Everything to do with Coffee

[Spider!]

I've had a ten cup Moccamaster for about 15(? are they that old?) years now (on filtered water). Brews almost every day, and makes up those days for guests. With an adjustable grinder, you can hit the brew time pretty well. It's non-hot plate. The carafe cools pretty quick without the cap on it, but I prefer reheated coffee to over heated coffee whenever it comes to that. It took a long time, but I finally got the wife hooked on good, black coffee.

Wow, moccamaster is really old. I will also say that I got mine in a trade with my brother in law, as it was too large for his uses. It does best at 4 cups and larger.

[Jonnydread]

I am getting to the point in my life where as long as I have fresh beans I could give a shit about anything else. I think I got all the snob out of my system working in coffee for so long.

[Shaftski]

My Moccamaster was one of the best investments I've made in my life. Still going strong after 11 years. One I have is most similar to a KBT. They just heat up so damn fast, makes other brewers look like easy bake ovens. Full pots in 5 minutes. Dirt simple well executed design with high craftsmanship. It's also repairable even though I've never had to worry about that.

Clean water is key, RO water is ideal but conditioned/filtered works well too. We have well water that gets conditioned then filtered, crystal clear.

[vijil]

I'm running three French presses (we call them plungers ), two moka pots (we call them stovetop espressos) (one is currently out of action), and a chemex.

I dunno if it's our group of friends or what, but we're the only people in our circle who don't have a proper espresso machine in the kitchen. Nobody would ever be seen dead with a pod coffee maker either, and I haven't seen a drip machine in about 20 years.

I suspect it has something to do with our strange NZ/Aus coffee culture. We're a bunch of insufferable snobs honestly.

If you go to a diner or even a gas station and ask for a coffee, they'll stand there waiting for you to specify, and when you inform them "just coffee" or "black" they'll politely inform you that those aren't options while gesturing vaguely towards their triple headed La Marzocco (whether or not they can use it properly is beside the point). I generally instruct tourists to order a "long black with milk and hot water on the side" if they're looking for something familiar. Not that we have tourists any more.

[BenoitOWN]

Well a earlier paintball purchase that wasn’t as good as I hoped got a return and instead geeked a little in coffee again … Of course I’m trying to play with how it brew but apparently leaving thing as it do made the best cup.

>.>

[BenoitOWN]

Other choice would be a breville one control for fresh ground coffee on top or precision brewer for something similar to the technivorm mocca.

What claim you do not like from technivorm? Their Sca cert is real that’s for offering the perfect cup.

[Grendel]

I was just looking at the Moccamaster on-line but had never heard of them before and obviously no experience with them and any moreI'm extremely skeptical of mfg. and review site claims. I'm willing to spend good money on something that will last (many years). We have hard water but have good quality whole house water softener [just checked] and filtration system so not too worried about water. In addition we have a Berkey system on the counter that I draw water for my coffee (wife is very picky about drinking water where I'll drink out of a garden hose off the well pump - ex-farm boy/ex-military). I am also fairly OCD about the kitchen and my coffee maker is cleaned with vinegar every week or so to help keep any mineral build up down. My biggest issue is drip coffee makers [Mr. Coffee] just seem to be crap quality even for their money.

[Jonnydread]

Grendel We generally brew 6-8 "cups" at a time which equates to 3.5ish mugs of coffee. I've tried making 4 and less, but the grounds don't get full saturation with the smaller batches.

[Rainmaker]

Yep, that's the exact one I've got. I'd say it's made about 500 pots so far and still kicking.

[Rainmaker]

I've got a Black & Decker drip that has not failed in the about 3 years I've had it.

[Grendel]

We have a Black and Decker very similar to yours that gets broken out when we have guests. Normally I use a smaller coffee maker because I'd rather make it fresh then have old coffee stay in the pot. Maybe I will just start using the Black and Decker and just make smaller batches.

[Grendel]

That was my experience in the past, cheap Mr. Coffee and use until the heating element dies. I am on my 3rd Mr. Coffee in less then a year where the plastic deforms to the point that the filter does not drain faster then the water added and the filter over flows and I get grounds in the coffee. Right now I have to put a heavy weight on to the top the housing so the valve stays open enough to mitigate the filter overflow.

[BenoitOWN]

Sound like you might have hard water and you would benefit from having some descaling so once in a while.

If if you want the best coffee maker and can be repair a moccamaster would be a good investment. Take one without the heating pad underneath the carafe.

[Jonnydread]

Wife & I bought this so we could have a coffee scented alarm clock, gets used at least once/day and works great. I think it was around $40.

[Siress]

From what I've seen, the most reliable drip coffee makers for home use are usually the simplest and cheapest. The Mr. Coffee line is what I've seen the most. My granddad's has been going strong for most of my life. I've seen them in businesses where it looks like they've been in daily service for decades.