Members Thunderbroom Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 I've got an old Mr. Coffee at home and I never seem to be able to brew a cup of coffee that tastes as good as the coffee that I get at my local gas station. I even use the same beans. I've bought the whole bean and also the ground. It never tastes as good and is never consistent. I'm the only regular coffee drinking in my home and was wondering if any of you were familiar with the Senseo units. My understanding is the coffee is premeasured per cup in a "pod". This seems like it would provide me with a consistent, good cup of coffee. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dDigitalPimp Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 my parents got one of those not too long ago and love it. instead of making a half a pot for both of them and throwing it out when it gets bad they make it a cup at a time. i guess its pretty quick and they said it tastes great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members perrydabassman Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 I have the 12 cup version of this one, I like it because there is no caraffe to bother with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ModmanQ6 Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 I worked for a company that went to a variety and single cup brewing. They tasted great, but the cost due to packaging was exorbitantly higher. I've had a Mr. Coffee for about 15 years and my wife decided it was time for its retirement. We just purchased a Cuisinart 12 cup brewer with a thermal carafe. I also bought the $10 gold tone reusable filter and the coffee is fantastic! The caraffe keeps the coffee steaming hot for hours and it tastes as fresh as when it was brewed as there is no hot plate to keep cooking it from the bottom. This tends to bring out more bitter overtones as it heats... :2c: Oh, and you can make as many or few cups as you want. You just have to measure out your grounds and there is a glass tube with a floater on the side to tell you how many cups of water is in the tank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 Do American's not drink Espresso coffees? Is it all just perculated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members perrydabassman Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 Do American's not drink Espresso coffees? The bass players don't...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 82Daion Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 Do American's not drink Espresso coffees? Is it all just perculated? Most people who brew it at home go percolated, yes. I drink a lot of espresso-based coffee drinks (yes, I'm a latte liberal, shoot me), but I get them from coffee shops. I ought to get a home espresso machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 Most people who brew it at home go percolated, yes. I drink a lot of espresso-based coffee drinks (yes, I'm a latte liberal, shoot me), but I get them from coffee shops. I ought to get a home espresso machine. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BottomHeavyKate Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 I just use a small 4 cup machine. It works great. I also add a pinch of salt on the grounds before brewing because it takes out some of the bitterness I get with our house water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J the D Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 We have the $50 Mr. Coffee machine. It tastes much, much, much better than the cheap-o Mr. Coffee. We had one that broke and I replaced it with the cheap-o. Went back and replaced the model that had broken. We also use the filter for the water. Maxwell House Master Blend again tastes mighty fine. We threw away the relatively new Mr. Coffee cheap-o because we did want to subject anyone to that bitter taste . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members birdboy7007 Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 I have friends who rave about those Senseo/Tassimo doohickeys. Typically very consistent, and easy. Though my friend's family just had to deal with a bad batch of coffee (multiple boxes with the same batch number), which was a pain. I just can't get behind them myself. I enjoy the process of selecting my beans, grinding and brewing in the fashion I feel like that day. The fewer steps between roaster and my press the better. And I typically try to stick to fair trade beans when possible. I love the concept of the percolator that Modman posted. Hot plate = crap. Do American's not drink Espresso coffees? Is it all just perculated? All kinds of (North) Americans drink espresso coffees, just not typically at home. A decent espresso machine is a significant investment, and for most coffee drinkers the cost/benefit just doesn't work out. I'd love to have a small, decent espresso machine to play around with, but for now I'll stick with my moka pots and presses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members coyote-1 Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 I have a Krups machine. It makes great coffee.I also have an espresso machine from Krups. It makes great espresso, as good as anything I can get in a restaurant. Of course, even with great machines you only get as good as you give. So aside from the Lavazza espresso (which is great), I don't buy canned coffee. Maxwell House, ChockFull, Yuban, etc... it's all crap. Smells good when you pop the can, but the coffee is awful. Dunkin'Donuts coffee is good, and I get gourmet coffees from a couple of local joints that grind it fresh for me. Tried my own small grinder, but found it a PITA without offering any real benefit; you'd need a big-ass grinder to do it right, and I don't need to spend hundreds on a coffe grinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misterhinkydink Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 I worked for a company that went to a variety and single cup brewing. They tasted great, but the cost due to packaging was exorbitantly higher. I've had a Mr. Coffee for about 15 years and my wife decided it was time for its retirement. We just purchased a Cuisinart 12 cup brewer with a thermal carafe. I also bought the $10 gold tone reusable filter and the coffee is fantastic! The caraffe keeps the coffee steaming hot for hours and it tastes as fresh as when it was brewed as there is no hot plate to keep cooking it from the bottom. This tends to bring out more bitter overtones as it heats... :2c: Oh, and you can make as many or few cups as you want. You just have to measure out your grounds and there is a glass tube with a floater on the side to tell you how many cups of water is in the tank... I have a Black and Decker maker similar to yours. It was $30.00 at Target and makes a decent cup of coffee. I also use a gold filter. Preheating the carafe with hot water gets the coffee a little hotter. I could do without the timer gizmo as I never use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members i_wanna_les_paul Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 Most people who brew it at home go percolated, yes. I would imagine most people at home use drip brewing as opposed to percolation. And I'm pretty much a coffee simpleton. Folgers from a 4-cup Mr. Coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chugheshc2 Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 french press stainless carafe grind your own beans, tastes great.more crap to mess with but then again, some of you guys got pedalboards... what's the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 french press stainless carafe grind your own beans, tastes great. more crap to mess with but then again, some of you guys got pedalboards... what's the problem? This is the correct answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bones Malone Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 The best tasting coffee you can make (IMHO) is French Press. If you are the only coffee drinker in the house, it makes sense to use one of these and BELIEVE me, it's WAY better than drip. You'll need a grinder, set to coarse and a means of boiling the water then... Fresh ground beans (coarse) + hot (close to boiling water)+ 6 min = the best coffee you can drink. All for about $20? Here's an article about the advantages... http://www.ehow.com/how_4806209_advantages-of-french-press-coffee.html Enjoy. Let me know once you brew your first cup, you'll never go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bones Malone Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 Did I mention no filters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 french press stainless carafe grind your own beans, tastes great.more crap to mess with but then again, some of you guys got pedalboards... what's the problem? This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zachoff Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 The key to good coffee is cleanliness of materials. Run some CLR through your pot and rinse as it says... Then rinse a couple more times. You'll be amazed at the difference. I have a Mr Coffee and it makes great coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members In Absentia Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 I use a Bunn machine. This is the only machine that ever got the temperature for brewing coffee right. When you buy your beans, if they don't look oily, then they are likely stale. Most grocery stores sell stale coffee. Find a local roaster, or show up at Starbucks when a new shipment comes in and buy it out of a new box. You might be surprised at how good Starbucks coffee can be when you brew it yourself, and don't let it sit on a warmer all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BottomHeavyKate Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 I use an old as {censored} aluminum percolator when I'm out hunting too.....makes some of the thickest darkest sludge you could ever hope for Hey - at four in the morning you'd better have something strong to keep you from falling out of your tree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flogger59 Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 As a rule of thumb, I find that flat bottomed baskets suck. Get one with a cone shaped basket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kaiser_sosea Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Cuisinart+-+Brew+Central+12-Cup+Programmable+Coffeemaker/4765748.p?id=1063393351137&skuId=4765748&st=coffee%20maker This is what I bought a couple months ago to replace a cheap Black and Decker, works great and easy to clean which is important. The coffee tastes wonderful compared to old machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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