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Need coffee machine advice

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Cabages

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Ive never owned a coffee machine. Ive usually just bought some cheap stuff from gas stations, and its done me pretty well.

Ive been looking to get one recently, but my circumstances are kind of different than most peoples. My family hates coffee. It would be a major thing if they found out I was drinking it.

Do most machines emanate a strong smell of coffee when they are brewing? Or is it just the coffee that is brewed that has the smell?

I want a single serve type machine, mostly because I will probably just drink a cup every morning. Ive been looking at this one on amazon. It seems to have good reviews. It seems like a good place for me to start off, being it so cheap, and it will give me a feel for what I like.

Im not too concerned with quality so much. I usually had french vanilla stuff from a local gas station last year, but ive moved and need to get my coffee from somewhere else.

Any suggestions?
 
any cheap coffee maker will do. single serving its best to get a single serving maker though, bigger models even if cheaper might not get the water hot enough fast enough for small amount going through. really nice big ones sometimes have a single serving mode though. that being said, you need to get a window fan(one of those rectangular twin 20"~ fans) of some sort and set it to exhaust because coffee... it smells pretty strong no matter what you do with it.

simple one that dumps coffee into a cup or a mug and uses a simple #2 cone filter is good enough. ~15-30 bucks should do. quality of coffee is the more important factor. and quality of grind, either buy pre ground or use a burr grinder. spinning blade grinders do a hackjob and make for uneven grounds=uneven over/under extraction for ickiness. self grinding can be a chore though, so buying preground is fine for most. most n00bs do use too little grounds though, be generous or it'll taste watered down.
 
Originally posted by: Howard
An electric kettle is pretty convenient. You can also get them cheap.
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yup

melitta perfect brew single cup
is about as simple as it gets. thats a lazy link for a 12pack😛, at places like bed bath and beyond it costs 3-4bucks for a single brewer. i have one and it works pretty well, you can vary the strength by how much water you put in and how fast. it can make quite strong coffee
 
Coffee machines are ridiculous, redundant, undesirable contraptions.

All that is required are ground beans (bulk self-serve is good) and water at a 2:1 ratio, "cold-brewed" in a sealed glass container for 12 hours. Filter to produce a low-acid concentrate to be used at a ratio of 3:1 with hot water or milk. With this method there is minimal claptrap, effort or expense and even cheap beans produce smooth coffee.

I recommend filtered water and non-bleached cone filters. Any big ol' glass jar or pitcher will do for brewing and likewise for filtering into. A Melita No.4 or equivalent funnel makes filtering simple. The concentrate can last for weeks refrigerated or longer frozen (in cubes for ease of use).
 
I do believe the best way is to get more exercise instead of intaking so much caffeine. But who am I to say? I inject Monster Khaos into my system on a weekly basis.
 
Originally posted by: Auric
Coffee machines are ridiculous, redundant, undesirable contraptions.

All that is required are ground beans (bulk self-serve is good) and water at a 2:1 ratio, "cold-brewed" in a sealed glass container for 12 hours. Filter to produce a low-acid concentrate to be used at a ratio of 3:1 with hot water or milk. With this method there is minimal claptrap, effort or expense and even cheap beans produce smooth coffee.

I recommend filtered water and non-bleached cone filters. Any big ol' glass jar or pitcher will do for brewing and likewise for filtering into. A Melita No.4 or equivalent funnel makes filtering simple. The concentrate can last for weeks refrigerated or longer frozen (in cubes for ease of use).
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true true, i forgot about cold brewing. also works with my suggested melitta filter cup cone thingy🙂
 
I have a Senseo that I got for free. In the beginning I hated the coffee that it brewed as it did not have the strong coffee taste. I didn't realize it but I was using inferior coffee pods until I came across some websites stating this fact. I ordered the large pods and I'm in heaven now.
 
I would just go with a single serving maker like you posted. It won't brew great coffee but it doesn't sound like that is what you are expecting. Why would it be a "major thing" if your family "found out" you were drinking coffee?
 
Originally posted by: Dunbar
I would just go with a single serving maker like you posted. It won't brew great coffee but it doesn't sound like that is what you are expecting. Why would it be a "major thing" if your family "found out" you were drinking coffee?
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It looks like the OP lives in Utah. My guess is that Mormon family members are against drinking coffee.
 
Originally posted by: Cabages
Ive never owned a coffee machine. Ive usually just bought some cheap stuff from gas stations, and its done me pretty well.

Ive been looking to get one recently, but my circumstances are kind of different than most peoples. My family hates coffee. It would be a major thing if they found out I was drinking it.
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Okay. We need the background on this. Now!
 
Originally posted by: biggestmuff
Originally posted by: Cabages
Ive never owned a coffee machine. Ive usually just bought some cheap stuff from gas stations, and its done me pretty well.

Ive been looking to get one recently, but my circumstances are kind of different than most peoples. My family hates coffee. It would be a major thing if they found out I was drinking it.
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Okay. We need the background on this. Now!
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his profile says he is in Utah, most likely his family is Mormon, so no caffeine. I am guessing his family is very devout, while he is not.
 
Originally posted by: KillerCharlie
Originally posted by: Dunbar
I would just go with a single serving maker like you posted. It won't brew great coffee but it doesn't sound like that is what you are expecting. Why would it be a "major thing" if your family "found out" you were drinking coffee?
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It looks like the OP lives in Utah. My guess is that Mormon family members are against drinking coffee.
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Wow, good guess. Completely right.

Ya. Im living with my grandparents while going to college, and I would rather not test the waters just yet. Im already stressing it as it is, as I havent been to church at all since I moved up here. I should probably break out of this rutt though. For christs sake im in college and im scared to brew a cup of coffee, and that they might enforce a curfew if I stay out late😕

I tried doing the free senseo thing. Seemed like a great way to get a single serving machine for cheap, and to really find out what I liked and disliked about all of it. Its been about 2 weeks since I applied for it though, and I thought I would start looking at my options.

Ill see if I can find a keurig for a cheaper price, and possibly consider that. Thanks also for the link to the coffee review place. Ill also try and see if there is a way I can get hot water.

I'll just keep my head up and consider possibilities. Guy I work with said he got a $20 one at wal-mart that I might go check out.
 
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