I am a member there, too. The only problem I have with them is that the coffee I want always comes up when I'm broke, and when I have money, the wrong coffee...
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Dave Leonard
the_hurdy_gu...
Feb 6, 2010 9:04 pm
I get my Kenya AA, Ethiopian Yirgacheffe and Tanzanian Peaberry green beans here: http://www.u-roast-em.com/coffee-beans.html ...
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John L. Bengfort
jbengfort
Feb 6, 2010 6:04 pm
I belong to the Green Coffee Buying Club (no fee) which has provided a huge amount of expertise and excellent coffee at inexpensive prices. Dave Borton who...
2628
seavandal91203
Feb 6, 2010 5:23 pm
Excellent advice Dave. I tried some Ethiopian a month ago, and it looked marbled instead of green. For me, it turned out nasty! I guess there are a few...
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Larry Hollenberg
larryhollenb
Feb 6, 2010 4:37 pm
Dave, Yes the Cory comes in Stainless as well, its the most common one. Aluminum pots are said to impart a taste to coffee at times, which I do find true...
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Dave Leonard
the_hurdy_gu...
Feb 6, 2010 3:35 pm
Larry, So far, my modified Bodum 12 cup electric makes better coffee than any automatic I've tried. I'd rate it as good as what I get with my stove-top...
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Larry Hollenberg
larryhollenb
Feb 6, 2010 3:10 pm
Dave, Yes its so often the case that either they shut off too quickly or run way too long.. I agree that a really long brew in some pots ruin the taste. I...
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Peter Mumford
punatech
Feb 6, 2010 3:06 pm
Hey, I've been roasting for over 8 years now and would have a really hard time going back to buying roasted beans. I really like Sweet Marias coffee. They have...
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Dave Leonard
the_hurdy_gu...
Feb 6, 2010 3:02 pm
I use Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, too. Try roasting some Tanzanian Peaberry to around a New York City Roast and Ethiopian Yirgacheffe to a N.Y. City plus, or even a...
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Dave Leonard
the_hurdy_gu...
Feb 6, 2010 2:40 pm
When a vac pot boils the water out of the bottom and into the top, it leaves a partial vacuum in the bottom (thus the name vacuum pot). As the bottom cools,...
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Dave Leonard
the_hurdy_gu...
Feb 6, 2010 2:32 pm
I believe the manual calls for the high-low switch to snap off after about 20 seconds. The water stays up about a minute or so because the copper retains heat...
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Dave Leonard
the_hurdy_gu...
Feb 6, 2010 2:21 pm
I wash mine with the dishes frequently, including the filter and gasket. Just keep the electronics of the bottom part out of the water. Dave in Michigan ... ...
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Larry Hollenberg
larryhollenb
Feb 6, 2010 2:07 pm
I haven't read the repair manual as yet, but it seems that most 40's coffee brewer designs brew for up to 3 minutes or so. Â I know for years here I felt that...
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Larry Hollenberg
larryhollenb
Feb 6, 2010 2:03 pm
Just about anything is better than Starbucks to my taste.  Try some Eight O Clock Ground  Columbian, very inexpensive and quite good to my mind.  Larry ......
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Larry Hollenberg
larryhollenb
Feb 6, 2010 2:02 pm
I must be missing something, but I fail to understand how anything having to do with cooling the bottom is going to bring down coffee that has become packed in...
2616
seavandal91203
Feb 6, 2010 6:10 am
I decided about a year ago that I wanted to home roast beans. I tried to get a corn air popper to work with no thermostat but wired it wrong. It literally blew...
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seavandal91203
Feb 6, 2010 6:04 am
Does anyone have a good brew time for the coffeemaster? I checked out the Files section for the repair manual. I followed it and I tweaked the Coffeemaster and...
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seavandal91203
Feb 6, 2010 5:58 am
I've been using my Nicro as a daily driver for awhile now and have had stalling issues with it. I use the stainless Nicro filter. I wait until the water is...
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seavandal91203
Feb 6, 2010 5:46 am
I bought a c30a at a garage sale a few weeks back that was filthy. I took about 3 tablespoonfuls of Cascade dishwashing powder and filled up my Coffeemaster to...
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John L. Bengfort
jbengfort
Feb 6, 2010 5:20 am
I put the top part in the dishwasher often and also the filter. It does nicely. For cleaning a really grungy pot (ebay patina), I use TSP (trisodiumphosphate)...
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Boom Boom
cathycva
Feb 6, 2010 3:54 am
Thanks Dave, I'll try that. Also I was wondering if it is OK to put the mesh filter and the top pot and lid in the dishwasher? I've heard that there can be a...
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David
the_hurdy_gu...
Feb 6, 2010 2:27 am
I bought both a 5 cup and 12 cup Bodum Electric vacuum brewer a couple of years ago. The problem I discovered has also been mentioned in reviews of this...
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Dave Leonard
the_hurdy_gu...
Feb 6, 2010 1:43 am
Scrubbing with damp baking soda works. Also, although the manual recently posted here says not to use acids, I've been cleaning mine for years using about a...
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Boom Boom
cathycva
Feb 6, 2010 1:01 am
Hello all! Can anyone tell me the best way to clean a Sunbeam CoffeeMaster C30A? It has a mesh filter and a bit of coffee staining in the bottom pot....
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John L. Bengfort
jbengfort
Feb 3, 2010 7:59 pm
No, not really. I haven't tried the Lib. of Cong. yet--real spare time....Thanks! John ... From: Larry Hollenberg <larryhollenb@...> Subject: Re:...
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Larry Hollenberg
larryhollenb
Feb 3, 2010 7:43 pm
John, No I ended up selling the pot for parts and threw away the bottom.. We have C 30 instructions in the Links now by Philip but I don't know if anything in...
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jbengfort
Feb 3, 2010 7:24 pm
... Larry, did you ever get any information on the C50--I am needing to adjust the temp setting but haven't found any data/schematics? John...
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Nancy Curtis
nancihank2005
Feb 3, 2010 7:05 pm
Hi, John...... I didn't send a picture or attach one. I was referring to the picture that is on the home page for the Vac Pot group.....it is a color ringed...
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jbengfort
Feb 3, 2010 6:46 pm
Nancee, no picture came. My sis is fairly knowledgeable and I could forward it if you like. John Bengfort...
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nancee
nancihank2005
Feb 3, 2010 6:12 pm
I have a color ringed McKee vac pot like the one pictured plus 6 other pieces of this McKee line.....2 saucepans (a short and a tall one), a double boiler, a...
