New Single Cup coffee machine

[chachp]

What I love about this site...

 

<span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">We are all so much alike and yet all so different.  </span>

 

<span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">I actually picked up an older Bonavita a few years back at Savers.  My intention was to use it with my Chemex the way others mentioned here but it was the smaller version and the Chemex didn't fit.  It didn't come with a pot so I think I gave it away.  I don't remember.  What I like best about the Chemex is the filter.  It really produces a smooth cup of coffee free of the things that can make coffee bitter.</span>

 

[foraloysius]

The water for making coffee has to be the right temperature. Both the Moccamaster and the Bonavita do that right. The Philips Gourmet boils the water indeed, but you can taste indeed that the coffee is burnt. Besides that, they are very unreliable. One SIL had six of them IIRC. Now she has a Moccamaster, no problems with that one.

 

[foraloysius]

Seattlecoffeegear

This company has a lot of videos on Youtube. Gail knows a few things about coffee. In this video she presents a basic starter set for a good cup of coffee.

 

[launderess]

Optimal brewing temperature for coffee is between 195F and 205F. This will vary slightly by type of coffee bean, but generally you want water just below boiling.

That being said many coffeemakers going back a few decades never get anywhere near such temps. This is one reason many seek out old/vintage coffee brewers of all sorts from perc to drip.

For small amounts of coffee you can't beat a moka pot.

One of my fav YT coffee channels:

 

[petek]

I remember the first time I ever experienced Toddy cold brew coffee. It was May something 1980 and I had recently arrived in San Franscisco upon my new Honda Goldwing. The trip had been a bit rought what with Mt St Helens along the way that first morning dong her best to ruin my fun. My first evening in town I was on my way to the Opera when all of a sudden I found myself lost. I ventured into a bar where oddly all the men were wearing a lot of black leather and made my way to the bar to ask for directions. The bartender was quite busy so I sat down on a stool to wait and not any sooner a big glass of draft appeared in front of me. I had no idea where it had come from and so glanced around the room whereupon my eyes fixated up a tall slim good looking gentlemen all dressed in leather was leaning against a wall near the pool table and smiling at me I motioned him over to ask him if he knew how to get to the opera and the next thing I know he's on the back of my bike and we're heading back to his apartment/condo on the hill above castro street. After a lovely evening I found myself awake the next morning in his boudoir. He was already in the kitchen preparing breafast and asked if I'd like a coffee to which I replied yes. I got up and dressed and ventured into the kitchen and he was in the process of making my coffee with this strange contraption called a Toddy Brew. Well long story short you took a tablespoon or something of the cold concentated coffee liquid and mixed it into your cup with some hot water from a kettle.. As I recall it was quite nice and I was equally impressed by him. We spent the next couple of days touring around the Bay area on my bike. It was fun singing Que Sera Sera tootling across the bridge and stuff. I never did keep in touch afterwards and have often wondered about this good looking guy by the name of Tim Wilson who introduced me to Toddy Cold Brew . Is he still alive in SF,did he move etc . Other than the opera, the whole story is true LOL

 

[chachp]

Toddy Brew

 

<span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">My first introduction was in the mid 70s.  A friend had this contraption where you put a pound of ground coffee in the top, fill with water and let sit for 24 hours.  You then pulled out the plug in the bottom of the upper container.  The brew went through a filter to produce a smooth thick brew.  You also mixed it with hot water and it made a cup of OK coffee.  I wouldn't use it everyday because I like the process as much as the result.  I love the smell of the ground beans and the coffee as its brewing.  But, for a quick cup it wasn't that bad as I recall.</span>