Thread Number: 42909
/ Tag: Small Appliances
for anyone on here who collects coffee machines |
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Post# 449315 , Reply# 1   1/18/2022 at 09:08 (684 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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I don't so much collect Keurigs as I accumulate them. At the moment, I have three working units and one that needs work. I pick them up on the cheap at thrift shops ($15 maximum), bring them home, clean them up and give them a test run. As often as not, I pass them on to someone who needs one. Most recently, I took one to my mom at Christmastime because the one she had was giving her trouble. Does this make me an enabler of others' caffeine habits? Maybe. But in the process, I get to upgrade my own machines. To date though, I have not taken the plunge on a Keuring 2.0 machine. The idea of digital rights management for coffee just doesn't sit right with me.
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Post# 449317 , Reply# 2   1/18/2022 at 09:10 (684 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 449636 , Reply# 5   1/27/2022 at 08:45 (675 days old) by S31463221 (Frenchburg, KY)   |   | |
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Post# 449637 , Reply# 6   1/27/2022 at 09:33 (675 days old) by gottahaveahoove ![]() |
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maybe 3 cups a year. But, I have numerous coffee makers/ percolators. I have about 7 or 8 Hoovers (big surprise), a 36 cup coffee urn (Westbend, I think), and will usually use my late mom's Sunbeam. I also have a few French presses. I also bought a Delonghi drip machine (to have on hand if I should need a quick gift).
So, I hope it doesn't constitute a 'collection', because I don't need to do that. |
Post# 449643 , Reply# 7   1/27/2022 at 10:32 (675 days old) by texaskirbyguy (Plano, TX)   |   | |
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Jo - Where is this "town dump gift shop" you spoke of? Sounds interesting... |
Post# 450031 , Reply# 8   2/12/2022 at 17:43 (658 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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I'm going to stay on topic but sort of indirectly. I just got a Keurig...I got it with rewards points. On the points site, I could find nothing else I needed. My old drip coffee maker was around 8 years old and the cord was fraying....I watched a bunch of youtube vids how to use it, clean it...I came across some horror videos...people taking their Keurig's apart finding mold and slime inside them... Now, I've always cleaned my coffee makers regularly and I'm pretty sure the inside of mine is fine...can someone EASE my mind about this please. If I descale it regularly with vinegar and citric acid, keep all the parts clean....will this be OK? I just don't want to drink slimy moldy coffee...I know a lot of people get theirs and just never EVER clean it....and I suspect that's what happened with the videos I saw. I know this can happen with any coffee machine...
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Post# 450069 , Reply# 10   2/16/2022 at 08:08 (655 days old) by robsmith1977 (Shippensburg, Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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I have always been partial to Bunn coffee makers because I like my coffee smooth, not bitter. But Bunn brewers take some getting used to because they brew so fast you have to understand how the funnel and filter work before you dive right in with filling them up with ground coffee. Oh and also the fact that there must be water in the tank before you plug it in! I have also had coffee from a Percolator and I think that that is really good coffee also! It always tastes very bold and rich! Alas, I currently use a Hamilton Beach standard machine that has a lot of nice features and uses a paper cone filter. It's not my favorite coffee brewer, but it's okay for now.
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