Phisherman wrote:
On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:50:00 -0700, Ashton Crusher
wrote:

On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:25:37 -0400, "benick"
wrote:

"aemeijers" wrote in message
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Nate Nagel wrote:
Couple years ago the girlie bought a new Mr. Coffee "thermal" coffeemaker
because she liked the eco-friendliness of not having a heating element
under the carafe, and also it had a timer so you could set it up the
night before.

Fast forward to recently - the lid of the carafe doesn't pour nicely
anymore. Would like to buy a new lid, or a new carafe if I had to. Well,
it's not available on Mr. Coffee's online store which is apparently run
by a third party. When I contacted them, they basically said "if it
ain't on the web site, we don't sell it" and suggested I contact Mr.
Coffee customer service. Which I did, something like four days ago, with
no response yet.

So... is there another brand of coffeemaker that wouldn't leave me high
and dry like this? Or should I just give up on the "thermal" thing
altogether and buy the cheapest regular coffeemaker with a timer that I
can find, so I don't have to worry about a specific carafe?

nate

Or just give up on the plastic crap and buy a single-burner Bunn like you
have in the break room at work. Expensive, but it will outlive you. And
replacement carafes are available at pretty much any restaurant supply. Or
for a more realistic answer, just get one of those cone-shape deals where
the filter and coffee fit in the top, and a teakettle for the stove. Set
it up the night before, and while you are brushing teeth, wander out to
kitchen and flip the burner on. By the time you are out of the shower, the
water will be hot enough to pour.

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aem sends...

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aem sends...
I 2nd the Bunn Pour-O-Matic....A pot of coffee is never more than 3 minutes
away....Even using the hell out of it (3+ pots a day) it lasts for
years...Have gone through a couple in the last 15 or so years and love
them...About a hundered bucks or so..Just replaced the old one...Got the new
one at Walmart.....HTH....
I bought one for our office. It didn't last a year. Didn't make very
good coffee either. Replaced it with an $18 noname from some discount
place, coffee tastes as good or better and it's still chugging along 3
years later. No more expensive coffee makers if I buy them.


I believe a good cup of joe has to do how the coffee is made, rather
than the kind of maker (or its value). I used to make coffee at a
restaurant, and everyone told ME that I made the best coffee! My
"secret," as strange as it is in this case, was that I watered the
coffee down a little (maybe 15%) with plain hot tap water which was
enough to remove some bitter taste. It helps to have a clean maker,
clean pot, and freshly ground French-roast beans too.

I learned to add a pinch of salt if it's bitter. Just a pinch.