On Tue, 7 Dec 2010 11:31:19 -0700, Steve Ackman
wrote:

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.

So, you're sure that Nike Air Force One tennis shoes are worth $1,500?
What more do you get for that price than I get from my $35 Reebok
Classics? Hell, they don't even have a sponge sole for comfort!


The double wall stainless caraffe with the BTX-B (in
the travel trailer) is unbreakable.

Unbreakable, perhaps, but unusable, too. I've never had a decently
hot cuppa served from an insulated carafe, even if preheated with hot
tap water just prior to brewing. I hope your coffeemaker doesn't put
out that ghastly hot water. It could burn someone's thighs. Heavens!


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.

Is it a strong, full-bodied coffee? If so, I'd like to try it.
Once.

--
You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.
--Jack London