how do you make coffee?

[mrb627]

Got my eye on one.

I really am considering the Moccamaster for my next coffeemaker. Eventually, the novelty of cold brewing will wear off and I will take the plunge back into the drip coffee world. Moccamaster is the way from what my research tells me.

MRB

 

[rayjay]

Malcolm. My sister in law just got one and loves it.

 

[spookiness]

Never understood Bunn

I had one briefly, and have used food-service ones.

The problem with Bunn is that no matter what kind of coffee you put in it, it always comes out tasting about the same.

I prefer a cone filter. Classic Braun Aromaster is my machine of choice because it's simple, gets the job done in the least amount of counter space. I had a vintage german-made white one for about 15 years, which I got used in a thrift store for $8. It died and was replaced with a cheapened version that lasted about 5 years. Krups should be renamed "Krap". That one lasted about 13 months.

So now I am happily back to a black 10-cup Braun, which is a newer cheaper Made in China version, but it makes decent coffee, I like how they look and operate, and it was free to me.

I have also had small 4cup models on my desk at work. Basically, I would never used anything with a basket filter anymore, cone is better for me.

 

[sudsmaster]

The metal mesh filter that comes with the Cuisinart burr grind and brew is almost like a cone. The bottom is so convex that coffee ground must be distributed around the edges rather than lying flat on the bottom of the filter.

In any case, while I also prefer a cone filter, I'm not sure that the filter shape makes as much difference when a permanent mesh filter is used, vs. a paper filter. I'm finding the coffee in this machine comes out better with the mesh filter.

 

[bpetersxx]

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