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Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: graylocks
Date: July 01, 2014 01:39PM
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Posted by: Robert M
Date: July 01, 2014 02:01PM
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Posted by: BernDog
Date: July 01, 2014 02:09PM
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Posted by: DP
Date: July 01, 2014 02:30PM
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Robert M
Graylocks,
Funny you should post. A friend of mine needed a coffee maker. He drinks about 18 to 20 oz of coffee. I suggested a Keurig K-Cup machine because it'll suit his usage perfectly. Make an 8 oz cup and then do a 6 oz cup. It'll fill his travel mug to exactly where he wants it in the morning. But, he doesn't want a single-serve machine.
He also didn't want to deal with leftover coffee, timers and other such niceties. He absolutely didn't want to deal with a french press, aeropress or similar system. He wanted his 18 to 20 ounces of coffee. That's it. 'course, the components of the machine that get dirty had to be dishwasher-safe and the whole machine wasn't allowed to take up much space on his counter. Automatic shutoff was imperative.
End result? He bought the following:
[www.amazon.com]
It was exactly what he wanted in a basic coffee maker. It brews 20 oz of coffee. The carafe and other components are top-rack dishwasher safe. It has automatic shutoff.
FWIW, I did the research for him and based on all of the reports, it appears _all_ of the brands have reliability problems. All of them. It's really a question of features, style and price and you absolutely don't have to spend a tremendous amount of money to get a machine that'll produce a great cup of coffee. One thing going for the Bunn models are they are made in the USA. The other brands? Mostly China. And, funny, when you look at Consumer Reports, they rate a ton of models as solid good choices. But, the user reviews paint an entirely different picture.
Forgot to point out... My one concern about the coffee maker in the link is the availability of filters. It doesn't use a standard #4 Cone or standard basket filter. Rather, it uses a smaller, more difficult to find in the average store basket filter. Fortunately, they are readily available online and Walmart. Probably Target, too. He bought an extra 100 qty filters. If the coffee maker works well, he'll just order a years worth of them at once and be done with it. And, he can also by the permanent filter.
Robert
Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: Robert M
Date: July 01, 2014 02:38PM
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Posted by: Black
Date: July 01, 2014 02:52PM
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Posted by: iaJim
Date: July 01, 2014 02:52PM
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Posted by: smacks
Date: July 01, 2014 02:53PM
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Posted by: Z
Date: July 01, 2014 02:54PM
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Posted by: Buzz
Date: July 01, 2014 03:02PM
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Posted by: Robert M
Date: July 01, 2014 03:04PM
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Posted by: billb
Date: July 01, 2014 03:09PM
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Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: colonel panic
Date: July 01, 2014 03:10PM
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iaJim
Spend the money and get a coffee maker that will last a long time and that will make great coffee. Get a Techna Vorm Moccamaster. I get a 15% off offer from Williams Sonoma all the time, and I used that to bring the price down.
I have this one: [www.williams-sonoma.com]
I see that you can get 10% off just by joining their mailing list. That popped up when I went to their main web site. [www.williams-sonoma.com]
Best coffee maker I have ever had. I retired a Cuisinart that was working. No comparison.
Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: August West
Date: July 01, 2014 03:20PM
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Posted by: JEBB
Date: July 01, 2014 03:35PM
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Posted by: Sam3
Date: July 01, 2014 03:42PM
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Posted by: mrbigstuff
Date: July 01, 2014 03:43PM
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Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: Robert M
Date: July 01, 2014 03:55PM
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Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: graylocks
Date: July 01, 2014 04:05PM
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Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: DP
Date: July 01, 2014 04:20PM
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August West
The one thing I always advise is to get a thermal carafe for a drip coffee maker.
Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: JEBB
Date: July 01, 2014 04:25PM
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mrbigstuff
my big problem with most mass-market coffee makers is that they burn the coffee - carafe sits directly on burner. If you can do so, avoid any maker with a burner, go for thermal. when it's gone cold.. make another pot.
Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: Robert M
Date: July 01, 2014 04:30PM
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Posted by: DP
Date: July 01, 2014 04:35PM
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mrbigstuff
my big problem with most mass-market coffee makers is that they burn the coffee - carafe sits directly on burner. If you can do so, avoid any maker with a burner, go for thermal. when it's gone cold.. make another pot.
Our current Mr Coffee doesn't do that although earlier ones did. If what you choose does burn the coffee put a few pennies on the burner, under the carafe, that will disperse the heat and end the burning problem.
Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: vision63
Date: July 01, 2014 04:56PM
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Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: graylocks
Date: July 01, 2014 05:39PM
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Posted by: graylocks
Date: July 01, 2014 05:50PM
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Black
I ordered two of these a bunch of years ago (meant to order one) and decided to hold onto the second as a backup.
First still functioning like new, and I loooooove it.
[www.amazon.com]
I went through a bunch of Mr. Coffees before that and they seem like a bad dream now that's thankfully fading away....
Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: space-time
Date: July 01, 2014 05:51PM
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Posted by: Z
Date: July 01, 2014 06:23PM
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graylocks
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Black
I ordered two of these a bunch of years ago (meant to order one) and decided to hold onto the second as a backup.
First still functioning like new, and I loooooove it.
[www.amazon.com]
I went through a bunch of Mr. Coffees before that and they seem like a bad dream now that's thankfully fading away....
you and lot of reviewers love this and was very tempting til i realized, alas, no timer function.
Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: testcase
Date: July 01, 2014 06:37PM
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Posted by: Sam3
Date: July 01, 2014 07:47PM
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Posted by: St. Bernard
Date: July 01, 2014 08:12PM
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Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: graylocks
Date: July 01, 2014 08:52PM
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space-time
aren't you a Barista at Starbucks? you ask us about coffee makers? we should ask you!
Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: graylocks
Date: July 01, 2014 08:57PM
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testcase
The Cuisinart Grind~n~Brew I bought almost ten years ago is still going strong! I actually got a second one as a back up shortly after buying the first because it made such good coffee and, I got a great price on each. I can recommend it without hesitation.
Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: graylocks
Date: July 01, 2014 09:01PM
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Posted by: Speedy
Date: July 01, 2014 10:31PM
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Posted by: graylocks
Date: July 01, 2014 10:50PM
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Speedy
Whatever you get, use distilled water.
Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: Grateful11
Date: July 01, 2014 11:21PM
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Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: graylocks
Date: July 02, 2014 12:11AM
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Grateful11
I have the simple non=programmable 4-Cup Mr. Coffee and I think it makes very good coffee. I rarely
drink more than one cup a day and sometimes none at all. Even if I throw out half a pot it's still cheaper
than K-Cups.
Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: billb
Date: July 02, 2014 06:53AM
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Speedy
Whatever you get, use distilled water.
really? is that better than filtering it? i use a Brita pitcher. i know tap water is generally not considered good which is why starbucks triple filters their water.
Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: the_poochies
Date: July 02, 2014 08:08AM
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smacks
Farberware percolater. No glass carafe to break. No plastic other than the handle and knob on top.
Got it as a wedding gift in 1993. Still going.
[www.amazon.com]
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Posted by: graylocks
Date: July 02, 2014 09:22AM
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smacks
Farberware percolater. No glass carafe to break. No plastic other than the handle and knob on top.
Got it as a wedding gift in 1993. Still going.
[www.amazon.com]
My model from 1997 started making weak coffee, so I replaced it with an 8-cup Hamilton Beach percolator from Bed, Bath & Beyond
Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: AllGold
Date: July 02, 2014 01:23PM
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Re: Coffee Maker Just Died
Posted by: Robert M
Date: July 03, 2014 03:53PM
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