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Mortar0341

Lifer
Jan 1, 2025
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17,474
Florida
Might that have been the A&P 8 O'clock blend?
No. I just looked at a picture doesn't look familiar. Is this blend pretty good? I don't know what this stuff my dad had was called but I think I'd recognize it maybe. It's been a really long time. I'll probably never know.
 
Jun 9, 2018
5,055
16,422
England
I use Nespresso Vertuo.
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After reading the thread i'm guessing that a few of the posters are shaking their heads calling me a philistine 😂. It works for me, tho. The coffee is alright and it's nice and easy.
 
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SmokingInTheWind

Part of the Furniture Now
Mar 24, 2024
762
4,092
New Mexico
I got one of those little screen cups for bag blends, but it always ends up getting in the cup. I actually almost bought this same coffee maker yesterday but went with just the k cup version. Or my wife did, she didn't see the need in both..... Mean while I think we do lol. I wish I would have insisted.

The screen cups will get grinds in your coffee cup if you don’t clean the ground coffee off the rim before closing it up. I think the wife tried several before finding the brand that worked well. It is nice to have the pot option when having guests or a party, or if you plan on having several cups.

We had a K cup only machine before this one and it died while my brother and cousin were visiting us. We resorted to pour over and my cousin said the reduced coffee throughput would reduce our Yelp rating. 🤣 That is why we bought the combo machine.
 
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Mortar0341

Lifer
Jan 1, 2025
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17,474
Florida
I use Nespresso Vertuo.
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After reading the thread i'm guessing that a few of the posters are shaking their heads calling me a philistine 😂. It works for me, tho. The coffee is alright and it's nice and easy.
Well so I looked at a couple Nespresso machines, I almost got one too because the pictures they had advertising it at the store, the coffee looks just like that there. Looks delicious.
 
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Jan 30, 2020
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It depends on what I want out of my coffee in that moment and the time I’m looking to invest. Most of the time, I use the little pour over cup as my current “go to”.

I did a French press this morning for the first time in a few months for something different. The percolator might be my favorite method but I usually only do it when I have guests over who also want coffee (my wife drinks tea). The perc is too large to just do a cup.

The chemex is the least used but once In a blue moon, I will.

I always grind at time of brewing and for the most part buy from a local roaster that I like.

Life is too short to drink cheap coffee!

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Jun 9, 2018
5,055
16,422
England
Well so I looked at a couple Nespresso machines, I almost got one too because the pictures they had advertising it at the store, the coffee looks just like that there. Looks delicious.
I like it but i'm definitely no connoisseur when it comes to coffee. I love the choice of capsules and the ease of use. Pop a capsule in, press the button and the machine does the rest. I'm a total slacker so anything that's a doddle to use is right up my alley.
 
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Mortar0341

Lifer
Jan 1, 2025
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17,474
Florida
I like it but i'm definitely no connoisseur when it comes to coffee. I love the choice of capsules and the ease of use. Pop a capsule in, press the button and the machine does the rest. I'm a total slacker so anything that's a doddle to use is right up my alley.
I feel ya on that. I'm kinda trying to find the middle ground, the laziest best cup of coffee would be ideal.
 
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lraisch

Part of the Furniture Now
Jul 4, 2011
863
1,869
Granite Falls, Washington state
No. I just looked at a picture doesn't look familiar. Is this blend pretty good? I don't know what this stuff my dad had was called but I think I'd recognize it maybe. It's been a really long time. I'll probably never know.
I haven't had that in decades, though I recall it fondly. These days I go to a local roaster and use a burr grinder and Melitta filter cone.
 
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anotherbob

Lifer
Mar 30, 2019
18,422
33,512
47
Central PA a.k.a. State College
I like coffee from a moka pot. Coffee brand wise, my pedestrian taste is happy with Bustelo.

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me too. It's the best coffee maker for the price, by such an insane amount. And the thing will out last either of us.
 

irishearl

Lifer
Aug 2, 2016
2,557
4,909
Kansas
My wife purchased a Cuisinart drip-type coffee maker several years ago, and it's still going strong. We favor Starbucks French roast in a Turkish grind, and the results are always good.

I agree with troutface's comment (above) about nothing good coming out of a Keurig; plastic coffee...yuck! :(
We've got a Keurig k-duo and I only use the pot side while my wife likes the pods. I buy WalMart-brand French roast, 2 pounds for $16. The two make a fine pot. Gourmet-level? Probably not. But disagree with the poster who saId life is too short for cheap coffee. No, life is too long for retired folks if they run out of money. So, budget is important.
 
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