I bought a Keurig since I liked the coffee my daughter made in hers. Turned
out that it was too much fiddling compared to dumping a tsp of instant in a
cup of hot water from the microwave. Going to give it to one of the grown
grandchildren as soon as daughter asks them if they're interested.
Son has the one I would like to have which also has a German name. He dumps
a lb. or two of beans in the top, pushes a button for whatever strength
coffee he wants; it grinds the beans, heats and brews the coffee, and pours
it in the cup all in a very short time.
It will make other beverages as well IIRC. Problem is, it cost over $1000.
Daughter likes her Keurig because she entertains once in a while and her
guests can pick whichever kind of coffee they like from a selection of a
dozen or more types.
Gainesville, Fl Mercedes dealer has a coffee maker similar to the Keurig,
but it uses ground coffee in sealed filter paper bags. It make pretty good
coffee as well.
Still, I fondly remember the old dripolaters and perkolators, and even
boiled coffee which would knock your socks off if you weren't careful.
I also remember a railroad cafe that a blind man could find around breakfast
time just by listening for the railroaders saucering and blowing the
gawdawful boiled coffee they sold.
History: A couple of centuries ago Frederick the Great (Freidrich der
Grosse) instituted high import duties on coffee because Germans were
drinking too much of it and it was affecting Germanies balance of payments.
He sent out word to the German people that "beer soup" (he probably just
meant beer) was much better for them than coffee; and this is probably the
reason beer is now the national beverage. Freidrich was a wise man.
Gerry....who feels talkative today.
From: "Mountain Man" <maontin....@gmail.com>
Vacuum (siphon )coffee maker - is anyone familiar with this type of
coffee maker?
I have some spare parts if someone wants to experiment.
Here is youtube showing the kit (paraphernalia):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgSCHyF_XO8
What I did was grind the coffee too fine and the bottom bowl imploded.
Siphon coffee uses basic physics - water expands when heated to
vapor, water contracts when vapor cools. Heat water in a closed pot
and we have a pressure cooker. Siphon coffee - there is an outlet in
the pressure vessel that is submerged in the hot water and drives the
hot water out of the bottom due to expanding water vapor. Remove the
heat and the resultant vacuum in the bottom vacuum sucks the brew in
the top, thru the filter in to the bottom pot. This is my favorite
coffee brew method, except when I use grinds finer than french press
and choke the filter and implode the bottom bowl - btdt several times,
which is why I offer a top bowl to someone that perhaps wants to
experiment in siphon coffee.
Details:
You pay actual shipping (~$7) and I ship top bowl, filter plate, top
cover plastic, wire trivet.
You buy bottom bowl and 5 filter cloth all at closeout price at
orphanespresso ($11+$4+shipping) and you too learn the fun of a
wonderful cupp siphon coffee. Careful - i.e. do not grind coffee too
fine.
mao
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