In , on Mon, 06 Dec 2010
09:23:05 -0800, Larry Jaques, wrote:

Patience is a virtue. 8-9 minutes isn't a bad wait.

It is a bad wait in that it's already been extracting
bitters for many minutes.

Yabbut, can you buy a new one for $8 every 5 years, when it gets too
dirty to clean up nicely, or you break the carafe? (Entire Proctor
Silex unit $8 at BigLots, carafes for them are $16.)

There's a saying that you get what you pay for.
The double wall stainless caraffe with the BTX-B (in
the travel trailer) is unbreakable.

LJ--who had to give up coffee 4 months ago due to allergic reactions
to it, damnit.

Maybe try some Monsooned Malabar once? Low caffeine,
low acidity.