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Posted by tmclone on October 17, 2009, 9:19 pm
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> 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. =A0Would 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. =A0When 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. =A0Which I did, something like four
> days ago, with no response yet.
> So... =A0is there another brand of coffeemaker that wouldn't leave me hig=
> and dry like this? =A0Or 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?
Do the REALLY eco-friendly thing and forget the timer. Set it up the
night before, punch the button when you head into the shower, and then
TURN OFF the coffeemaker and pour the entire pot into a stainless
steel coffee warmer when you get out of the shower. The contents stay
hot all day, the container costs about $8 and lasts forever, and the
coffee tastes great all day because it's not being over heated for
hours.
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Posted by Nate Nagel on October 17, 2009, 9:31 pm
tmclone wrote:
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>> 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?
>
> Do the REALLY eco-friendly thing and forget the timer. Set it up the
> night before, punch the button when you head into the shower, and then
> TURN OFF the coffeemaker and pour the entire pot into a stainless
> steel coffee warmer when you get out of the shower. The contents stay
> hot all day, the container costs about $8 and lasts forever, and the
> coffee tastes great all day because it's not being over heated for
> hours.
That's what the one I have does, but automatically.
Unfortunately, the only way to pour out the coffee now is to unscrew the
lid from the carafe, which isn't really that big a deal, but annoying -
so I figured I'd buy a new lid. The result of that attempt (which I
figured would take a couple minutes of keyboard time) is this thread.
nate
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Posted by Phisherman on October 17, 2009, 10:04 pm
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>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
I buy the cheapest Mr Coffee maker. They last 6-15 years, used twice
daily. But, I turn it off immediately after each brewing. Sometimes
you can find a Mr Coffee pot at a garage sale for cheap.
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Posted by DGDevin on October 18, 2009, 12:27 am
Nate Nagel wrote:
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> 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
I use a kettle and a plastic cone that sits on top of a carafe (or a big
coffee cup). Takes me maybe thirty seconds to put a filter and two scoops
of coffee into the cone, and a few minutes more for the kettle to boil. No
moving parts, nothing to break or wear out. Buy decent beans and grind them
yourself every week or two and you'll have better tasting coffee than Mr.
Coffee ever dreamed of.
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Posted by George on October 18, 2009, 9:09 am
DGDevin wrote:
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> 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
>
> I use a kettle and a plastic cone that sits on top of a carafe (or a big
> coffee cup). Takes me maybe thirty seconds to put a filter and two scoops
> of coffee into the cone, and a few minutes more for the kettle to boil. No
> moving parts, nothing to break or wear out. Buy decent beans and grind them
> yourself every week or two and you'll have better tasting coffee than Mr.
> Coffee ever dreamed of.
>
>
Its even better if you grind them as required.
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> 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. =A0Would 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. =A0When 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. =A0Which I did, something like four
> days ago, with no response yet.
> So... =A0is there another brand of coffeemaker that wouldn't leave me hig=
> and dry like this? =A0Or 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?