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Coffee maker just died. Nooooo! Going to be one of those days.

Posted: Mar 7, 2012

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oh man... that is my worst nightmare. Do you have a backup, - like a camping coffe pot?

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I would be knocking on the neighbors door!!!

Instant! When's the last time you tasted that? It has not changed. Yuck! - LOL :) no message

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If the one I have now breaks down... - I'm going to get one

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of those hourglass shaped things where you only have to pour boiling water in it, or maybe a French press, as I have never had that before and it sounds so gourmet!

Instant Coffee - Agree

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The instant powdered coffee was terrible, but I think some of the brands of coffee singles (in bags) are pretty good, especially in a pinch!

I actually prefer instant to fresh coffee! - I know. I"m weird......nm

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Anyone remember the old Corningware coffee makers? (sm) - Don't make things like they used to

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I've used Mr. Coffee (or something similar) for the past several years. Like clock-work, they usually break down after 2-3 years of use. My parents had a Corningware perculator (they got it in the 1960s when I was a kid). That thing was still going strong 35 years later when I got the bright idea to get them a Mr. Coffee. What the heck was I thinking? Anyway, they don't make things like they used to. Now let's talk about GE washing machines that only last 5 years. Grrrr...

I remember the glass pots that perked on the stovetop -- - wish I had one now.

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It had a glass stem that always got broke! and you could watch the whole process, stop it when your coffee was 'dark enoug' in color to your desired strength. The thing never stained, "clean" coffee every pot perked.

miss that.

use a filter to drip the coffee into the mug - nothing keeps me from coffee

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Put the coffee in the filter. Add the hot water to the grounds in small amounts and let it drip through. Keep an eye on the filter so it doesn't fall into your mug.

Yes, just make drip. It is a perfectly good method. - French Market Miss

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French drip is classic, in fact. You may never go back to a coffeemaker. I have done it this way since college.

Put the coffee in the filter thing same as usual. Boil water. Remove from heat and pour slowly over the grounds. Let it drip directly into the carafe.

If you grind your own coffee, grind it a little finer.

For one cup, just fold the filter into a cone, drop in a couple spoons of coffee, and pour boiling water over. You can use a funnel to hold it.

For that matter, you can line the cup with the filter, add coffee, fill with water, and then sloooowly lift it out like a big teabag.

Melitta makes great little filter holders that sit right on the cup. You can get them at grocery stores (all those conical filters in the green boxes? that is what they go in) and online. They are perfect for making just one cup. No more waste. They have larger ones, too.

i am so confused by your instructions - is there a video on this

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I hate my Keurig and the price of the cups is outrageous and I also dislike my prior coffee pot.

here you go, gal! - sm

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This is the clearest, most to-the-point video I could find; I hope you enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAHMPJfkrS4&feature=related

Melitta makes a few good styles. I used to have a Chemex, which tend to be more expensive.

You can actually purchase a plastic or ceramic filter-holder thing at lots of grocery stores. I find the Melitta filters expensive, so I just buy the unbleached basket-style filters (cheap) and fold them for my purpose.

Dripping the coffee without a filter-holder thing is tricky, but I have done it lots of times. If you have a paper filter on hand, you never have to be without coffee!

Oops. . . forgot you were caffein-deficient - French Market Miss

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I gave several different options. That is why it was confusing.

Objective: Make coffee by pouring boiling water through coffee grounds.

Single Cup Method Using Funnel: Place cup on counter. Place funnel over cup. Line funnel with filter. Neat or messy does not matter. Place a couple spoons of ground coffee in bottom of filter. Finer grind is better, but go with what you have until you have enough coffee on board to think clearly. Boil water. Pour freshly boiled water over grounds a little at a time. You might have to lift the funnel, depnding on if it has a long spout or something, but you can figure that out. When the cup is full, stop pouring water. Toss the funnel and filter in the sink. Drink the coffee.

Options: No funnel, but have filter basket from broken coffeemaker? Use the filter basket. Line it with the filter and proceed as above.

No funnel, no filter basket, but have small colander? Line colander with filter, proceed as above.

More filter holder possibilties: Strawberry basket (you know, those square green plastic things). Clean glazed flowerpot with hole in bottom. A piece of aluminum foil folded into a funnel shape.
A strainer (who doesn't have a strainer? Or foil?) An aluminum pie pan folded into a funnel with a few holes in the bottom.

Also a coffee ''addict''... - who hates instant

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Thanks for great instructions! Great idea (in a pinch) to just drip directly into mug or carafe.

In a pinch? I do it that way all the time. - FMM nm

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I'd have to take the day off - true story

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I am addicted. I get excruciating headaches without caffeine. I have a stash of instant coffee just in case. I also have one in my car and one at my daughter's house. It's that bad.

New Day. New Coffee Maker. Good to Go!!! - Thanks for all the sympathy yesterday. NM

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run to walmart fast and pick up a cheap one. - no message

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