For the others here that likes coffee like I do. I have many different ones but this opne is a combination of several.
New Coffee Maker The Dragon
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tennblondie78
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I'm sorry but...
that thing looks like a bong. I can imagine the looks that would get sitting on my kitchen counter...
that thing looks like a bong. I can imagine the looks that would get sitting on my kitchen counter...
Oh my Gosh!!
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: 12pt;">There are others out there like me (not the first time I've had to say that to myself)?</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: 12pt;">I even roast my own beans and usually use a vacuum method to brew it. The past few weeks I have been on a Chemex kick. This looks like an interesting gadget.</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: 12pt;">There are others out there like me (not the first time I've had to say that to myself)?</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: 12pt;">I even roast my own beans and usually use a vacuum method to brew it. The past few weeks I have been on a Chemex kick. This looks like an interesting gadget.</span>
twintubdexter
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Having been a plumbing buyer for a hardware chain for several years, I'd say that coffee maker contains several toilet tank parts, in fact you might be able to use it to repair your toilet in a pinch.
Enjoying coffee and having a collection of various brewers sounds great.
Enjoying coffee and having a collection of various brewers sounds great.
Kinda neat idea. I have had similar ideas of an induced vacuum filtration system in my head while watching my commercial vacuum pots work.
The one thing I might do to improve his system is to have it brew right into the cup. Would make clean up easier and not chill the coffee as much. Just have the brew bowl and pump seal onto the top of an existing mug.
Having always had a love of lab glassware I could see owning one. I have a hunch its WAY more expensive then I think I'd consider though...
The one thing I might do to improve his system is to have it brew right into the cup. Would make clean up easier and not chill the coffee as much. Just have the brew bowl and pump seal onto the top of an existing mug.
Having always had a love of lab glassware I could see owning one. I have a hunch its WAY more expensive then I think I'd consider though...
Pricing
Took a bit of Googling but I finally found the price.
http://shop.lacolombe.com/products/dragon
Well it does come with a nice hard case and the scale/timer, but at $395 I can suffer on without one!
Took a bit of Googling but I finally found the price.
http://shop.lacolombe.com/products/dragon
Well it does come with a nice hard case and the scale/timer, but at $395 I can suffer on without one!
Make a better design of something, which is pretty much effortless these days thanks to China, and price will take care of itself. I think it's how Dyson got into the vacuum cleaner business and became a ten billion dollar company.
Not long ago we paid almost this much for a Moccamaster, the list of obvious design flaws for a $350 coffeemaker is nothing short of astonishing, e.g. every part that requires routine cleaning has thin plastic flanges on the edges, handles etc, that make cleaning under running water virtually impossible without being soaked. The only explanation we can come up with is that people in the Netherlands no longer have running water in their homes and use basins or pails to clean their coffeemakers.
Also I know I'm not the only person who's bemoaned the overuse of plastics in autodrip coffeemakers for the last 30+ years, in many models close to the entire unit is plastic.
"I'm sorry but...that thing looks like a bong."
That fact alone will sell a few million units.
Not long ago we paid almost this much for a Moccamaster, the list of obvious design flaws for a $350 coffeemaker is nothing short of astonishing, e.g. every part that requires routine cleaning has thin plastic flanges on the edges, handles etc, that make cleaning under running water virtually impossible without being soaked. The only explanation we can come up with is that people in the Netherlands no longer have running water in their homes and use basins or pails to clean their coffeemakers.
Also I know I'm not the only person who's bemoaned the overuse of plastics in autodrip coffeemakers for the last 30+ years, in many models close to the entire unit is plastic.
"I'm sorry but...that thing looks like a bong."
That fact alone will sell a few million units.
lotsosudz
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Not for me!
When I drink coffee it's usually fairly early in the morning. I barely have one open, much less two. Having to be so precise, I would have to go buy a coffee from somewhere, so I would be awake enough, to measure the coffee correctly. Snow balls chance in hell thats going to happen! Just Sayin!
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David
When I drink coffee it's usually fairly early in the morning. I barely have one open, much less two. Having to be so precise, I would have to go buy a coffee from somewhere, so I would be awake enough, to measure the coffee correctly. Snow balls chance in hell thats going to happen! Just Sayin!
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David
My GoTo coffeemaker.
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Great coffee, No cords, Throw it in the dishwasher!! I do weigh my coffee but other than that I'm not all that fussy. Let it bubble to the top, set the timer for one minute and turn it off. When it flows to the bottom it's ready.</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">I also have a Chemex that I use from time to time. I have been on the Chemex kick for a few weeks now but about to go back to the Yama.</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">I have all kinds of percolators, Sunbeam Vacuum Pots, BUNN makers. I always end up back with these two. They are the easiest to use, clean and make the best coffee IMHO.</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Great coffee, No cords, Throw it in the dishwasher!! I do weigh my coffee but other than that I'm not all that fussy. Let it bubble to the top, set the timer for one minute and turn it off. When it flows to the bottom it's ready.</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">I also have a Chemex that I use from time to time. I have been on the Chemex kick for a few weeks now but about to go back to the Yama.</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">I have all kinds of percolators, Sunbeam Vacuum Pots, BUNN makers. I always end up back with these two. They are the easiest to use, clean and make the best coffee IMHO.</span>
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whirlcool
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That's too complex for me in the morning. I literally stagger down the hall to the kitchen to get the coffee pot (Corey glass vacuum pot,obtained Ebay for $25.00 NIB)ready for brewing. And lately that has been too much, so we've been drinking a stout cup of green tea in the mornings instead.
We started out with a Sunbeam Coffeemaster, but cleaning it is a pain with the hand washing and I believe in starting out with clean coffee pots first. The Cory pot will go in the Dishwasher no problem at all. Just take the gasket off, dump the grounds down the disposal and you are done.
I will agree about vacuum made coffee. If you start with a good coffee it will make it all that much better. It comes out so smoooth....
I guess we are coffee snobs too. Buy our coffee from a local roaster, use bottled spring water for the brew, but it tastes so good. After 2 mugs or so I am awake enough to begin dealing with the day.
We have a Kitchenaid drip machine on the kitchen counter, but it hasn't been used in at least three years. It made good coffee, but not as good as a vacuum pot.
We started out with a Sunbeam Coffeemaster, but cleaning it is a pain with the hand washing and I believe in starting out with clean coffee pots first. The Cory pot will go in the Dishwasher no problem at all. Just take the gasket off, dump the grounds down the disposal and you are done.
I will agree about vacuum made coffee. If you start with a good coffee it will make it all that much better. It comes out so smoooth....
I guess we are coffee snobs too. Buy our coffee from a local roaster, use bottled spring water for the brew, but it tastes so good. After 2 mugs or so I am awake enough to begin dealing with the day.
We have a Kitchenaid drip machine on the kitchen counter, but it hasn't been used in at least three years. It made good coffee, but not as good as a vacuum pot.
Could not take making coffee in the morning. trying to measure coffee grounds add water. Usually would make a good mess, and end up with cowboy coffee. Found a simple solution a couple of years ago. Get everything ready the night before and just stagger out and turn it on, or set the timer for it to go on automatically. Works for us.
Jon
Jon
