Fixed my coffeemaker - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

kerry · #1 01-19-2009, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by raslaje

Well now, that didn't help the economy one bit. You didn't spend a penny.

I did my fair share to keep $40 in the bank which can be loaned to some small businessman to make his payroll.

pawoSD · #2 01-19-2009, 08:35 PM

I'd have fixed mine....

Though most coffee makers I've seen die was because the heating element finally failed....not much you can do about that.

raslaje · #3 01-19-2009, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by kerry

I did my fair share to keep $40 in the bank which can be loaned to some small businessman to make his payroll.

Well the bank probably can't loan out your $40 because they're more than likely currently losing it on oil futures. Maybe you should go buy that second coffeemaker. Two working coffeemakers just might be a better investment.

LaughingGravy · #4 01-20-2009, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by raslaje

Well now, that didn't help the economy one bit. You didn't spend a penny.

I think I saw here that unless you buy a French Press, or some other form of coffee maker, that it's not possible to buy an automatic drip coffee maker in the US anymore that is not made in China without spending some ridiculous amount that no one should ever spend for a coffee maker.
So whose economy are we talking about here?

(tall black coffee)

mgburg · #5 01-20-2009, 01:29 AM

Does anyone HERE have an old fashioned stove-top perking coffee pot? The kind with the little cylindrical basket on a post...you fill the pot about 5/8ths full of cold water, about 4 scoops of your favorite flavor caffeine in the basket, put the top on the basket, lid on the pot and, put the stove on HIGH and put the pot in the center of the element and watch the coffee boil up and out the top of the tube and dribble down and over the ground in the basket and back into the bottom of the pot and it goes through the same routine over and over and over for about 5-9 minutes...to FINALLY end up as a hot, steamy cup of grounds-in-the-bottom-of-the-cup cup of coffee?

The only difference between that and a camp fire pot of coffee is the heating element...white-hot camp-fire logs or the electric element on the stove top (or gas burner)...

Personally, I like the smells of the outdoors and hot coals...

Chad300tdt · #6 01-20-2009, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by mgburg

Does anyone HERE have an old fashioned stove-top perking coffee pot? The kind with the little cylindrical basket on a post...you fill the pot about 5/8ths full of cold water, about 4 scoops of your favorite flavor caffeine in the basket, put the top on the basket, lid on the pot and, put the stove on HIGH and put the pot in the center of the element and watch the coffee boil up and out the top of the tube and dribble down and over the ground in the basket and back into the bottom of the pot and it goes through the same routine over and over and over for about 5-9 minutes...to FINALLY end up as a hot, steamy cup of grounds-in-the-bottom-of-the-cup cup of coffee?

The only difference between that and a camp fire pot of coffee is the heating element...white-hot camp-fire logs or the electric element on the stove top (or gas burner)...

Personally, I like the smells of the outdoors and hot coals...

I use a percolator but it's an electric one. I think it makes better tasting coffee than a drip coffee maker and the grounds are minimal if you wet the basket prior to putting the coffee in. It's also essential to remove the basket before pouring any coffee.

Here's mine:
http://www.gogoods.com/product/FCP280?META=become-FCP280

I like the sound of a coffee percolator. It reminds me of Grandma's house, although she had a 15 cup percolator with a clear glass knob on top that you could see the coffee bubbling in.

123c · #7 01-23-2009, 09:45 AM

I just fixed the $14 Burr Coffer Grinder I picked up at Goodwill. That thing was clogged, and was just plain nasty, so I gave it a good cleaning, and good as new now.

OldPokey · #8 01-23-2009, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by mgburg

Does anyone HERE have an old fashioned stove-top perking coffee pot?

Those make terrible coffee! Although you want to pass boiling hot water through the ground beans to make proper coffee, you don't want to keep boiling it afterwards.

If you want a cool old school coffee maker that actually brews really good coffee, try a vacuum brewer:

mgburg · #9 01-23-2009, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by OldPokey

Those make terrible coffee! Although you want to pass boiling hot water through the ground beans to make proper coffee, you don't want to keep boiling it afterwards.

If you want a cool old school coffee maker that actually brews really good coffee, try a vacuum brewer:

I'd like to see how that thing works...but as for drinking the stuff...I only make it for the folks...I never developed the taste for it...too bitter...I could pour a cup of Joe into a 5-lbs. sack of sugar and I'd still spit it out...sorry, drinking the stuff wasn't/isn't/won't be my cup of tea...

Just the mechanics please...

kerry · #10 01-23-2009, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgburg

Does anyone HERE have an old fashioned stove-top perking coffee pot? The kind with the little cylindrical basket on a post...you fill the pot about 5/8ths full of cold water, about 4 scoops of your favorite flavor caffeine in the basket, put the top on the basket, lid on the pot and, put the stove on HIGH and put the pot in the center of the element and watch the coffee boil up and out the top of the tube and dribble down and over the ground in the basket and back into the bottom of the pot and it goes through the same routine over and over and over for about 5-9 minutes...to FINALLY end up as a hot, steamy cup of grounds-in-the-bottom-of-the-cup cup of coffee?

The only difference between that and a camp fire pot of coffee is the heating element...white-hot camp-fire logs or the electric element on the stove top (or gas burner)...

Personally, I like the smells of the outdoors and hot coals...

I've got a stove top percolator and a stove top drip coffeemaker, both for camping.

Skid Row Joe · #11 01-20-2009, 01:35 AM

They're like $9.99 these days for a new one.

Good fix, dude!

Kuan · #12 01-23-2009, 12:25 PM

I have a Cona brewer. Bought it a few years ago.

Got it from Sweetmarias.com

charmalu · #13 01-23-2009, 12:54 PM

We use a Bunn coffee maker, has a tank that keep the water hot. pour in the cold water and coffee comes out right now

III ccccant wwait ffffor mmmmy cccoffeee iiiin tthe mmmorning, nneeed mmmmy fffix.

these Bunns cost over $100.00, but last for a long time. I now pick them up at Good Will or salvation Army for like $7. usually they get tossed because they start leaking.

The problem is in the top. remove the cover where water is poured in. remove the slotted nut where water drains into the tank. and clean the rubber washer and nut of calcium, and replace. all fixed.

I think the heating and cooling tends to loosen the nut.

Yeah as a kid, I remember the purculator pots with the glass bubbler on top, and the ones on the stove top. sure brings back memories. we wern`t so high tech back then. now every one is a coneseur

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There is nothing like the 40 gallon pot we had on the ship back in my navy days.

my finger still has a bend to it from my mug.

Charlie