Verdict on thecoffeemaker

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Registered: 09-10-2008
Verdict on thecoffeemaker
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Sat, 11-28-2009 - 9:00am

Love the single cup Keurig. The gadget that lets me use my own coffee works great. I've also used it to make tea - just open a teabag & dump the leaves in the little filter. DH has mastered turning it on when he gets up so I have a cup of something hot ready when I want it. I do need to remember to keep distilled water in stock for it.

Jacquie

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Sat, 11-28-2009 - 1:29pm
Hi Jacquie. Don't you mean filtered water? Distilled water is not drinking water. I wondered why anybody would pay for those fancy little coffees but if you can use your own in it then it might not be a bad idea.
Why do you have to open the tea bag?

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Sat, 11-28-2009 - 2:15pm

Instructions say filtered or "bottled". I have the bad habit of using terms filtered & distilled interchangeably. Actually using purchased spring water because that's the only water our cat will drink. I'll probably need to descale the maker eventually.

I tried using tea in a bag and it wasn't very strong. When it runs through loose leaves in the wire mesh basket it tastes better.

So far, I've not been impressed with the 10 free coffee cups included, so am delighted that I can use my fav - Dunkin Donuts hazelnut. The packs also contained 1 tea and 1 hot cocoa, haven't tried them yet.

Jacquie

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Sat, 11-28-2009 - 2:54pm
I use to use a brita filter. I have a built in drinking system for my fridge. We get a new filter for it only once a year since it is just my husband and I. It is attached so that the ice cubes are filtered to. I use the fridge water for all my drinking needs. I do not like the city water but it is safe. I'm sure my dog, Bailey would love the filtered water but he is ok with the water out of the faucet. My fav. coffee is coffee beans that I grind.

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Sat, 11-28-2009 - 3:53pm

You sound like me - the city water is safe, but neither our cat nor I will drink it. The cat had a bladder problem and would not drink water. Vet suggested we moistened the dry food with tap water to get more into him. Nope - then he wouldn't touch his food. As soon as we mixed it with spring water, the cat started eating the moistened food and has had no problems since. As DH says, if it isn't fit for the cat, it's sure not fit for us - LOL. There seems to be an ongoing debate about use of chloramine instead of chlorine in treating water, so we are erring on the safe side. A gal of water is $1 vs. $700 in vet fees paid.

Jacquie

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sat, 11-28-2009 - 7:53pm

So Jacquie you make tea and coffee with the same maker? A friend of mine use to use her coffee maker for making tea. She swore it didn't make a difference. Her coffee was the worst coffee. I believe it was still the tea that made it so terrible.


I am glad you are happy with it. That is what counts.

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Sat, 11-28-2009 - 10:11pm

This maker doesn't have a pot to hold the coffee or tea. It just squirts boiling water through the tiny basket of coffee grounds or tea and it drips right into in your cup. Makes single cup at a time. I hate coffee that sits around in a pot. We tried one of those big makers that holds 12 cups and you can put cup under for one cup at a time. Threw it out because the coffee tasted like the plastic chamber it was held in.

Yep, it just makes me smile and just makes DH shake his head in puzzlement. I think it's akin to the tea making ritual in other countries. I must load the coffee, add water, put cup in place, push button then patiently wait for 2 minutes.

Jacquie

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 11-29-2009 - 3:47am

Sounds cool and the perfect pot for you. I don't like coffee sitting in a pot all day either.


((hugs))

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Registered: 05-25-1999
Sun, 11-29-2009 - 2:20pm

Most coffee makers like Mr. Coffee just heat water....so if her coffee was bad then so was the tea....could be the water.


I my opinion there has never been what I call "good" coffee from makers like that and I don't even care for the water that is heated in them... I liked to be able to wash the insides and the tube of the perked coffee...no amount of vinegar or special cleaner is going to get the old water out of those coffee makers.


Del wanted that Hamilton Beach pot less coffee maker. He loves it..


Today on QVC the special value is a Krups coffee maker. You put in one little measured thingy in and it pushes hot water through it.....Expencive.... to buy coffee that way....but then you can make tea, hot chocolate etc with the little things too....but it does come with a cup to use your own coffee.


Several places use the Braun coffee maker and I think those are about the worst when you think about it. It holds water in the back of it at tempature so when you put the coffee in (like Mr. Coffee) and set the pot under it the water is already hot... And that hot water just sits in there all the time.. sounds gross to me...lol


I like expencive coffee too... I use General Foods International coffee. French Vanilla Cafe'.

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Sun, 11-29-2009 - 4:22pm

There was an episode of NCIS: Los Angeles recently in which Hetty was promoting the drinking of tea.

 


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