Dunkin Donuts changes its name to "Dunkin"

[StevieC]

Oh I should mention the places that have White-Castle locations, their coffee is actually the closest I've found to Tim's. It's the only thing I go there for.
I frequent the locations around Florence, KY and Cincinnati, OH when visiting my friends yearly.

 

[MrMoody]

Originally Posted by simple_gifts
They could have said they were rebranding to Dunkin' Burgers and then said "juuuust kidding'

Heh, we have a state fair coming up where you can get donut burgers among many other deadly treats.

 

[Garak]

Originally Posted by supton
I'm too lazy to stop and get coffee at a gas stop, at least on a regular basis. If I'm out and about, sure; but not on a regular basis. Too cheap to make at home and put into a thermos. If I'm headed out for a drive I'll take the extra five minutes to brew a cup or two for the road. Usually I only have to fill up my car once a week.

Years ago we went from the standard 8 cup maker (which makes 4 cups) to a 4 cup machine. Makes a better single cup of coffee. If we ever move though I'll probably buy a standard maker and just make a carafe for the day.

I have a four or six cup one at home (haven't used it so long so don't remember). I suspect it doesn't get warm enough, since no matter how cheap or how expensive the coffee is, no matter what the variety, it always tastes the same.

StevieC: I've been having my eye on the Bunn ones. One of these days, I'll do it.

 

[StevieC]

Garak, even the used ones are generally still ok for long after. I got a steal of a deal on mine and it's awesome. It could be plumbed in with water from my RO unit but I just dump it in the top. It gets super hot and makes superior coffee. Love it!

 

[Garak]

I think the heat's what I really need. The Bunn ones at the wholesale club really are no more money than a fancy programmable bells and whistles consumer variety at most places. I don't need the bells and whistles, just good coffee and something that lasts.

 

[StevieC]

The Tim Horton brewers that you can buy at Tim Hortons are made by Bunn and are good units. I have one of those but I would say that the commercial units are better and they run hotter.

I also noticed that the water flow through the grounds in the residential bunn unit from timmies is much slower than the commercial ones which is like a continual stream. So that might make a difference. The filter basket is also bigger in diameter so the grounds are more spread out. That also could contribute to it.

From what I understand the water temperature in these commercial units is kept 2 degrees under boiling water temperature when it's brewing and the plate temperature heating the glass pot is a further reduction in temperature once the brewing has finished but is still hotter than a residential unit.

Even economy grounds turn out really well in the commercial unit whereas in the residential unit you can taste that they aren't the best.

 

[Garak]

I'll try when I do get a new coffee maker - no discount garbage any longer.