How to make good coffee in a terrible coffee maker?
Posted by scottparat on 05 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: Coffee Questions
I’ve always had good coffee makers but this last time I bought the cheapest one and even if I use good ingredients it doesn’t come out so well and after an hour the heater plate burns the coffee bitter. Is there a way to make good coffee and make it last in my cheap coffee maker?
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on 05 Jan 2010 at 10:30 pm 1.Jay said …
get the freshest coffee you can, and it will be best if you grind the beans right before you make it, also coffee isn’t meant to stay on the heater plate that long. Either make less, or pour leftovers into a thermal carafe or thermos. If possible,buy one of these to use instead:
http://www.coffee-makers-espresso-machines.com/manual-drip-coffee-filter-cone.html
along with a thermal carafe
or the single cup ones:
http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1401692&CAWELAID=422775510
I also agree about the french press, great coffee, but you need to have a good grinder, to grind the beans coarse, or else get the coffee ground that way where you purchase it
on 05 Jan 2010 at 10:30 pm 2.Dude said …
If you really enjoy your coffee, it might be worth it to bite the bullet, splurge and get yourself a new coffee maker. Hey, you’re worth it, aren’t you? You could always try to sell the old one on eBay.
If that’s not an option, I don’t know what to tell you to improve the taste of your coffee. The coffee I like best is Folgers. Always turns out good for me. As for the heater plate burning and the coffee turning bitter, you might try turning the coffee maker off right after the brewing is finished. Then when you are ready for your next cup of coffee, just pour it into your cup and re-heat it in the microwave oven. It’s not quite as good as when fresh, but sure beats burnt and bitter.
on 05 Jan 2010 at 10:30 pm 3.singletrack65 said …
Buy a thermal carafe.
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?client=safari&rls=en&q=thermal+carafe&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=11668106471133575307&ei=mWxBS6TlH8yolAfpgq2QBw&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CB4Q8wIwAg#ps-sellers
Fill it with boiling water & let it sit while you brew your coffee. Dump out the hot water & fill with fresh coffee. It will stay hot for hours and be as fresh as possible without constantly making new batches.
If you want a good coffee maker for cheap, get a french press. All you need is a way to boil water and 4 minutes and you’ll have some of the best coffee possible. Your cheap coffee maker probably doesn’t get the water hot enough for proper extraction. That’s why it’s so bad.
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=french+press&cid=14910817541567006729&sa=title#p