Coffee Making

[Root beer]

We have had a discussion on brands of coffee we like, but I want talk about equipments! I been shopping around the net for coffee making equipment to brew at home as well as a grinder to store beans then grind right amount of ground per cup. Currently looking at this grinder: http://www.starbucksstore.com/burr-coffee-grinder-gvx-2-by-krups/011018083,default,pd.html?&srule=Featured&start=0&sz=16&cgid=grinders&cm_mmc=Sbuxcom-_-ShopMega-_-burrgrinder-_-Evergreen

 

But I haven't found a coffee maker to my liking just yet. Looking at some affordable Bunn as well as two ways Hamilton Beach coffee maker such as this: http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach-49983-FlexBrew-Coffeemaker/dp/B00E0QMDSM/ref=zg_tr_tab_pd_mw_1

 

I haven't ventured into espresso making and other brewing style, but I'm intrigued if I can find an equipment with filter for variety of brew style! If it even exist...

[Raider Nation Fisher]

5 dollar Walmart special. Last forever. No bells and whistles. Just cooks up coffee.

[Root beer]

Ever seen this bad boy: http://prima-coffee.com/brewer/yama-coffee-vacpot-3-cup-tabletop-siphon-syphon?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cse&utm_term=&utm_campaign=TCA-3D&gclid=CI6E_u36qb4CFbTm7Aod2UsA2g ?

[Raider Nation Fisher]

No but I want to try one now.

[jhoffman]

with the keurig, id never go back. i get up to fish or hunt, 30 seconds later the coffee is done.

[John Hansen]

Currently using a cheap little pot from Walmart.  Seems to make just as good a coffee as any.  I have been wanting one of the ones that will brew straight into your travel mug.  But the cost of the little K-Cups is too much for me.

[A-Jay]

Did the drip coffee makers for years including the Bunn - kept burning them out.

 

Went back Old School - The stainless Steel Stove top Percolator.

 

It's genius is in it's simplicity; Makes a truly Superior cup of Joe and it Never wears out.

 

Don't knock it, if you haven't tried it.

 

Best $20 bucks I've spent in a Long Time.

 

A-Jay

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005NCWQ/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

[DogBone_384]

I use a Universal Coffeematic electric percolator that goes back to the '50's or '60's. Picked it up on flea-bay for about $10. Makes the best coffee and will outlast anything new.

[Snakehead Whisperer]

I use a Maestro grinder at the house. As far as coffee makers it's pretty hard to beat a simple pour over dripper like a Beehouse. It's also hard to go wrong with an AeroPress.

 

I would stay away from the Starbucks though.... not sure where you live but Ritual, Four Barrel, Verve, Intelligentsia and Stumptown all ship AFAIK.

 

My old lady is a pretty serious in the coffee industry, so we're pretty much coffee snobs.  

[Bassin Bob]

A few years ago I tried a Coffee Press and I will never go without.  It is simplicity taken to the extreme, but it takes a little time and effort--but it is well worth it. It makes coffee as it was intended to be.  It is great if you like coffee without all the hooey.  If you like flavored stuff (I hesitate to call that coffee), then it probably isn't for you. 

[SirSnookalot]

Over the years I've had percolaters, french press, drip both manual and automatic.  The best coffee I have had comes from a commercial grade 100 cup drip, not practical for home use.  I make a pot about 1 am everyday, if my wife hears water boiling, beans being ground, I'm a dead man so it's the auto drip.  Machines seem to last me about 2 years, have owned Braun, Krupps, Cuisenart, Mr Coffee, and bunch of others.  I defied my own common sense, I've stated many times in don't pay attention to reviews for fishing gear, I read coffee maker reviews for last machine.  Just about review was 5 out of 5 stars so I bought a 12 cup Melita, what a piece of crap.  I can't wait till it breaks.  The Melita has 3 settings, regular, bold and robust, brewing time is the difference, I've tried all 3 and regulated the amount of coffee, the right combination doesn't seem to exist for me.  At face value a drip machine is nothing but hot water dripped over coffee grounds, in theory all should be equal, they aren't.  I've been using the same brand of coffee for my every day brew for years and years, it ha tasted great in other machines, so it ain't the coffee.

[Root beer]

Did the drip coffee makers for years including the Bunn - kept burning them out.

 

Went back Old School - The stainless Steel Stove top Percolator.

 

It's genius is in it's simplicity; Makes a truly Superior cup of Joe and it Never wears out.

 

Don't knock it, if you haven't tried it.

 

Best $20 bucks I've spent in a Long Time.

 

A-Jay

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005NCWQ/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

Just may have to try me one of those. 

[DogBone_384]

Over the years I've had percolaters, french press, drip both manual and automatic.  The best coffee I have had comes from a commercial grade 100 cup drip, not practical for home use.  I make a pot about 1 am everyday, if my wife hears water boiling, beans being ground, I'm a dead man so it's the auto drip.  Machines seem to last me about 2 years, have owned Braun, Krupps, Cuisenart, Mr Coffee, and bunch of others.  I defied my own common sense, I've stated many times in don't pay attention to reviews for fishing gear, I read coffee maker reviews for last machine.  Just about review was 5 out of 5 stars so I bought a 12 cup Melita, what a piece of crap.  I can't wait till it breaks.  The Melita has 3 settings, regular, bold and robust, brewing time is the difference, I've tried all 3 and regulated the amount of coffee, the right combination doesn't seem to exist for me.  At face value a drip machine is nothing but hot water dripped over coffee grounds, in theory all should be equal, they aren't.  I've been using the same brand of coffee for my every day brew for years and years, it ha tasted great in other machines, so it ain't the coffee.

0100 hours?!?!?!?! What do you do for a living?

[Root beer]

0100 hours?!?!?!?! What do you do for a living?

 

He a day trader specializing in the Asian market. 

 

I kid, he taking the early bird breakfast to the extreme.

[DogBone_384]

That makes sense. I worked for Alpine Electronics. Their global HQ is in Iwaki,JP.

All communications w/JP were in the middle of the night....

[ROCbass]

keurig for  a quick cup for everyday use. Instead of buying the K-cups I have one of the reusable pods you can put your own grounds in. For a lazy weekend morning when I'm in no hurry to get anywhere, I grind my own beans and brew with a french press.My grinder is just a cheap cuisinart one.

[SirSnookalot]

0100 hours?!?!?!?! What do you do for a living?

I'm retired, but have always been a very early riser.

[Bluebasser86]

I've got a Black and Decker that I really like with a lifetime filter in it so I don't have to change out paper filters all the time. I tried a cheap one from Wal Mart but it never got the coffee very hot? 

[Sam]

Two schools of thought on coffee brewers.

 

My son - Go to Wal-Mart and buy the cheapest one you can find as it will wear out in a year or two.

 

Me - Get a high quality coffee brewer and enjoy it for many years.

 

You - What ever you want.

[plumworm]

Having been in the foodservice industry for over 30 years, the most important part of coffee brewing is the water temp. To properly extract the essential oils from the grind, the temp should be between 195 degrees and 205 degrees. Try to keep the temp. in that range and you will have a great cup.

[Jigfishn10]

For the one cup of coffee I drink in the morning: K-Cup