That new one
it's so, how do you say it politely. Ugly LOL
it's so, how do you say it politely. Ugly LOL
Sunbeam Hot Shot II / Ahead of its time?
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The new Sunbeam Hot Shot may be ugly to some, but I wouldn’t consider the vintage ones to exactly be works of art either, and at $19.99 if it gets the job done it sure beats spending $50 to $100 for something more esthetically appealing, but that just me.
Personally, it looks pretty simple to me, and small enough to not exactly stick out like a sore thumb.
Eddie
Personally, it looks pretty simple to me, and small enough to not exactly stick out like a sore thumb.
Eddie
Ok, let's see who's going to give me one of those things...
Let me guess...
Behind door number one we have.... MY HUSBAND!
Behind the door number two we have... OMG, MY HUSBAND again!
Behind door number three we have... WOW, Surprise! My husband!
Oh, wait... our bank account is joint... so no matter who places the order, the money will come out from the same source. Oh life...
I remember my mom had a Jozirushi (i don't know if it's spelled that way, anyway, it's the same Japanese company famous for the wonderful bread makers and rice cookers. thermos that had a heater. It would keep the water at the exact temperature for DAYS. It was bough in the 1970's and it's still in use, every single day, several hours per day, at my father's house.
Let me guess...
Behind door number one we have.... MY HUSBAND!
Behind the door number two we have... OMG, MY HUSBAND again!
Behind door number three we have... WOW, Surprise! My husband!
Oh, wait... our bank account is joint... so no matter who places the order, the money will come out from the same source. Oh life...
I remember my mom had a Jozirushi (i don't know if it's spelled that way, anyway, it's the same Japanese company famous for the wonderful bread makers and rice cookers. thermos that had a heater. It would keep the water at the exact temperature for DAYS. It was bough in the 1970's and it's still in use, every single day, several hours per day, at my father's house.
These would have been useful in the days before MWOs became cheap and ubiquitous.
I suppose it does have an advantage in that it consistently heats water to the same temperature but that wouldn't be enough for me to justify another appliance taking up space.
I suppose it does have an advantage in that it consistently heats water to the same temperature but that wouldn't be enough for me to justify another appliance taking up space.
I'd consider a new one if it came with the coffee basket and mug the HS2 comes with. That could wean me off Kuereg pods. I've tried the "fill your own" and found them very lacking. The basket and filter of the Hot Shot 2 looks to be a good method.
Matt if you use a low profile cup and a 1 cup Melitta Pour over filter it would probably work just fine with the HS2, as long as the total height of both the cup and filter didn’t exceed 4.5 inches. I’ve thought about this too, but I like to use a larger 12oz. mug and with the filter it would be too high to fit the HS2.
If you really want to get off the Keurig pods give the Melitta 1 cup a try. I use my stove top kettle and only boil the amount needed for 1 cup of coffee if its just me having coffee (keep a plastic 2 cup measuring cup handy) and 12 oz of water comes to a boil in 2 mins or less, almost as fast as the Hot Shot, and no more counter clutter. And with the Melitta you can make your coffee as strong as you like, and much cheaper than the pods. I store the Melitta filter inside the measuring cup in the cupboard next to the stove and I like not having so much clutter on the counter.
Eddie
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If you really want to get off the Keurig pods give the Melitta 1 cup a try. I use my stove top kettle and only boil the amount needed for 1 cup of coffee if its just me having coffee (keep a plastic 2 cup measuring cup handy) and 12 oz of water comes to a boil in 2 mins or less, almost as fast as the Hot Shot, and no more counter clutter. And with the Melitta you can make your coffee as strong as you like, and much cheaper than the pods. I store the Melitta filter inside the measuring cup in the cupboard next to the stove and I like not having so much clutter on the counter.
Eddie
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I Love My Built-In Instant Hot
I use it many times every day truly instant hot water, takes less than 5 seconds to fill a large coffee mug with 100% Reheating Efficiency, MWOs only convert about of the power they consume into hot water or food.
Nice filtered hot water, up to 1/2 gallon always available and if you run it out it is hot again in less than 10 minutes.
John L.
I use it many times every day truly instant hot water, takes less than 5 seconds to fill a large coffee mug with 100% Reheating Efficiency, MWOs only convert about of the power they consume into hot water or food.
Nice filtered hot water, up to 1/2 gallon always available and if you run it out it is hot again in less than 10 minutes.
John L.
Eddie, great idea. I make a 10c, pot each AM for the day, but occasionally I want more in the evening. Hate the waste with pods as well as the expense. Only do decaf now days...
I would love to have an instant hot water dispenser again. They are easy and there's nothing to clean, and they don't take up much space other than about a 3" diameter circular area on the top of your sink's deck.
I used to have a Black & Decker 1-cup coffee maker on my desk at work (it's been boxed up for years). It appears the Hot Shot is similar, but holds more water. The B&D comes with a basket that takes a Melitta #1 size cone filter to make one mug of coffee, or it will dispense plain hot water. There is no hot plate. Dispense/brew & enjoy.
I used to have a Black & Decker 1-cup coffee maker on my desk at work (it's been boxed up for years). It appears the Hot Shot is similar, but holds more water. The B&D comes with a basket that takes a Melitta #1 size cone filter to make one mug of coffee, or it will dispense plain hot water. There is no hot plate. Dispense/brew & enjoy.
I had one of those little B&D single cuppers as well.. used to keep in my desk at work.. forgot all about that .. wonder what I did with it. Not like me to get rid of appliances so I probably gifted it to someone at work when I left.
bradfordwhite
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It has the required simulated woodgrain upper scale finish for the 1970s. Mrs. Brady would be proud and so am I.
Mine is not so fortunate to have the woodgrain but it heats water.
Mine is not so fortunate to have the woodgrain but it heats water.
My mother has a refillable/reusable Keurig pod thingy. She says it works fine. I don't drink coffee so I can't say yay or nay.
The nadir of each-others--
Hot Shot "roman-numeral-2"? Well, what was "roman-numeral "aye"?
I could have bought a single-cup dispenser in not that handsome wood grain and soft, glamorous beige to the bitter and stark, shady, unfriendly gray, which my mother did not approve of as being part of our wedding set, (she said she would never come over for a cup of coffee if we bought) so got my multi-cup maker, complete with automatic timer and reusable filter which I occasionally use today...
One gal I hung out with had a Kerug just as it burst in the scene, of which I sung out the lines of Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireball's "Sugar Shack" when I was invited over: "yes, I would, 'cause your Kerug coffee tastes mighty good", and she was impressed with the "drink a lot of coffee, and make you love me, when I--", oh, never mind!
As for recycling of the pods, it can't be any worst than straws or unfortunately the cartons and excessive plastic packaging that the Hello Fresh mealsI got roped into making come with...
-- Dave
Hot Shot "roman-numeral-2"? Well, what was "roman-numeral "aye"?
I could have bought a single-cup dispenser in not that handsome wood grain and soft, glamorous beige to the bitter and stark, shady, unfriendly gray, which my mother did not approve of as being part of our wedding set, (she said she would never come over for a cup of coffee if we bought) so got my multi-cup maker, complete with automatic timer and reusable filter which I occasionally use today...
One gal I hung out with had a Kerug just as it burst in the scene, of which I sung out the lines of Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireball's "Sugar Shack" when I was invited over: "yes, I would, 'cause your Kerug coffee tastes mighty good", and she was impressed with the "drink a lot of coffee, and make you love me, when I--", oh, never mind!
As for recycling of the pods, it can't be any worst than straws or unfortunately the cartons and excessive plastic packaging that the Hello Fresh mealsI got roped into making come with...
-- Dave
