A deal for you coffee drinkers

[ChunkyDark]

Best electric drip coffee maker:
http://www.technivorm.com/pages/products-home.html

The reason why? I couldn't say it better so I just copied it from sweetmarias.com.
"Cheap drip brewers invariably fail to brew coffee at the correct temperature; most home electric drip brewers reach only 185 degrees. When coffee is brewed at a low temperature the result is a dulling of the higher, more vivid cup tones, and incomplete extraction of the coffee flavors overall. The Technivorm is certified by the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) to brew at the correct temperature, because the water has to boil in order to leave the heater" http://www.sweetmarias.com/prod.technivorm.php

/No I don't own one, yet.
//I have no idea how to do parenthetical citation for a website.

 

[Alex2507]

the grinder is more important than the espresso machine.

My nationality is big into Turkish coffee. When I was a kid we always used a hand mill. That I could go for and might be willing to do the fresh roasted bean madness too but I think it would be more of a fad for me. I was sick of milling coffee by the time I was 7.

Would a drip coffee maker be improved by pouring hot water into it? But then again I'm not willing to heat filtered water either. I want to quit drinking coffee not drink better coffee so that it will be missed that much more.

You guys are a bad influence.

 

[avaserfi]

My nationality is big into Turkish coffee. When I was a kid we always used a hand mill. That I could go for and might be willing to do the fresh roasted bean madness too but I think it would be more of a fad for me. I was sick of milling coffee by the time I was 7.

Would a drip coffee maker be improved by pouring hot water into it? But then again I'm not willing to heat filtered water either. I want to quit drinking coffee not drink better coffee so that it will be missed that much more.

You guys are a bad influence.

Turkish coffee is more about the experience than the coffee. The grinder makes it an experience .

You might want to rethink quitting coffee. Cheap and easy get an Aeropress (what I use when not making an espresso) or a french press.

Neither require a high quality grinder and both can make a good cup easily without another appliance.

 

[Adam]

My brother has recommended the Aeropress on multiple occasions. I was looking at one before he said anything, but I still haven't gotten around to getting one.

 

[ChunkyDark]

If you only want 1-2 cups hard to beat one of these:
http://www.sweetmarias.com/prod.single_cup.php

I have the cermanic one and it does make great coffee. No secret, just good fresh beans and boiling water. Sometime we coffee snobs try to make it WAY too complicated.

/still wants a Technivorm

 

[basspig]

Not home theater related, but perhaps AH forum related (as I'm drinking some right now), there's a really good deal on a Keurig coffee maker today at QVC.

They have the following bundle for about $136:

• Keurig B70 (in your choice of three colors) ($157 at Amazon)
• My K-Cup accessory ($9 at Amazon)
• Water filter kit ($18 from Keurig)
• 48 K-Cup pack (about $20)

I've never purchased from QVC, but that's a good bit of savings on a nice coffee maker. I've owned a B70 for three years and love it, with my only complaint being a very loud pump. The pump was redesigned in 2007 to be much quieter, and these models should have that. The My K-Cup allows you to use any coffee that you want, which is great, but it's obviously extra work compared to using a pre-made K-Cup.

Dave,

I found a better deal for the K-cup coffee from CoffeePerfect on eBay. I get 192 K-Cups for about $78, and sometimes with a $10 off coupon from eBay, for $68.
I also found the My K-cup for $2 on eBay. But some sellers charge $7 for shipping.
I bought my Keurig coffee maker at Costco and it came with the My K-cup accessory, so not an issue for me. Yes, a kluge to use.. I was a longtime Dunkin Donuts coffee drinker, when I could no longer afford Gevalia Kaffee. I used to buy the bean and grind what I need to make a cup. But when I replaced my 8 cup drip maker with the Keurig that I bought for my wife as a Christmas present last year, I decided it made more sense to buy the coffee in K-cups too. But locally, they are absurdly overpriced. 18 cups for $13. So I looked around. Ebay turned out to be great and I've been buying my coffee from CoffeePerfect on ebay ever since. At least that makes it affordable.

 

[zumbo]

We have used the Cuisinart Grind & Brew for several years now. Fantastic product.

I will replace it with the Burr Grind & Brew in the near future. A few good cups left in my old one.

Recently invested in a quality bean canister.
http://www.communitycoffee.com/ccc/Catalog_CS/coffee-detail/87006/coffee-essentials/gifts_and_accessories/fresh-o-lator®-coffee-canister/

 

[Adam]

I found a better deal for the K-cup coffee from CoffeePerfect on eBay. I get 192 K-Cups for about $78, and sometimes with a $10 off coupon from eBay, for $68.

Hi, Mark. Amazon has similar prices, especially if you use their Subscribe and Save option. I typically get my favorite (Gloria Jeans Black Gold Extra Bold) in shipments of 48 cups for about $19.50. I'll buy during their Friday sale sometimes and get 50 cups for about $16, and that just depends on if they have one that I want - but they've typically had three or more kinds for sale on Fridays.

 

[avaserfi]

My morning cup:

Nothing beats fresh roasted coffee that is ground right before extraction.

 

[Adam]

That's a nice looking cup of coffee, right there!

Is that a bodum glass?

 

[avaserfi]

That's a nice looking cup of coffee, right there!

Is that a bodum glass?

Yup, it is the Bodum 2oz Pavina. They are great for espresso due to their design which maintains heat very well.

 

[Adam]

Yup, it is the Bodum 2oz Pavina. They are great for espresso due to their design which maintains heat very well.

I like the looks of them, but I haven't bought any because of the reviews about them being so fragile.

 

[jamie2112]

I like the looks of them, but I haven't bought any because of the reviews about them being so fragile.

At least you don't have to worry about a WOMAN breaking them......

 

[avaserfi]

I like the looks of them, but I haven't bought any because of the reviews about them being so fragile.

The 2oz ones I have seem to be pretty sturdy, of course, I just pour a few oz of coffee in them. I could see issues with iced beverages when the cube is dropped in, but I think if you are careful with them there no problems will arise. If I used a full size glass, I would fill the cup then add the ice to prevent damage, for example.

 

[jamie2112]

The 2oz ones I have seem to be pretty sturdy, of course, I just pour a few oz of coffee in them. I could see issues with iced beverages when the cube is dropped in, but I think if you are careful with them there no problems will arise. If I used a full size glass, I would fill the cup then add the ice to prevent damage, for example.

Makes my V-Dosc Coffee cup look so plain now........... You and your fancy Coffee and beer........
I like Beer and Coffee too...

 

[Adam]

At least you don't have to worry about a WOMAN breaking them......

Yeah, Merry Christmas to you, too!

I like the addition to your sig!

 

[jamie2112]

Yeah, Merry Christmas to you, too!

I like the addition to your sig!

LOL I am trying,Hopefully Santa has a few extra Chick elves to come hook up your...............Audio?

 

[Swerd]

Would a drip coffee maker be improved by pouring hot water into it? But then again I'm not willing to heat filtered water either. I want to quit drinking coffee not drink better coffee so that it will be missed that much more.

Yes, drip coffee tastes better if you first boil water in a kettle, and then pour it into a manual drip maker like this. I suppose the same would be true for french press makers. The higher temperature helps, but the difference is due to more than that.

Where I live, there is a lot of chlorine in the tap water, especially during the summer. A full rolling boil drives out the chlorine in less than a minute. Activated charcoal filters also remove the chlorine, but boiling works better and costs less. You never need to buy new filters.

I can easily taste the difference between coffee made with boiled tap water poured into simple manual drip maker, and coffee made with unfiltered tap water in an electric drip maker. Chlorine in the water gives the coffee more of a burnt or overcooked flavor.

 

[basspig]

The Most Important Factors to a Good Cup of Coffee

Here are the Bass Pig's recommendations for a good cup of coffee:

1. Start with a good grade of coffee. Arabica beans are of better quality than robusto, typically costing a lot more, but aged properly on the vine before picking.

2. Only buy coffee from a supplier that doesn't 'warehouse' the beans for a long time. Store brands like Maxwell House, Yuban, Choc Full o' Nuts, etc., are typically rancid by the time of consumer purchase.

3. Buy beans and grind only what you need to make a cup. Store the beans in a vacuum canister. Take out a smaller quantity for each week and put that in a smaller vacuum canister. Exposure to air is destructive to the beans and causes oxidation, which results in the two oils within the bean to turn rancid.

4. Prepare with pure water. Mountain well water is the best, but water that is charcoal filtered is even better. Make sure the filter is relatively new--water quality degrades slowly with each new pitcher full as the filter becomes sedimented.

5. Use a clean coffee maker and cup, free of soap residue and old coffee residue. If the cup smells of stale coffee, it needs to be washed again, with steel wool and detergent and rinsed until thoroughly free of soap film.

6. Drip coffee maker works the best. Measure the correct amount of coffee. Too much is just as bad as not enough. Typically an extra scoop of ground coffee is necessary to saturate the filter. Then one scoop per cup of coffee made.

7. Use a high quality paper filter, not the cheap 'recycled' paper filters that are brown. Melitta filters taste the most neutral. Stainless micro perf mesh filters can also work, but they MUST be thoroughly cleaned every use!

8. Brew at 195°F. Too hot will burn the beans. Not hot enough won't brew the beans to get the proper flavor.

9. Serve immediately after brewing. Coffee that has stood around for as little as five minutes starts to turn rancid. You can tell by the 'burnt caramel' odor and flavor that it starts to take on.

10. If you take sugar, place the sugar granulated into the cup before pouring hot coffee. The coffee will mix better with the sugar BEFORE milk or cream is added. Then add cream to taste.


Hopefully these tips will help everyone to make the best coffee possible.

 

[Alex2507]

I don't care what it can do for a cup of coffee ... I refuse to climb a mountain and dig a well.