I went old school with a Bunn and haven’t looked back. Has a hot water tank so it makes a pot in minutes. $100.
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We've got that exact Cusinart model and it works really well. Not quite up to great French Press cup, but it's still good enough for me. We're 3-4 years in on our second one (first on crapped out after 5+ years) and it's still going strong.
I was looking at the 3200P1 14 cup version, but I've been trumped by the wife.They key to good coffee is that the brew temp needs to be high enough for proper extraction, specifically between 195F and 205F. This is important, because at lower temps the brew can come out with a sour character, because the oils aren't extracted, which is necessary for body and sweetness. You brew will be unbalanced.
Most cheap coffee makers don't brew hot enough. Cortez88 mentioned Bunn. Bunn coffee makers (I can't say which one he has) tend to show up on lists of coffee makers that brew at a proper temp. So that's a good choice.
The best one I ever used was a Moccamaster by Technivorm, but that's not $100. Sadly, it died.
The Cuisinarts generally claim a 200F brew temp. I've used Cuisinarts and they're pretty good for the price. Not Moccamaster great, but pretty good.
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I too, am a Cuisinart guy - I'm on my 3rd over the last 15 yrs or so & really like them a lot. Bunn would probably be my 2nd choice, though in fairness, I have never owned a real high end machine - I'm all about the buzz in the morning to counteract the night before ...
I think I've posted this here before, and I know I've talked about my love of Jerry Dennis' stories. Anyway, he's got a pretty good one on coffee and specifically camp coffee that some of you might enjoy:
that's awful...I was looking at the 3200P1 14 cup version, but I've been trumped by the wife.
She ordered something this afternoon. A Ninja CE25 is on it's way from Amazon. Counter space was her main consideration, so hopefully this thing will still make a good cup of coffee.
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The Ninja CE251 machine features a 24-hour programmable delay so you can have your coffee ready whenever you need it. Read the full review here.
A cup of coffee while watching the steam rise off the river first thing in the morning as the sun is just starting to rise is about the perfect outdoor experience.
She's still here despite all of my bad habits, so maybe she'll hang around longer than the first one.
