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)

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85' 300D No inspection, No registration fees, Cheap insurance
"If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're going to see some serious %$&^."

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...

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M. G. Burg
'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
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They're like $9.99 these days for a new one.

Good fix, dude!

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'06 E320 CDI
'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

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.

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Chad
2013 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL

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.

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2018 Subaru Crosstrek (Mine)
2019 Subaru Outback (Wife's)
1979 300CD (sold)

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:

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1984 300TD

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

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

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...

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M. G. Burg
'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ Yogi Berra ~

Tell me about it...my neighbor's Deere 5510 started clogging the big, spin-on fuel filter. More accurately, the inlet to the filter was getting plugged with some sort of weird debris. After pulling it back from his pasture a couple of times when it would starve for fuel, I started looking into what it would take to pull the fuel tank, clean it, etc...

In looking at the Deere parts breakdown I realized that his tractor didn't have a pre-filter..the little clear filter that all diesel MB have to trap the 'big' chunks of fuel crud. I took one from my parts bin, installed it and he's been tractoring happily ever after.

Cost? ~$2.50

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

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

Got it from Sweetmarias.com

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

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.

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

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

Ewwww. Coffee is gross. I'd much rather have that Dr. Pepper in the morning. I went to Boston once and their iced tea tasted like coffee. Gross.

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

I resemble that remark!

He said Coffee is GROSS!!!!! Everyone ... AFTER HIM!!!!

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Chad
2013 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL

Ditto -- I'll take tea, please. Now the SMELL of fresh coffee beans is a whole different story; love the scent!

I just got a milk steamer for Christmas. Mmm... steamed milk with a little vanilla syrup or just some honey. Good stuff, especially at night when I don't want the caffeine that comes with a lot of tea.

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)