Coffee makers

[sportschick]

My faithful Mr. Coffee with its fancy insulated carafe is nearing death. It leaks. The on button popped out, although it currently still works, I'm not sure how much longer it has.

I'm wondering if anybody has any suggestions for a new one. Given that I'm going back to school soon, I don't want anything too fancy (I'm so buying myself a big fancy one as a graduation present), but something programmable and without a hot plate thingie would be preferable.

Thanks in advance!

 

[PeteyPirate]

Although it does not meet your criteria, I would vote for a French press. The amount of work required is about the same, assuming you pour your own water into your coffee maker, and the coffee is better.

 

[sportschick]

I've got a press, but sometimes a girl wants to wake up to the coffee already brewing.

 

[StormSurge]

I don't drink the stuff, but the g/f does & she swears by this machine:

http://www.keurig.com/

 

[BYH]

That's the link I was going to get you, SC!! :D

I got that for my wife last year for Xmas and it gained me major points. She may in fact love it more than she loves me.

 

[93Devil]

I've got a press, but sometimes a girl wants to wake up to the coffee already brewing.

I have a Mr. Coffee with a delay brew that I use Mon-Fri.

It seems solid enough to me. I cannot think of any real differences between the pots if you want to stay in the $25-30 range.

I have a question about the press. I use a small chopper to take the whole beans down to a chopped state. Is there a better way (crushing)?

 

[User 1019]

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/59695/

 

[PeteyPirate]

I've got a press, but sometimes a girl wants to wake up to the coffee already brewing.

I have a Mr. Coffee with a delay brew that I use Mon-Fri.

It seems solid enough to me. I cannot think of any real differences between the pots if you want to stay in the $25-30 range.

I have a question about the press. I use a small chopper to take the whole beans down to a chopped state. Is there a better way (crushing)?

You can get a grinder for less than $20. Put the beans in, push the button, and five seconds later you have ground coffee.

 

[User 1019]

I paid about $45 (with coupon) at Bed Bath & Beyond and got a great burr grinder. Best product I've bought this year. That and the espresso machine I wooted. :)

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

Drink tea instead. Coffee is nasty.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/59695/

Thank you, Mr. Bags. You saved me the trouble of figuring out where this post was:

Eight O'Clock whole bean Colombian (brown bag) is damn good coffee. I get the 42-ounce bag at the warehouse club instead of the 12-ounce bag at the grocery.

I bought a Cuisinart Coffee On Demand coffeemaker last winter:

http://www.cuisinart.com/catalog/product.php?product_id=376&item_id=472&cat_id=3

(No, I didn't pay a C-note for it.)

No carafe. It's like Pavlov's coffee maker --- press bar, get coffee. Uses paper filters --- I could get a permanent filter for it but I find the permanent filters lead to gritty coffee, for some reason. :-\

GE's One-Touch Coffee Grinder is a good one, too.

 

[writing irish]

Get a press. Actually, get two: a little 3-cup model and a big 8-cup one. They're not expensive. That's the best way to make coffee at home, I think. Machines get nasty. Presses can be a little time-consuming to rinse off, but it's worth it...you'll always drink fresh-tasting coffee.

 

[writing irish]

Duh, maybe I should read the whole thread first. ::)

SC, I can understand your desire to have the coffee started automatically. But I find that I really don't mind wandering around in my kitchen for five minutes waiting for the water to boil. I'm not awake yet, anyway.

 

[Buck]

I think they like to be called baristas these days.

 

[PeteyPirate]

I think they like to be called baristas these days.

That's Coffee-American to you.

 

[JNEWFIFTY]

I don't drink the stuff, but the g/f does & she swears by this machine:

http://www.keurig.com/

I second

 

[Unibomber]

I am a huge fan of the Hamilton Beach Brew Station http://www.hamiltonbeach.com/coffeeespresso-makers-brewstation-coffeemakers.html

The thing that is great about it, besides the vending-style pour spout is that it has a low temp warmer and the coffee in it keeps well because it never gets burnt like it can in a standard maker, which has a hot plate under the glass carafe.
Honestly, for a student, you could make a cup before your AM classes and just leave it and later turn it back on and have hot coffee that doesn't taste reheated in about 20 minutes. It is great for anyone who cant kill a whole pot in an hour.
Proctor Silex makes a Brew Station as well that is the same basic premise and parts, but is cheaper ($25 vs. $45 to $50) than the fancy Hamilton Beach one and you can get those at about any big box store.
http://www.amazon.com/Proctor-44301-BrewStation-Dispensing-Coffeemaker/dp/B000A1FFQS