Modern Coffee Maker suggestions?

[maytagbear]

My doctors let me have a very limited amount of coffee a week. What's more, they've said "decaf."

I have been invited to a potluck this evening, and I have made a mocha torte (if it goes over well, I'll share the recipe.)

I got fresh beans, and got out my Braun mill. Brewed in my 10 cup Krups drip. That's the problem.

10 cups of coffee, even decaf, is more than I am supposed to drink in a week.

I've been getting my coffee "fix" at church, we do serve brewed decaf, but to call it and the regular coffee "weak" is like calling Bethann (Hi, sweetie!) a fan of pink!

Can any of you suggest a GOOD, small capacity modern coffee maker? I am not a fan of perked or French press coffee.

Do any of you have experience with the Cuisinart machine that brews into a stainless travel mug?

Thanks.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[spiralactivator]

How about one of those tiny Mr. Coffees that drips maybe 2 cups at at time?

 

[foraloysius]

I have a Philips Senseo and I really love it. But it uses coffee pods and I think on your side of the pond they are relatively expensive. I pay almost $2.- for 18 pods. I drink decaf myself too, but have regular coffee available for guests. It doesn't take much time to make a decaf and a regular coffee. BTW, I love the taste of the Douwe Egberts decaf pods. But that is a personal thing ofcourse!

 

[hoover1060]

I have a Mr. Coffee 4 cup model, they work very well.

 

[lightedcontrols]

the Cuisinart

I have the Cuisinart that brews into the stainless travel mug. I use Starbucks House Blend Decaf and it's one of the best cups of coffe that I've ever drank! Mark

 

[partscounterman]

Chemex

The only coffeemaker I've used for over 10 years.

Always great coffee and a design classic.

You can brew a little as you want.

Why is that Doctors are hell bent on taking away every pleasure? Decaf indeed! (Face screwed up here like Mr. Yuk)

 

[maytagbear]

Well...if I

have too much caffeine, I have tachycardia (rapid heartbeat) on top of the insomnia.

I miss real coffee, but I've been drinking decaf long enough to get used to it. Making it from fresh (or fresh-ish) beans, grinding it, and using good water (Brita filtered) makes a difference. Not that I am going to convince any of you diehard "real" coffee drinkers, but I have found that following those suggestions makes a difference. Plus, making it strong enough helps, as well. At church, they use a half cup measure for a 50 ounce pot. I use at least a third of a cup. Of course, they (Fellowship Committee) uses canned. Canned decaf is seriously dreadful.

The thing with the Philips Senseo, or the Keurig, or the Melitta One:One is that you're locked into their pods, roasts, blends....and what if they discontinue manufacture?

At one time, I used to be a serious coffee geek. Not quite as good as my best friend...who can determine country and region from a cup, but almost.

I've found everyone's posts to be interesting.

Thanks,

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[maytagbear]

PS-

anyone want the mocha torte recipe? It's more along the lines of a (nearly) flourless cake, instead of a layered torte.

L/Mb

 

[toggleswitch]

a cup at a time

Regular coffee can be brewed in any pot.
Trick is not to boil it, or it becomes bitter.

Simply strain with a fine mesh SS tea strainer, or go to a store and buy a "wind-sock" coffee strainer. These are a metal ring with a fabric material liner. Anyone who makes Spanish-style coffee is familiar with it.

Purists say coffee should never touch metal; others say a SS Farberware SS percolator makes the best coffee. If you want to do this stoeve-top thing, there are inexpensive and thrift store corning-ware "glass" pots available, too!

Also, I have seen in fancy Manhattan shops (at a reasoanble price) a ceramic filter and coffee holder holder that fits over any mug (beaker per Mrs. Bucket, that's "bouquet, dear") to make drip coffee a cup at a time.

Should you want one just write and I will send one to ya.

regards,
Steve

 

[kenmore1978]

small coffeemaker

I have on of those little <r. Coffee machines, too. Other companies make tht size, too. In reality the "four cups" they refer to is for the olden days when people used cups and saucers. Nowadays, those size machines make 2 "mugs" of coffee

 

[jaxsunst]

I have a Melitta "Grind and Brew". I also use Brita Water. It is a fantastic machine, and cost about a third of other machines that grind and brew. It will make anywhere from two to ten cups well.

It also has a timer.

 

[jasonl]

RIP Bodum Santos

Yup, the Bodum's floating around in the gulf by now. So now at my parent's house we have a Mr. Coffee 10-cup with stainless carafe. It makes good coffee but it doesn't stay warm any longer than the glass version that keeps it hot for 2 hours.

Mello Joy coffee forever!

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Mello Joy Coffee Company

www.mellojoy.com

 

[sikiguya]

JV Pod Coffee Maker

We just got a Juan Valdez Pod coffee maker on clearance at Target for $14.98. It will make 5oz or 8oz of coffee at one time. You use your own cup and a pod (18 for $4 or so). Hubby says it's good, I don't drink coffee but love the smell.

I'll take my Mrs. Tea anyday...........

 

[toggleswitch]

instant coffee

and ...perish the thought....my mother-in-law swears she read an article that instant cofee is healthier than regular.

can't get past the taste, though

 

[kenmore1978]

instant coffee

I find that the Taster's Choice Dark Roast instant coffee is the best instant I've ever tasted.

 

[jasonl]

How to make Instant Coffee

Get a coffeepot with a timer on it. Set it up before you go to bed to run 15 minutes before you get up in the morning. When you wake up... voila! Instant coffee.

Even if you don't have an instant maker, set it up and when you wake up, the first thing you do is turn the switch on. Then you go use the bathroom, shave, shower, whatever. When you come out, voila! Instant coffee.

When Community or Mello Joy coffee comes out with coffee pods, I'm getting a pod machine. Are there single serving machines where you don't need a coffee pod? Like it just uses a regular filter or something?