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hippichick
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posted March 20, 2013 09:23 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for hippichick     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Has anybody ever experienced one?

Picked up one the other day out of curiosity, and when I finally tweaked out the amount of fine ground (freshly ground) coffee and the correct amount and temp of water it is plain heaven!!!

Some of the best coffee! Beats brewed in my book!

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posted March 20, 2013 02:52 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for T     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yeah, I got one recently too & the coffee tastes a million times better than drip brew.

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posted March 21, 2013 09:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Yin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have a percolator, a drip coffee maker and a lil pot to make Turkish coffee. Now you gals are making me want to go get a 4th coffee machine. Aghhh. Lol.

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posted March 22, 2013 03:11 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for T     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The only thing i don't like is it's a bit tricky keeping it piping hot (actually havent figured that one out yet). I usually drink the whole pot before it goes cold though.

The French probably share a pot and arent looking to drink 6 cups at a time, like me. lol

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posted March 22, 2013 09:09 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for hippichick     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by Yin:
I have a percolator, a drip coffee maker and a lil pot to make Turkish coffee. Now you gals are making me want to go get a 4th coffee machine. Aghhh. Lol.

try on, they are relatively inexpensive and wonderful!!

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posted March 22, 2013 10:42 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for YoursTrulyAlways     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I like the French Press. Fast. Easy to clean. Great for lazy me.

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Randall
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posted March 23, 2013 09:21 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
What exactly is it?

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posted March 25, 2013 01:11 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for hippichick     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Randall it is a container, mine is heavy plastic, tho I'd rather have a glass one, that you put your coffee grounds in the bottem, pour in hot water, let it "brew" for a bit then there is this press device that you basically, insert and press down the grounds, leaving the coffee on the top...

marvelous!

Especially with fresh ground beans!

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posted March 25, 2013 02:24 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for T     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hippi, I found mine - a really nice glass one at Marshall's for under $20. If you live near a Marshall's, TJMaxx, or HomeGoods, I would check there first. You will most likely find one at a great deal.

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posted March 25, 2013 02:28 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for T     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

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posted March 25, 2013 04:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for hippichick     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
WOW! Thanks T!

Will go, and yes, they are both close!

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posted August 11, 2013 07:55 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for tbelle     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I cant live without mine!

The funniest thing is when I have people staying over - the never know what it is and are usually skeptical and dont want to try. Once they do, they admit its the best cup they had, HA!

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posted August 11, 2013 08:39 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ami Anne     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I didn't like it at all. Did I do it wring?

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posted August 12, 2013 09:28 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Padre35     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

This is something I'd really like to try doing, I'm not the largest coffee drinker in the world so a custom cup just sounds interesting.

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erin
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posted September 06, 2013 01:12 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for erin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The coffee press is the best way, for the best coffee. Period.

The new Keurig craze has me mystified.


Why would you spend $200-$300 dollars for a coffee maker? And those "K" cups that everyone is selling. So expensive.

Well, there are plenty of people who spend $5 a day at Starbucks....


swwwwweet!

going to check this one out!

fancy!!!

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posted September 07, 2013 02:20 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Sweet!

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hippichick
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posted September 08, 2013 10:47 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for hippichick     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by Ami Anne:
I didn't like it at all. Did I do it wring?


How did you do it?

In my experience, the water has to be very hot, the beans freshly, finely ground, let it set for a bit and it comes out STRONG, so experiment with how much ground beans you use.

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posted September 08, 2013 10:48 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for hippichick     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by Padre35:

This is something I'd really like to try doing, I'm not the largest coffee drinker in the world so a custom cup just sounds interesting.


Then it sounds right for you.

Read the advice I gave Ami, it takes practice to get just the correct taste and brew for you.

But that is the great thing about these!

You can tweak them out to your personal preference and even mix and match flavors!

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posted September 09, 2013 06:13 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for erin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Someone edited my post. Strange

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Randall
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posted September 09, 2013 10:32 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
What was edited?

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