New automatic drip coffee maker needed..
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Mary J Blige
Mostly Junk Beans. It’s cheap and bad coffee
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I'm going to keep my eyes open for a deal or sale on a Moccamaster in the coming weeks/months. The machines I have now brew to SCA Golden Cup standard and I considered buying this: Tchibo Fully Automatic Coffee Machine, with Two Complimentary Whole Bean Coffee, 12 Ounce Bags - Revolutionary Single-Serve, Bean-To-Brew Coffee Maker - No Pods, No Waste https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097S66K5...abc_WFEY9GGPMS6XPC8SVKG2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
But it's not really the way we drink coffee. We brew apot at a time 1-2 times/ day...not a little cup at a time. A good quality grinder, decent quality beans and a Moccamaster is the way to go.
But it's not really the way we drink coffee. We brew apot at a time 1-2 times/ day...not a little cup at a time. A good quality grinder, decent quality beans and a Moccamaster is the way to go.
Max J. Brandenstein. He founded one of the big companies making coffee in San Francisco that included Hills Bros.
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Never had it … just a Google search …
There wasn't anything wrong with it. Those were mostly just the white bread of the coffee world. Light tasting and inoffensive. Usually made with robusta beans. It was interesting how many of the bigger operations like Hills Bros. and MJB managed to stay independent for so long, while they had to compete with divisions of big companies like Nestle, Maxwell House (General Foods) and Folgers (Proctor & Gamble).
I remember when Denny's and McDonald's started advertising that they only used arabica beans for their coffee. The flavor was actually better, but not necessarily at the level of specialty coffee. Part of it might have to do with the amount of coffee they use per volume. They might have also used arabica beans grown at lower altitude. It grows faster (i.e. cheaper) and yields a lot more beans, but the idea for flavor is growing at high altitude. For some time Nestle advertised that their Tasters Choice instant coffee was made with arabica beans.
Truth in advertising.
I’m sure there were a few arabica beans mixed in with all the robusta in their shipments.
National Geographic has a series called The World According to Jeff Goldblum where he goes out and meets people to discuss a topic for each episode. One is on coffee, where he claims that he gave up coffee and caffeinated beverages years ago, but consumed it again for the show. They start off quickly with his scene from The Fly where he's just dumping sugar into his coffee and his would be girlfriend says "Do you normally take coffee with your sugar?"
https://dmedmedia.disney.com/disney-plus/wajg/109
They also show him joining a group of cowboys and how they survive on cowboy coffee. I’ve had it before. It’s boiled in a coffee pot over a fire and may have bits of coffee grounds. It’s not filtered, but poured where the grounds are supposed to settle. They were also using coffee by a specialty retailer (Arbuckle’s) that was the first to sell bagged coffee in the United States.
https://dmedmedia.disney.com/disney-plus/wajg/109
They also show him joining a group of cowboys and how they survive on cowboy coffee. I’ve had it before. It’s boiled in a coffee pot over a fire and may have bits of coffee grounds. It’s not filtered, but poured where the grounds are supposed to settle. They were also using coffee by a specialty retailer (Arbuckle’s) that was the first to sell bagged coffee in the United States.
https://www.costco.com/cuisinart-br...grammable-coffee-maker.product.100773636.htmlOP, what did you end up buying?
I ordered this one.
lots of options as well as tastes + budgets. Bunn was crap for me, had several cuisinarts although good their life got shorter with each of 3 12 cuppers, using cheaper B+D's lately that go a year or so + after reading a lot decided to try a kitchenaid KCM 0801OB about $160 delivered, its an SCA approved pour over style + i grind my 8 oclock beans before each use. tryed some starbucks beans, better but TWICE the $$$ use decent filtered water, time will tell. Moccamaster was a thought + after its reported long life the high cost would be offset IMO as i buy a machine almost yearly.
I'm going on 2+ years with my two rebadged Melittas. They are a big seller in Europe. Only sold them briefly here at Seattle Coffee Gear...I bought them from one of those daily deals sites for $50 each.
No real features just power on/brew, pre-infusion on/brew (Bloom) cycle and Clean cycle. I grind the beans before I brew too. I like Peets Major Dickasons, Costco Kirkland Colombian Supremo, Mayorga Cubano roast....I like Eight O'clock Colombian Peaks too.
Just ordered a bag of some dark roast from a local roaster....Pike Creek Roasters out of Oxford, PA...I'll see how that is. Pricey plus shipping...so it has to knock my socks off to do it routinely.
Charbucks has terrible beans.. the only thing decent are their seasonal and exotic selections.
Better than cheapo ones.. but not upto the level of SCA recommended brewer. Used one at work for years
Ninja stormed into this market and their products are actually quite good.. surprising me I felt they were marketing strong but their coffee pots are good.
Better than cheapo ones.. but not upto the level of SCA recommended brewer. Used one at work for years
Ninja stormed into this market and their products are actually quite good.. surprising me I felt they were marketing strong but their coffee pots are good.
Agreed. I picked up a bag of their Holiday Roast from Costco, it was pretty good and reasonably priced. Gone now. Don't like any of their other stuff.
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We drink a large quantity of coffee every day. Two pots before I leave for work in the morning.
I highly recommend the Zojirushi EC-YTC100XB Coffee Maker, 10-Cup. I put hot water from the kitchen faucet in the carafe to warm it up, and then pour out the water before brewing. Keeps the coffee hot all day long without "cooking" the coffee. Filing the water container is super easy and convenient. I can stage a second pot of coffee without disrupting the pot currently being used. And when the current pot gets down to two cups, I just press the button and the staged water and beans go to work. Continual supply of super hot coffee and zero disruption of supply! Super quality machine, well worth the $$$ for people that enjoy coffee and drink a lot of it.
https://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-EC...ytc100xb+coffee+maker,+10-cup,+,aps,56&sr=8-1
I highly recommend the Zojirushi EC-YTC100XB Coffee Maker, 10-Cup. I put hot water from the kitchen faucet in the carafe to warm it up, and then pour out the water before brewing. Keeps the coffee hot all day long without "cooking" the coffee. Filing the water container is super easy and convenient. I can stage a second pot of coffee without disrupting the pot currently being used. And when the current pot gets down to two cups, I just press the button and the staged water and beans go to work. Continual supply of super hot coffee and zero disruption of supply! Super quality machine, well worth the $$$ for people that enjoy coffee and drink a lot of it.
https://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-EC...ytc100xb+coffee+maker,+10-cup,+,aps,56&sr=8-1
