My first vintage vacuum coffee maker!

[gadgetgary]

HOT coffee

Is there any coffeemaker made today that makes coffee as HOT as the Farberware percolators?

 

Been to friend's houses where they have made drip coffee, and it is never really that hot.

 

 

[polkanut]

I'll second what Gary said.  I usually take cream in my coffee,, but I've had coffee that was so weak that I didn't dare put anything else in the cup for fear of diluting it too much.  And yes, they did use use an adequate amount of coffee grounds to start with.  It is my opinion that their drip machine didn't get the water hot enough to extract the flavor/color from the coffee.  I don't have that problem with my Norelco Dial-A-Brew!

 

[whirlcool]

I wonder if the lowering of temps in the newer drip pots has anything to do with the infamous McDonald's coffee lawsuit back in the 90? This was the one where the woman put a cup of coffee between her legs and got horribly burned and blamed McDonald's for not warning her the coffee was hot. She won millions after she sued.

We have a dispenser in our kitchen for Ozarka Spring Water. Our local water supply is horribly chlorinated. When you fill a pot with water the room smells like someone opened a jug of bleach! Using this for coffee DOES make a difference!

 

[kimball455]

Three of my vacuum pots and one of the vintage GE fans

Three of the 6 vacuum pots and one of the 12 or so vintage electric fans. Vacuum pots make great coffee especially during a power failure. I use whole bean coffee and grind it just before I make coffee so the antique coffee grinder is also handy. This was especially true during the past two winters when the power was off for days.