Coffee

[waterbear]

You're right again. About the only consumer drip machine makers that make consistently great machines are Technivor and Capresso, and you've got to drop close to 200 bucks for their lower end machines.

The BEST coffee I ever made was in my old glass Chemex drip that you had to pour the water through after it boiled. It used heavy laboratory grade filter paper and the coffee it made was unbelievable. Haven't seen one around since the 70's. Would LOVE to find one of those again. You could even refrigerate the coffee and it would not cloud at all! It would taste fresh brewed when rewarmed slowly. The handblown ones from Germany were put into the Smithsonian because of their design.

[KurtV]

The BEST coffee I ever made was in my old glass Chemex drip that you had to pour the water through after it boiled. It used heavy laboratory grade filter paper and the coffee it made was unbelievable. Haven't seen one around since the 70's. Would LOVE to find one of those again. You could even refrigerate the coffee and it would not cloud at all! It would taste fresh brewed when rewarmed slowly. The handblown ones from Germany were put into the Smithsonian because of their design.

You talking about these? Those do make great coffee. Much better than almost all auto-drip machines because the water hits the grounds at the right temperature (195F-205F) and you get the proper contact time. Most drip machines let the water get too cool by the time it hits the coffee and the water spends too long in contact with the grounds.

[waterbear]

You talking about these? Those do make great coffee. Much better than almost all auto-drip machines because the water hits the grounds at the right temperature (195F-205F) and you get the proper contact time. Most drip machines let the water get too cool by the time it hits the coffee and the water spends too long in contact with the grounds.

YES!!!!!!! I didn't know they were still being made! You used to be able to find them and the filters in just about all the department stores! Guess I will be ordering one! I gave my old one away when I couldn't find filters for it any more. The Melita filters that you find everywhere just didn't cut it! THESE ARE THE BEST COFFEE MAKERS EVER MADE. You just have to taste the coffee they produce!