"John S." <hjsjms@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote :
>
> Mama Bear wrote:
>> "John S." <hjsjms@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote :
>>
>> >
>> > 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.
>
What model? Was it this one?:
http://tinyurl.com/o6dtv
I'm in the process of looking for a 4-cup one that will heat the brewing
water to at least 200 degrees.
Looks like the Technivorm 741 is the best one that's reliable and well
made.
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- Mama Bear
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