OT- Coffee Makers

JRWhitee

johnnyp said:

Thanks for the advice, guys.  We're leaning toward the Ninja.  

As for ditching the Keurig, it's been a long time coming.  It breaking was the final straw.  We just really liked to convenience.  I get up pretty early in the morning for work and the on-demand coffee and hot water was worth the quality sacrifice. 

Now to try to blend the convenience and something resembling quality. 

I have a Keurig in the basement...lol

northGAcock

JRWhitee said:

For a drip the best I had was a Bunn, we graduated to a Breville espresso machine as the wife likes lattes. We still bring out the Bunn when we have company.

Oh so feed the guest the cheap stuff. Well I will have to take that into my accommodations decisions in the future. Between that and topless egging....I am scratching my head.

CTMike

My wife uses a Ninja as well, loves it. I myself don’t drink coffee - which made me somewhat of an outcast in the Chief’s Quarters on the boats. I don’t even like the tast of coffee ice cream. 

JRWhitee

northGAcock said:

JRWhitee said:

For a drip the best I had was a Bunn, we graduated to a Breville espresso machine as the wife likes lattes. We still bring out the Bunn when we have company.

Oh so feed the guest the cheap stuff. Well I will have to take that into my accommodations decisions in the future. Between that and topless egging....I am scratching my head.

Choices my friend...Choices

northGAcock

YukonRon said:

Insta boil and French press. Our favorite, by far. 50-50 blend with French Roast and DD regular.

For my Dead Head friends....

YukonRon

northGAcock said:

YukonRon said:

Insta boil and French press. Our favorite, by far. 50-50 blend with French Roast and DD regular.

For my Dead Head friends....

Love it.

bud812

Hntnhrd

Picked this up at the thrift store the other day for $2 . Worked in the 70’s and works just fine now!!

JoeA

Got out of K cups a while ago.  Check out Chemex.  Simplicity at its best.

BikerBob

Simple no non-sense is the Bunn. Coffee in the top pour in water close top and a few minutes later drinking coffee. Have tried a Moka Pot, but have not refined the results yet.

Zaltydog

Without question, when I started roasting my own beans and using them within the 1 day to 2 week freshness window, it was a game changer. I use a manual burr grinder to get a consistent grind size. That gives consistent extraction per particle and reduces off flavors and bitterness. I grind no longer than 15 minutes before brewing to minimize flavor loss. Heat water between 195 and 205 and a minute or 2 extraction time. 

I use an aeropress using the inverted method. I have been using a metal filter instead of the paper to retain the coffee oils and get a cup with more body to it.

It is a really simple and quick process, low tech, and just works well. I do use a french press occasionally for larger batches. But 99% of time I use the aeropress. I have done pourover also. That is really good also. Just takes a little more effort.

The freshness of the roasted bean is the biggest factor to change first.

chipman

What ever brewer you end up going with, don't forget to invest in a decent grinder. Freshly ground beans in a GOOD grinder is more important than the brewer. That is true whether we're talking about pourover or even espresso.

SSQUAL612

Electric Kettle & French Press...best coffee & simple.

rcone

Good grinder, and CLEAN YOUR GRINDER.  

Focker

BikerBob said:

Simple no non-sense is the Bunn. Coffee in the top pour in water close top and a few minutes later drinking coffee. Have tried a Moka Pot, but have not refined the results yet.

I have a big SS Frieling press, Chef's Choice kettle, a nice burr grinder, and the SS Bunn gets the call, every time.  My Dad gave it to me new in box.

The rest collect dust. 

I did call Bunn, and they sent, free of charge, two of the slower green spray heads vs the standard black.  A major improvement IMO.

odie91

Love the chemex, but recently saw a Toddy on clearance for $10 at Barnes and Noble and haven't looked back.  Makes a concentrated cold brew.  The syrup it makes is concentrated so when you want a cup of coffee, you take 1 part syrup mixed with 1-2 parts hot water.   I make a big batch that lasts me about a week.  When I forget to prepare a batch, I just use my Chemex for a quick cup.

odie91

Love the chemex, but recently saw a Toddy on clearance for $10 at Barnes and Noble and haven't looked back.  Makes a concentrated cold brew.  The syrup it makes is concentrated so when you want a cup of coffee, you take 1 part syrup mixed with 1-2 parts hot water.   I make a big batch that lasts me about a week.  When I forget to prepare a batch, I just use my Chemex for a quick cup.

caliking

Have had a Saeco Incanto Rondo for 11yrs and it's been great. I want 2 shots of espresso in half a cup of hot milk every morning, and it does this wonderfully. Grinds the beans, spits out my shots, and throws the pucks in a little bin. Very little fuss.

I think my model has been discontinued, but there are others available. Not terribly expensive.  I've heard good things about the Ninja systems too.

FrostyEgg

Just dumped the Keurig after a few years. Kicking around options while drinking overpriced espresso from the local coffee shops. Leaning toward a grinder and a french press.

U_tarded

Got a breville grind a brew for the week, it can do a cup or a pot or anything in between.  Cleaning it is a slight hassle (grind shoot). The insulate carafe is nice considering my wife leaves about an hour before I get up.  We use a French press on the weekends and grind usually Jamaican blue mountain beans for that.  

Eoin

Zaltydog said:

Without question, when I started roasting my own beans and using them within the 1 day to 2 week freshness window, it was a game changer. I use a manual burr grinder to get a consistent grind size. That gives consistent extraction per particle and reduces off flavors and bitterness. I grind no longer than 15 minutes before brewing to minimize flavor loss. Heat water between 195 and 205 and a minute or 2 extraction time. 

I use an aeropress using the inverted method. I have been using a metal filter instead of the paper to retain the coffee oils and get a cup with more body to it.

It is a really simple and quick process, low tech, and just works well. I do use a french press occasionally for larger batches. But 99% of time I use the aeropress. I have done pourover also. That is really good also. Just takes a little more effort.

The freshness of the roasted bean is the biggest factor to change first.

I used a Hario manual burr grinder with Aeropress for years, but it is a ball ache if you want more than 1 cup. A Eureka electric burr grinder does the job now. Roasting your own sounds interesting, but for now I get small deliveries weekly from a specialist roaster, 7 days max from roast to door. Go to the supermarket and look at the pack dates on so called specialist / high end coffee beans - often 6 months to a year old.

Cashfan

I ditched the Kuerig a couple years ago in favor of the Aeropress, hot water kettle, and burr grinder; by accident. I bought the aeropress to use as a camp coffee maker, and liked it so much the Kuerig went away.

The biggest issue I have is keeping a grinder. On my third one in two years.

I also have an old bunn tucked away for when more is needed, and instant espresso and coffee for emergencies. They came in handy when my grinder died last weekend.

g8golfer

After ready this I have no clue which way to go. I like the aeropress and the French press but I’m also intrigued by the Chemex. It just my wife and I that drink it in the morning before work. Either way I’m going to have to purchase a grinder. 

Eoin

The problem with grinding your own is that you need a burr grinder to get good results and a decent burr grinder isn't cheap.

I use this one every day:
https://clivecoffee.com/products/eureka-mignon-istantaneo-espresso-grinder?ref=eureka

I used one of these before getting the Eureka, does a good job but it's a bit slow. Reduced to backup duty now:
https://www.amazon.com/Hario-Ceramic-Coffee-Mill-Skerton/dp/B001802PIQ

Zaltydog

I have been happy with the Lido manual burr grinder I use. Only my wife and I are making coffee each morning, so the manual works well. It is quiet and I like the the process and feel of self-grinding each morning. I am about to grind some Peruvian that I roasted 2 days ago.

I did have to lay down the law to my wife using the Lido for her flavored bean grinding. Back to the blade grinder for that crap.

dsrguns

Zaltydog said:

I have been happy with the Lido manual burr grinder I use. Only my wife and I are making coffee each morning, so the manual works well. It is quiet and I like the the process and feel of self-grinding each morning. I am about to grind some Peruvian that I roasted 2 days ago.

I did have to lay down the law to my wife using the Lido for her flavored bean grinding. Back to the blade grinder for that crap.

Love my Lido. 

CigarCityEgger

I have a keurig at home, as I’m the only one who drinks coffee. But this weekend we’re staying at the in laws and they have a ninja coffee maker. It tastes much better than my keurig 

sctdg

Hottop Roaster . Coffee prep - Breville Smart Grinder . Behmor brewer w/Chemex .Nesspresso Citiz and frother w/ refillable pods .Jura A1 superautomatic . I like coffee!

Wolfpack

Trying to resist the urge to start down this rabbit hole...

distanceman

g8golfer said:

After ready this I have no clue which way to go. I like the aeropress and the French press but I’m also intrigued by the Chemex. It just my wife and I that drink it in the morning before work. Either way I’m going to have to purchase a grinder. 

The only thing I don't like about the AP is you can't make big/bigger batches of coffee. I say give the Chemex and AP of FP both a whirl and see what you like best. Kinda like having a few different types of Eggs...different tools for different purposes.