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Posted by SteveB on October 18, 2009, 10:29 pm
> 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.
Ditto that. That's the way I do. Only one big mug, but it is strong, and
kick starts you and keeps you on cruise until about 10 AM. Not good,
though, for weenies who drink weak coffee all day long.
Steve
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Posted by Lee B on October 18, 2009, 10:43 am
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
>
If you are only making one or two cups of coffee at a time, you might
also want to think about a "single serve" brewer. I have a Senseo that
takes a minute or so for the water to heat up and then about 30 seconds
to make a cup of coffee. Second cup would be another 30 seconds. And
since you make each cup fresh, you don't have to worry with the thermal
carafe or a heating element under the carafe. I just brew directly into
my mug.
My Senseo is admittedly a low end model. There are other SS machines
that have lots of bells and whistles, including timers. There are models
that take pods and ones that use those plastic cups. If she likes the
eco-friendly part, she'd probably prefer the pods.
Informative forum at http://www.singleservecoffeeforums.com .
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Posted by LouB on October 18, 2009, 11:05 am
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
>
Check out Walmart
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Posted by on October 18, 2009, 1:33 pm
>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
>>
>Check out Walmart
Black and Decker (!) has a line of halfway decent automatic drip
coffee makers that, feature for feature, are about half the price of
the brands that are better known for this category.
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Posted by willshak on October 18, 2009, 4:07 pm
on 10/18/2009 1:33 PM (ET) salty@dog.com wrote the following:
>
>> 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
>>>
>> Check out Walmart
>>
> Black and Decker (!) has a line of halfway decent automatic drip
> coffee makers that, feature for feature, are about half the price of
> the brands that are better known for this category.
B&D appliances are GEs
--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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