Yikes. A 6000 dollar coffee maker? Makes me glad that the Navy turned me into a very non discriminating coffee whore.

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ETA: I just realized I had already posted that I bought the Moccamaster, although I hadn't received it yet. Been using it for 5 days now and it makes a great cup of coffee!

SIG Forum has cost me money yet again. Our Hamilton Beach coffee maker was on its last leg and I've been looking for a new one. Based on this thread I bought a Moccamaster CDT grand. It's in their Cafe/Office brewer line.

It's a 15 cup machine. My wife and I both drink coffee and the 12 cup was just slightly too small sometimes. I would usually have to make 1 K-Cup for my last cup of the day. With the 15 cup Moccamaster capacity I haven't used the Keurig since I got the Moccamaster.

$325 was a little more than I wanted to spend, cry once, buy once. I think we were getting 2 years out of the Hamilton Beach coffee makers.

I’ve had my technivorm mochamaster for 10 years now. Runs as good now as it did then. Money well spent.

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Originally posted by pedropcola:
Yikes. A 6000 dollar coffee maker? Makes me glad that the Navy turned me into a very non discriminating coffee whore.

Same thing the Army did with me, except for my preference for 100% Kona whole bean coffee.

Question for the Moccamaster folks:

I’ve been using the same machine for years and love LOVE it. I flip the switch back/forth for full or half pot…but I’ve never really thought about what the difference the switch offers?

I tested it the other day with a full carafe of water and on half-pot, the machine still used all of the water, so it does not affect quantity of water.

What’s the switch for?

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Originally posted by Ronin1069:
Question for the Moccamaster folks:

I’ve been using the same machine for years and love LOVE it. I flip the switch back/forth for full or half pot…but I’ve never really thought about what the difference the switch offers?


What’s the switch for?

The switch is for the hotpad under the pot high 185F / low 175F if I recall

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The switch is for the hotpad under the pot high 185F / low 175F if I recall

That actually makes a lot of sense, what a great machine!

After having the Café Americano in the Czech Republic and Poland my Keurig just wasn't cutting it anymore. We bought this Breville after a recommendation from a friend who has had theirs for 10 years. The Smokin' Hot Wife has been wanting an Espresso machine anyway

It's actually a lot quicker and easier to use than the Keurig using your own coffee and not the pods, which is what we did. DID, the Keurig is packed away now

I'm still experimenting with different coffees but it makes amazing Espressos that I use to make the Americano coffee


https://www.breville.com/us/en...40.html?sku=BES840XL

Probably a bit off topic but applicable. The price of a good coffee machine is easy to justify if you often pick one up at the drive through on the way to work. To wit, I am an espresso junkie and would pull into the local Charbucks and grab a shot or a cappuccino to go. $4-$6 most every day. I had a seven day a week job so minimum of $20 each week but usually more. In that context at least $1000 per year. When I retired I wanted to be able to have an espresso without going out in the morning so I ordered a Bosco Sorrento espresso machine. And a very good grinder. so I invested about $5000. I have been making much better espresso than I could purchase from any shop in town and can do so at my convenience. Of course there is the cost of coffee beans which I have not figured in but when I consider the quality improvement and convenience it makes no matter. So my feeling is that a quality machine whether espresso or brew type will pay for itself in time. In may case about 5 years but I have been brewing this ambrosia for 8 years now so am well ahead of the curve.

I also have a Breville. Mine is the Barista Touch. On sale at the moment
Very happy and it makes great coffee, including Latte , Cappucino etc.


https://www.breville.com/us/en...l?sku=BES880BSS1BUS1

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Originally posted by BigSwede:
After having the Café Americano in the Czech Republic and Poland my Keurig just wasn't cutting it anymore. We bought this Breville after a recommendation from a friend who has had theirs for 10 years. The Smokin' Hot Wife has been wanting an Espresso machine anyway

It's actually a lot quicker and easier to use than the Keurig using your own coffee and not the pods, which is what we did. DID, the Keurig is packed away now

I'm still experimenting with different coffees but it makes amazing Espressos that I use to make the Americano

That was a great video. Thanks for posting.

I just don’t drink enough coffee to go with a Technivorm as much as I would love to.

I drink at most, 2 cups a day, maybe 5 days a week so I lean towards the Keurig but with better coffee, ground as needed in a reusable k-cup.


I recently replaced a Keurig that crapped out for a Ninja Dualbrew XL ($160 at Costco). It lets you do K-cups at 6/8/10/12 oz settings, travel mug with grounds and filter at 15/18 oz settings, or carafe settings at 28/40/52/60 oz.

My Thermoworks Thermapen Mk4 says the brewed coffee drains into the cup at 195 degrees, so I am guessing it is right around 200 when it comes out of the nozzle and hits the grounds.

Has a built in frother too, if you are into that sort of thing.

https://www.costco.com/ninja-x...oduct.100970544.html