Subj : Moka Pot
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : August Abolins
Date : Wed Jun 30 2021 21:19:00

Hello Kurt Weiske!

** On Wednesday 30.06.21 - 06:57, Kurt Weiske wrote to August Abolins:

 KW> For single-serve coffee, Black and Decker makes an
 KW> innocuous little single- cup coffee makes called a "Brew
 KW> 'N Go" that sells for under $20, and coffee afficionado
 KW> web sites love it. It's one of the only coffee makers that
 KW> gets the coffee to the right temperature - hot enough to
 KW> maximize flavor extraction and not too hot to boil the
 KW> grinds. It makes a great cup, comes with a thermal mug and
 KW> its own gold filter.

I can't get the B&D unless I travel outside my town.

I read about the 195F to 205F range for optimum extraction.  I  
just did a test with my one-cup filter-over-cup method. By the  
time the water has boiled, and about 1 minute later when I  
start pouring the water, the temp ranges from 200F-189F during  
the pour in the slurry (thermometer probe is wedged between the  
paper filter and the cone.)

So.. I'd say a resonable attempt at achieving the right temp is  
pretty good!  And the temp is about 150F before I add a little  
cream.

A machine just seems overly complicated for a simple task as  
making a single coffee with a cone filter.

Now I'm curious what temp my hacked Bosch Tassimo maker that
now operates as an instant hotwater machine at my shop is at
when it deliveres the hot water.   Will report.  But generally,
I find the results just fine. I use a spent coffee pod's
barcode (which I've placed on a dummy pod) which is supposed to
"program" the right temp for coffee.

Sometimes I'll just use the machine to produce the hot water I  
need for a cup of tea. Again.. the pod versions for the tea are  
very expensive.

 KW> I have one at my desk at work, saves me the indignity of
 KW> making Keurig coffee.

Keurig does seem to have bio-friendly disposable cups now.  But  
the cost for all those pods, per cup is about 5 to 10 times the  
cost of doing it the way I do.

One advantage I could could see with the brewers.. you can get  
them going and go about your business with other things. But  
really.. pouring the hot water manually through the filter only  
takes 30 seconds at most.  I really don't need a machine that  
saves me from 30 sec standing over my cup.  :D
--
  ../|ug

--- OpenXP 5.0.50
 * Origin:  (1:396/45.29)

.