the coffee to be quite attrocious. I found mold growing under the coffee ground receptors, where the hot water comes out. I spent the night, between rounds cleaning off the mold, cleaning the pots and receptors, then running hot water through the system until the water was perfectly clear. After that, there was decent coffee. You wouldn't think that mold could grow in the presence of steamy hot water. Don't expect good coffee from a dirty coffee pot.

 

[JonC]

You can reuse the K-Cups by washing them out, refilling them and putting aluminum foil over the top. A K-Cup can be reused several times; it's good until the paper filter inside gives out, which is not nearly as soon as you'd think.

I just tried this - works great (better than the refillable ones).

 

[Roy]

[QUOTE="InTheLight, post: 2468697makers. If the coffee maker has these design features I'll give it a go. Doesn't matter what brand name.

Number one is a cone shaped filter/basket coffee grounds holder. These expose more surface area of the coffee grounds to the water as it passes through, resulting in better tasting coffee and the use of less grounds. Also, water stays in contact with the grounds longer. Cone shaped baskets makes coffee that tastes better and are more economical with the grounds. Most drip coffee makers have a wide, circular, flat bottomed grounds holder (like Mr. Coffee). Stay away.

Number two is a shower head water dispenser. This is exactly what you think it means--there is a circular head with multiple holes (liked a shower head) that the water drips out of into the coffee grounds area. Better distribution of water, more efficient interaction with the grounds vs. the single orifice design.

Number three is a permanent fine mesh screen style of filter basket, usually gold plated to deter corrosion. No paper filter elements needed or wanted.

Number four is the water temperature achieved. There is an ideal water temperature that needs to be reached to release peak flavor from the coffee beans. I think it is 190 to 200 degrees F. (Reading Amazon reviews will bring out which coffee makers qualify.)

Let us know how your search goes.


Hey, Brother Light, your comments came to mind earlier today when I picked up a "Gevalia" 12- cup brewer at a second hand shop for 6 bucks. It has a conical ground container, and the first round of coffee came out quite decent. Little fine-tuning of the mix should be all that's needed. Couldn't find a conical basket, so I have paper filters until then. In the online manual for the pot doesn't give water temp, but it is hot enough to scald.
It has only two water ports for the water to seep outso I guess I will just have to suffer through with that, if I can't rig a fix.

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[evenifigoalone]

My church has a Keurig. I used to use it a lot before I became diabetic. (They don't have sugar free creamers, and I need creamer with my coffee.)
I don't know what brand we have in my mom's kitchen, but it does the job just fine. And we do have sugar free creamer here.

 

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[SGO]

My church has a Keurig. I used to use it a lot before I became diabetic. (They don't have sugar free creamers, and I need creamer with my coffee.)
I don't know what brand we have in my mom's kitchen, but it does the job just fine. And we do have sugar free creamer here.

Cone Heads unite.

Laird Superfood Creamers

The first one (Original) has 3 grams total sugar per tablespoon.