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Skriven 2009-04-02 20:52:22 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
     Kommentar till en text av Glen Jamieson
Ärende: CHAIN COFFEE 90401
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Hi Glen,

>> For me, I think I went to melita in my college days first.. then tried
>> perc sometime later (probably a wedding present (g)) then returned to
>> melita shortly afterward when the perk 'internals' broke (it was a
>> corningware percolater which has since been recalled IIRC because of
>> problems with the handle). It was pretty though so I kept the tall
>> ceramic pot and still have it to this day (g). The handle never gave me
>> any problems though.

> I have seen those.  I had an electric plastic perc for a while, and it
> worked, but by the time it had finished doing its thing, the aroma was
> in the kitchen rather than the coffee.

Know what you mean there :)  My dad was always really big on on perc coffee..
always had to have one in the house.  It wasn't bad coffee, but he sure knew
how to make good coffee, I swear it must have been a trick he learned in the
navy (g).

>> Now the Melita coffee has finished dripping....  Mmmm. Better aroma
>> and flavour than either the press or the cold soak.  Yes, I think I
>> Definitely :) :)  That's probably why it remains our favorite method.

>> will go back to using that method and make coffee as an alternative to
>> my usual morning cup of tea for a while.  Mmmm.... Good.

> [Just had my first cup for the day.  Lovely.]

>> We got so tired of the boring taste of coffee recently with electric
>> drip makers that we bought an entirely new drip melita 12 cup filter
>> setup (cone, coffee pot and filters) ... the incredible smell of
>> freshly brewed coffee made up for the need to stand there and pour
>> water slowly into the filter :)  at least for several weeks haha..
>> perhaps it was several months, I really don't remember now.  Right now
>> we're using an electric drip again, but it's a good one made by Melita
>> :)

> My Melita is a 12 (small) cup Aromaline.  If I am only making 3 or 4
> cups they initially come out a bit too cool,


Perhaps that's related to it's age.. these days, the coffee makers make burning
hot coffee from what I've seen.  You can try cleaning it, that might make a
difference if the heat units are corroded (just a guess).  In case you've
forgotten how to clean it, just fill the carafe half-way full with plain water,
and the rest of the way with  white vinegar (only). Pour this mixture in the
water receptacle where the water normally goes.  Put a filter in the cone, and
start the brewing. Stop it after 10 minutes.  Let the mixture sit in the
machine for about 25 minutes. Start the machine again and let the machine
finish the 'coffee' cycle with the mixture.  Let the machine cool down. Take
the filter out, and throw it away.  Put in a fresh filter.  Fill the carafe
with fresh clean water and fill the water receptacle. Start the machine and let
the cycle run with just clear water until it's done.  Now after it cools off,
remove the filter and you should get hot coffee the next time you make coffee.

> but I can always zap them
> for a few seconds in the nuker.  The important part is that the
> maximum flavour is there.

Yes, indeed, that's the important thing :)  I think all the coffee makers
measure a coffee cup as a 6 0z. cup, meanwhile Ron and I are using mugs which
measure out to about 10 oz. So when we make a pot of coffee,  we turn it off as
soon as it's done, and nuke it when we're ready to have some.  Lasts most of
the day that way.  Our electric drip makes really good coffee.. comparable to
the manual pour method, and probably your Aromaline.  Pretty sure we had one of
those once, as well :)  This latest one grinds the beans and then continues
with the brewing..it uses melita filters (melita makes this model as well)..
Now if I could just get this thing connected to my computer Lol

Take care,
Janis

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