If you are as serious a coffee drinker as you appear then it is definately
worth while to save $ and buy yourself a special coffee maker that meets
your expectations.
"Mama Bear" <MamaBear@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:Xns983C9A63FAE47Mama@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "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.
>
> --
> - Mama Bear
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