Hey....Coffee Lovers.... question...

[jyoutz]

In the spirit of so many threads here....

I hate coffee. Tea is so much better, more affordable and the attachments cost less too. Not only that, it is better for you.

Them’s fighting words….

 

[Jstpssng]

In the spirit of so many threads here....

I hate coffee. Tea is so much better, more affordable and the attachments cost less too. Not only that, it is better for you.

You are wrong!

Because...
I don't agree with you.

 

[timbatrader]

I think a good way your wife could make better tasting coffee using her old trusted machine, would be to buy her a good quality bean grinder it sounds like you are currently using shop ground beans there is a noticiable improvement if you get good freshly roasted beans and just grind the right amount you need for each brew prier to making your it. A good quality grinder that also weighs the right dose might cost you $500

 

[Yander]

All of the talk about various options had me researching new options for coffee over the past couple days. I ended up buying this today. My cheap coffee makers only make it about a year before they are not making coffee hot enough for me. So this should fix that and it should last more than a year.

 

[timbatrader]

here is a good you tube explaination of what to look for in a coffee grinder

 

[Jstpssng]

My cheap coffee makers only make it about a year before they are not making coffee hot enough for me.

This is why I started using a percolator about 15 years ago... I don't like cold coffee. My first was a stove top model, then my parents gave me an electric on as a gift. Either way, it gets hot enough so that my thermal mug will keep it that way for several hours.
The first time that I saw a French press it seemed counterintuitive; boiling coffee in a percolator burns it. I know... something which I am all too familiar with. Yet you are only boiling the water, which makes the difference.

Edit: Apparently my friend who had one wasn't using it correctly. According to the instructions I just read, the water is supposed to be just under a boil.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I just splurged on a $20 MrCoffee machine, after our wedding gift one started melting the plastic after 35 years.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

In the spirit of so many threads here....

I hate coffee. Tea is so much better, more affordable and the attachments cost less too. Not only that, it is better for you.

Tea is despicable. It should all be thrown in the harbor.

 

[Jstpssng]

Yea is despicable. It should all be thrown in the harbor.

Now we're getting political. Shall we just dress like American Indians have a tea party instead? 🖐

 

[Yander]

I just splurged on a $20 MrCoffee machine, after our wedding gift one started melting the plastic after 35 years.

If you like it, go ahead and by a couple more because you will be lucky to get 2 years out of it. They don't make coffee makers, or anything else for that matter, like they did 35yrs. ago.

 

[Chewwy]

If you like it, go ahead and by a couple more because you will be lucky to get 2 years out of it. They don't make coffee makers, or anything else for that matter, like they did 35yrs. ago.

What do you expect for $20? That one is pretty much the low end model.

 

[Doofy]

We've never been coffee snobs/ connesurier's but we enjoy our coffee immensely. Kirkland Colombian Dark Roast fine grind coffee made in a Mr Coffee. Immediately after brewing, it goes in to the Stanley Thermos. Stays piping hot with no additional electrical expense (or bitterness from reheating).

 

[Larry Caldwell]

We only make three kinds of coffee here:
1. Coffee maker drip. Convenient, but not great coffee.
2. Cold extract concentrate and water. Jolt coffee. Huge caffeine.
3. Cowboy coffee. We only make it when the power goes out. Is that why it tastes the best? My 100 year old hand crank coffee mill makes coarse (percolator) grind, which works fine in the cowboy coffee pot.

I have a friend who uses a French press. It makes good coffee, but is a PITA to clean up.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

A couple of thoughts;
When was the last time you cleaned the brewer by running coffeecleaner or vinegar through it? You may need to do it more than once if your water has minerals, softened or not. Ditto, running everything else through the dishwasher.
Have you tried using bottle water to see if it is your water? (We use RO water.)
Have you looked for blonde (light) roast coffee to see if that is what you like?

A clean, maintained Mr. Coffee should turn out great coffee, if it gets good coffee and water. I think that ours does.

All the best,

Peter

The first home my wife and I bought had a deep well that gave sweet water. It made the most fabulous coffee in the world. Selling the place was not a problem, but I wish I could have taken the well with me. I never had it tested, but we had no problem with calcium or scale.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

If you like it, go ahead and by a couple more because you will be lucky to get 2 years out of it. They don't make coffee makers, or anything else for that matter, like they did 35yrs. ago.

For my 1 or 2 cups a year, I’ll wait for it to fail.

 

[two_bit_score]

If anyone is looking for a ‘bargain’ on one of these. Maybe this is it.

Jura S9 Avantgarde Superautomatic Espresso Machine with AutoFrother! | eBay

Includes AutoFrother with Milk Container, Frother Suction Extension Hose. Model: S9 Avantgarde. 10 oz bean hopper capacity - Grind up to 40 portions of coffee before refilling. Conical burr grinder with 6 grind settings - from light to dark roasts.

www.ebay.com

 

[TractorTYMe]

I have a plain jane drip coffee maker that shaits its pants with the filter and makes grounds into the pot, but besides that I enjoy my Hawaiian made coffee from Kauai plantation.

 

[ericm979]

A fully automatic espresso machine like the Jura S-9 OP has a built in grinder. They include a way to bypass it though if you want something other than the beans that are in the hopper.

My wife is the coffee freak in our house so I asked her. She says the Jura is a good machine but needs to be disassembled and cleaned periodically. Usually people have them serviced but it sounds like the OP DIY'd it, which I applaud. If it's been used a lot since then it might be time to do it again.

We have an inexpensive semi-auto machine which I have modified with a PID to better control boiler temp. My wife makes espresso with it. I use a moka pot on the stove. The coffee from it is not as strong as real espresso but it's stronger than other methods and makes a full cup.

 

[tomplum]

A fully automatic espresso machine like the Jura S-9 OP has a built in grinder. They include a way to bypass it though if you want something other than the beans that are in the hopper.

My wife is the coffee freak in our house so I asked her. She says the Jura is a good machine but needs to be disassembled and cleaned periodically. Usually people have them serviced but it sounds like the OP DIY'd it, which I applaud. If it's been used a lot since then it might be time to do it again.

We have an inexpensive semi-auto machine which I have modified with a PID to better control boiler temp. My wife makes espresso with it. I use a moka pot on the stove. The coffee from it is not as strong as real espresso but it's stronger than other methods and makes a full cup.

Yeah these are nice machines to have. I wouldn't call myself a coffee snob, but getting used to good coffee keeps you from just grabbing a cup from just anyone. Do you find that too? Man, some of this black liquid they call coffee....

 

[goeduck]

I was in the store recently and they had Dunkin Donuts ground coffee bags at half price. Having never been to a DD before I didn't know what to expect. Horrible coffee, worse than what you get in a Dennys. Put it in the compost.