Best Drip Coffee Maker??

Hi Pat.

I was looking for one recently until I was turned on to the manual brewing process. It's where you boil water separately and then pour it through a filter cone and into a thermos. There are three distinct advantages to this process: 1. You can assure the correct brewing temperature which is in the neighborhood of 190-205 degrees F (most drips don't get the water hot enough). 2. You'll brew into a thermos that won't "cook" the coffee like those hot plates will. 3. Your brew time will be within the recommended time whereas many auto-drips take way too long. I think the correct brew time is somewhere in the 4-6 minute range. I also grind my beans just before brewing. This may sound like a long process, but from beginning to end it takes less than

10 minutes. If you get a good thermos, filter cone and blade grinder, you'll spend somewhere around $50. A gold filter will run about another $10-$15. I know you're looking for a drip maker but I thought I'd throw this out there.

Good luck!

Brian

Thanks, Brian, You are so right. I didn't put it in a thermos, but years ago I used to make coffee that way and it tastes so pure and delicious. My husband doesn't drink coffee, but he loves making it and bringing it to me every morning. I just wouldn't ask him to go through that process, although I know he would. Thanks for the suggestion though, it's a great one. Pat

I agree!

Unless you need the automatic features, and need to make several cups all at once, explore the cone filter process.

It is inexpensive, and since I only make coffee for myself, I make one cup at a time -- completely fresh coffee every cupful!

I used to take coffee to work in a thermos -- made it with an electric drip coffee maker. It's a tasty way to have fairly fresh coffee for several house, with no "warming plate" burned taste!

Even for a couple cups who can't wait the few minutes it takes to brew (Ok I can't but that is besides the point :-) )

You can also get gold filter and put it inside the thing that sits on your cup it works even faster, gives you a better strain through

John.

I have a small Nissan travel mug, and my cone filter sits a little low in the mug, so I would have to hold the cone above the mug to let it finish. Otherwise the coffee in the mug rises to the bottom of the filter cone and stops filling the mug. The water will sit in the filter. I decided to cut a hole in a small piece of plywood and rest that on top of the mug so now the filter cone is elevated. Needless to say, the average person wonders what's going on in my kitchen when they notice my coffee setup.

Brian

...and all those ugly things that stick to it will taint you next cup(s) of coffee.

To me, it's just one more thing to wash.......