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Posted by on October 18, 2009, 10:15 am
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>wrote:
>>wrote:
>>>> Nate Nagel wrote:
>>>>> Couple years ago the girlie bought a new Mr. Coffee "thermal" coffeemaker
>>>>> because she liked the eco-friendliness of not having a heating element
>>>>> under the carafe, and also it had a timer so you could set it up the
>>>>> night before.
>>>>> Fast forward to recently - the lid of the carafe doesn't pour nicely
>>>>> anymore. Would like to buy a new lid, or a new carafe if I had to. Well,
>>>>> it's not available on Mr. Coffee's online store which is apparently run
>>>>> by a third party. When I contacted them, they basically said "if it
>>>>> ain't on the web site, we don't sell it" and suggested I contact Mr.
>>>>> Coffee customer service. Which I did, something like four days ago, with
>>>>> no response yet.
>>>>> So... is there another brand of coffeemaker that wouldn't leave me high
>>>>> and dry like this? Or should I just give up on the "thermal" thing
>>>>> altogether and buy the cheapest regular coffeemaker with a timer that I
>>>>> can find, so I don't have to worry about a specific carafe?
>>>>> nate
>>>> Or just give up on the plastic crap and buy a single-burner Bunn like you
>>>> have in the break room at work. Expensive, but it will outlive you. And
>>>> replacement carafes are available at pretty much any restaurant supply. Or
>>>> for a more realistic answer, just get one of those cone-shape deals where
>>>> the filter and coffee fit in the top, and a teakettle for the stove. Set
>>>> it up the night before, and while you are brushing teeth, wander out to
>>>> kitchen and flip the burner on. By the time you are out of the shower, the
>>>> water will be hot enough to pour.
>>>> --
>>>> aem sends...
>>>> --
>>>> aem sends...
>>>I 2nd the Bunn Pour-O-Matic....A pot of coffee is never more than 3 minutes
>>>away....Even using the hell out of it (3+ pots a day) it lasts for
>>>years...Have gone through a couple in the last 15 or so years and love
>>>them...About a hundered bucks or so..Just replaced the old one...Got the new
>>>one at Walmart.....HTH....
>>I bought one for our office. It didn't last a year. Didn't make very
>>good coffee either. Replaced it with an $18 noname from some discount
>>place, coffee tastes as good or better and it's still chugging along 3
>>years later. No more expensive coffee makers if I buy them.
>I believe a good cup of joe has to do how the coffee is made, rather
>than the kind of maker (or its value). I used to make coffee at a
>restaurant, and everyone told ME that I made the best coffee! My
>"secret," as strange as it is in this case, was that I watered the
>coffee down a little (maybe 15%) with plain hot tap water which was
>enough to remove some bitter taste. It helps to have a clean maker,
>clean pot, and freshly ground French-roast beans too.
It's not recommended to drink hot water from the tap. It is not as
"plain" as you think.
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Posted by Tony on October 18, 2009, 11:10 am
salty@dog.com wrote:
> wrote:
>
>> wrote:
>>> wrote:
>>>>> Nate Nagel wrote:
>>>>>> Couple years ago the girlie bought a new Mr. Coffee "thermal" coffeemaker
>>>>>> because she liked the eco-friendliness of not having a heating element
>>>>>> under the carafe, and also it had a timer so you could set it up the
>>>>>> night before.
>>>>>> Fast forward to recently - the lid of the carafe doesn't pour nicely
>>>>>> anymore. Would like to buy a new lid, or a new carafe if I had to. Well,
>>>>>> it's not available on Mr. Coffee's online store which is apparently run
>>>>>> by a third party. When I contacted them, they basically said "if it
>>>>>> ain't on the web site, we don't sell it" and suggested I contact Mr.
>>>>>> Coffee customer service. Which I did, something like four days ago, with
>>>>>> no response yet.
>>>>>> So... is there another brand of coffeemaker that wouldn't leave me high
>>>>>> and dry like this? Or should I just give up on the "thermal" thing
>>>>>> altogether and buy the cheapest regular coffeemaker with a timer that I
>>>>>> can find, so I don't have to worry about a specific carafe?
>>>>>> nate
>>>>> Or just give up on the plastic crap and buy a single-burner Bunn like you
>>>>> have in the break room at work. Expensive, but it will outlive you. And
>>>>> replacement carafes are available at pretty much any restaurant supply. Or
>>>>> for a more realistic answer, just get one of those cone-shape deals where
>>>>> the filter and coffee fit in the top, and a teakettle for the stove. Set
>>>>> it up the night before, and while you are brushing teeth, wander out to
>>>>> kitchen and flip the burner on. By the time you are out of the shower, the
>>>>> water will be hot enough to pour.
>>>>> --
>>>>> aem sends...
>>>>> --
>>>>> aem sends...
>>>> I 2nd the Bunn Pour-O-Matic....A pot of coffee is never more than 3 minutes
>>>> away....Even using the hell out of it (3+ pots a day) it lasts for
>>>> years...Have gone through a couple in the last 15 or so years and love
>>>> them...About a hundered bucks or so..Just replaced the old one...Got the
new
>>>> one at Walmart.....HTH....
>>> I bought one for our office. It didn't last a year. Didn't make very
>>> good coffee either. Replaced it with an $18 noname from some discount
>>> place, coffee tastes as good or better and it's still chugging along 3
>>> years later. No more expensive coffee makers if I buy them.
>> I believe a good cup of joe has to do how the coffee is made, rather
>> than the kind of maker (or its value). I used to make coffee at a
>> restaurant, and everyone told ME that I made the best coffee! My
>> "secret," as strange as it is in this case, was that I watered the
>> coffee down a little (maybe 15%) with plain hot tap water which was
>> enough to remove some bitter taste. It helps to have a clean maker,
>> clean pot, and freshly ground French-roast beans too.
>
> It's not recommended to drink hot water from the tap. It is not as
> "plain" as you think.
From what tap? From mine? And is cold water OK but hot water bad?
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Posted by on October 18, 2009, 1:35 pm
wrote:
>salty@dog.com wrote:
>> wrote:
>>
>>> wrote:
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> Nate Nagel wrote:
>>>>>>> Couple years ago the girlie bought a new Mr. Coffee "thermal"
coffeemaker
>>>>>>> because she liked the eco-friendliness of not having a heating element
>>>>>>> under the carafe, and also it had a timer so you could set it up the
>>>>>>> night before.
>>>>>>> Fast forward to recently - the lid of the carafe doesn't pour nicely
>>>>>>> anymore. Would like to buy a new lid, or a new carafe if I had to.
Well,
>>>>>>> it's not available on Mr. Coffee's online store which is apparently run
>>>>>>> by a third party. When I contacted them, they basically said "if it
>>>>>>> ain't on the web site, we don't sell it" and suggested I contact Mr.
>>>>>>> Coffee customer service. Which I did, something like four days ago,
with
>>>>>>> no response yet.
>>>>>>> So... is there another brand of coffeemaker that wouldn't leave me high
>>>>>>> and dry like this? Or should I just give up on the "thermal" thing
>>>>>>> altogether and buy the cheapest regular coffeemaker with a timer that I
>>>>>>> can find, so I don't have to worry about a specific carafe?
>>>>>>> nate
>>>>>> Or just give up on the plastic crap and buy a single-burner Bunn like you
>>>>>> have in the break room at work. Expensive, but it will outlive you. And
>>>>>> replacement carafes are available at pretty much any restaurant supply.
Or
>>>>>> for a more realistic answer, just get one of those cone-shape deals where
>>>>>> the filter and coffee fit in the top, and a teakettle for the stove. Set
>>>>>> it up the night before, and while you are brushing teeth, wander out to
>>>>>> kitchen and flip the burner on. By the time you are out of the shower,
the
>>>>>> water will be hot enough to pour.
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> aem sends...
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> aem sends...
>>>>> I 2nd the Bunn Pour-O-Matic....A pot of coffee is never more than 3
minutes
>>>>> away....Even using the hell out of it (3+ pots a day) it lasts for
>>>>> years...Have gone through a couple in the last 15 or so years and love
>>>>> them...About a hundered bucks or so..Just replaced the old one...Got the
new
>>>>> one at Walmart.....HTH....
>>>> I bought one for our office. It didn't last a year. Didn't make very
>>>> good coffee either. Replaced it with an $18 noname from some discount
>>>> place, coffee tastes as good or better and it's still chugging along 3
>>>> years later. No more expensive coffee makers if I buy them.
>>> I believe a good cup of joe has to do how the coffee is made, rather
>>> than the kind of maker (or its value). I used to make coffee at a
>>> restaurant, and everyone told ME that I made the best coffee! My
>>> "secret," as strange as it is in this case, was that I watered the
>>> coffee down a little (maybe 15%) with plain hot tap water which was
>>> enough to remove some bitter taste. It helps to have a clean maker,
>>> clean pot, and freshly ground French-roast beans too.
>>
>> It's not recommended to drink hot water from the tap. It is not as
>> "plain" as you think.
> From what tap? From mine? And is cold water OK but hot water bad?
ANY tap. Yes, cold water is okay, while hot water is not.
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Posted by Jules on October 19, 2009, 9:01 am
On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:35:29 -0400, salty wrote:
>>> It's not recommended to drink hot water from the tap. It is not as
>>> "plain" as you think.
>> From what tap? From mine? And is cold water OK but hot water bad?
>
> ANY tap. Yes, cold water is okay, while hot water is not.
I had a friend once who would only drink cold water from downstairs taps -
the upstairs being typically gravity-fed via a holding tank, and she was
paranoid about critters getting into the tank and dying :-)
Always been told the thing about hot, too, but I think it depends on the
temperature of the water. I'll still drink hot water (in tea, coffee etc.)
but only if it's been boiled first.
cheers
Jules
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Posted by on October 19, 2009, 9:15 am
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:01:45 -0500, Jules
>On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:35:29 -0400, salty wrote:
>>>> It's not recommended to drink hot water from the tap. It is not as
>>>> "plain" as you think.
>>> From what tap? From mine? And is cold water OK but hot water bad?
>>
>> ANY tap. Yes, cold water is okay, while hot water is not.
>I had a friend once who would only drink cold water from downstairs taps -
>the upstairs being typically gravity-fed via a holding tank, and she was
>paranoid about critters getting into the tank and dying :-)
>Always been told the thing about hot, too, but I think it depends on the
>temperature of the water. I'll still drink hot water (in tea, coffee etc.)
>but only if it's been boiled first.
>cheers
>Jules
As far as I know, boiling will do nothing to remove the lead.
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