Coffee addicts and afficianadoes, what kind of coffee maker is your choice?

Question

My favorite is the Bunn home coffee maker. It is a scaled-down version of the one you see in restaurants, and I baby it more than I baby my car.

It will brew ten cups of coffee in three minutes, and getting the blend and quantity right will guarantee a great cup and pot of coffee.

By the way, my choice for coffee is good old Maxwell House Master Blend. I am not a gourmet when it comes to coffee. I like a good, hot cup of steamy American style joe.

No sugar or cream, please. I drink mine with the bark on.

Answer 1

i used to have a bunn machine, i sold it at a yard sale, i can't remember why...anyway, i've had several coffee makers, the one i'm using now is a starbucks model, it brews directly into a thermos carafe, which i like. it's got the timer which is good, always ready when i get up. then i sometimes use my senseo machine, it uses coffee pods, and makes a single cup in 30 seconds. very handy, and good coffee. i also love my starbucks barista espresso machine, it makes great lattes. and to grind i use my kitchenaid pro grinder, it's wonderful! i love coffee and i drink it all the time..i'm not what you'd call a coffee snob though ; )

Answer 2

My favorite is my current.  It is a West Bend (I think), but it is the type that has no carafe as the coffee is made into a heated holding tank that has a warmer.  It's nice because you can pour coffee before the whole pot is ready and it doesn't scorch the coffee at all.

The Bunn we have at work is nice and fast, but the warmers are set so high they scorch the coffee. ( I know they can be adjusted, but some folks here like the burnt flavor I guess).

  Brand-wise, I like Maxwell House Master Blend and Chock Full O' Nuts.

Answer 3

Hi Warren, I grind my coffee fresh each day bring filtered water to a boil and use a French press coffee pot. and I prefer real cream but Will take anything from milk to non dairy creamers I will not drink it black. I would rather die first(i am just kidding in case you are going to give me a violation like you did last time.

Answer 4

Agreed.

I use them in the restaurant and the market.

They have it down to a science.

Purr-fect coffee every time.

With the coffee brands we differ.

Le Semeuse is my all time favorite.

Great coffee and you can leave it on the heat for hours

without it getting a burnt taste.

Answer 5

Hi Warren.

I now use a £7.99 basic range from Argos or I think I got from the catalogue bargain shop, as I am always dropping the jug and smashing it, so now its the cheapo's ones for me.

But as the coffee itself, I am a bit more posh.

I always buy Sainsbury's Taste The Difference range Costa Rica Coffee, quite expensive £2.99 for a jar, but worth it.

Skimmed milk, no sugar

Answer 6

As a coffee aficionado, I actually have two such devices:  a 1990's-vintage Krups with 10 cups x 2 total capacity and designed for Melita-compatible filters; and a General Electric concentrate brewer for espresso, 4 cups capacity.  I also use two mills: a 1960's-vintage Kitchen Aid by Hobart and a much smaller Black & Decker.  The Kitchen Aid doesn't like dark-roasted whole beans, as their oilier surface clogs the hopper; the B&D, being a small-batch mill, is unaffected by the surface oil.

My house actually has a huge variety of coffee-strength preferences, thus the need for two brewers.

Addendum:  The KitchenAid can be set for a wide range of grinds; Perc grinds (orig. meant for percolators) would be suitable for the French press (with the relatively coarse filter integrated into its piston), while Vac grinds (orig. meant for vacuum pots) would be suitable for espresso/capucino equipment.

My primary coffee supplier is the Papillon enterprise at La Fiesta Square, Lafayette, central Contra Costa, CA, an excellent example of quality control throughout its vertical integration, from initial raw coffee purchase through roasting to sale of end-product, which I buy in the whole bean by the pound.  Papillon also brews and sells a full range of coffee beverages plus breads and pastries.

Answer 7

I don't drink coffee -- I'm pretty much all H2O -- but it's good to know what is the best brand in case I need a gift for my son-in-law the gourmet chef.

T.

Answer 8

Hi Warren,

Heard you on Internet radio on KTSA.com all the way from England, you sounded great.

Anyway back to the question, I have look on the Internet, because I have never heard of Bunn.

Found out it is an American company, and they don't make them over in the U.K.

I use a coffee maker which is made by Prestige I have have it for a about 5 years, and still going strong, you can feel the good quality when you hold it.  Not bad for the price

here is the picture

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-0411.asp...

I like to use Marks and Spencer Free Trade coffee, so I know the farmers are getting a good deal also.

Answer 9

I mostly grind my coffee with a KitchenAid machine, which I like for not making too much coffee dust.  I use spring water in a French press, and drink coffee black.  

Occasionally I drink superautomatic espresso; sadly I have been too lazy, of late, to make espresso by hand.