Mama Bear wrote:
> "John S." <hjsjms@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote :
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> >
> > Mama Bear wrote:
> >> "John S." <hjsjms@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote :
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Mama Bear wrote:
> >> >> Are there any serious differences in these methods of brewing, to
> >> >> make one much better than the other as far as flavor?
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> - Mama Bear
> >> >
> >> > I'm confused and wondering if this little more than trolling.
> >>
> >> As soon as someone doesn't like what you say, you get accused of
> >> trolling. Jeez.
> >
> > It would help a lot if you simply asked whatever question you wanted
> > answered. Your messages include a lot of extraneous information.
>
> Well as Steve Martin would say; Well excuuuuuuuse! MEEEEEEE! :)
>
> >>
> >> > On the
> >> > one hand you are "poor" and are "presently building my own
> >> > spring-wound timer switch box from parts that I bought at Home
> >> > Depot.
> >>
> >> Let me rephrase that then. I'm presently low income, not poor. The
> >> parts for that time cost me $32 at Home Depot.
> >
> > What possible bearing does all of this have given you are looking at
> > $80.00 Cuisinart coffee makers.
>
> From doing some research and reading this group, I'm changing my mind.
> Yes, it can happen. :)
>
> Yes, I'm low income, but it looks like the cheaper coffee makers, even
> if they do reach the right temperature ( and few do ), are unreliable
> anyway.
>
> The Technivorm is looking more attractive all the time. It reaches the
> right temp and is said to be reliable.
>
> So I'm thinking more in terms of what can I sell around here, to get the
> money to buy one. I am low income but have been a packrat all my life,
> and I have things like books and other things around here that I can
> sell.
>
> And if I can find work soon, that will sure help. I can justify buying
> it on credit then. My credit is fine, I'm just low income at present.
>
> >> > I was going to use it on the drip maker too, so it would shut off
> >> > after it brews and I can have cold coffee after a couple of hours,
> >> > without worrying about forgetting it."
> >
> > There are inexpensive coffee makers with automatic shutoffs - Black
> > and Decker comes to mind, but I believe Proctor Silex makes several
> > as well. And there are plug in the wall timers that cost under
> > $10.00.
>
> I built one with parts from Home Depot, so that's no longer an issue.
> The wall plug ones are generally more like clock timers. I put together
> one that's a spring wound 20 amp switch. I can set it for 15 minutes and
> my machine will brew and then shut off. It works great.
You paid more to build a timer than you would have paid for a drip
coffee pot with it's own built-in timer. We just bought a
Proctor-Silex pot to take to the beach. For $24.99 we have a 12 cup
drip pot with programmable timer, automatic off and it came with a gold
filter.
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> --
> - Mama Bear


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