The Old Folks Home

[Peep_Show]

Hate voles. I fenced against squirrels and a vole went through the chicken wire and decimated my radishes (well, the tops) and lumberjacked an eggplant. @(&#$@*

 

[ronott1]

The day before yesterday, the coffee maker stopped working. I don't think this one is a full 3 months old. I send Dd #1 to Walmart for another. I told her to get one of the cheaper models, unless they had the Black & Decker Vortex model. I tried showing her the picture, and model online, but she wasn't really paying attention.

She came home so proud of herself. She got the Black & Decker Vortex model. She even commented that when she was checking out, the lady commented that hers has lasted 2 years, unlike some of the other models, that seemed to die after only a few months. The model I showed her was about $35.00. The one she got was over $50.00.
I looked at the box. Hmmmmm, it didn't look anything like the one I had been looking at.

This one has a stainless steel carafe. I got it all unwrapped, and began setting it up to clean it. The first thing I discovered is that the hot plate, is NOT a hot plate. It doesn't keep the coffee warm. The carafe is to keep the coffee warm for a couple hours. If you make less than a full pot of coffee, you need to run some hot water in the carafe first, to heat it up, and ensure the coffee will stay hot. Um, I'm not too sure about that, but we don't make half pots of coffee around here, so I'll give it a fair shot. After all, the hot plate cuts off after a certain amount of time, so I guess the carafe will keep the coffee as hot, for as long as leaving it on the hot plate. I cleaned it, and made coffee.

Yes, it keeps the coffee very hot for about 2 hours after it's brewed. Because the coffee is not on the hot plate, the coffee tastes freshly brewed from first cup, to last. It's not a bad system except for 1 drawback. They did not include a way to tell how much coffee is left in the pot. No clear strip on the wall of the carafe, so you can see how much is in there. I'm tired of putting sweetener in my cup, then pouring coffee, only to discover there are 3 tablespoons of coffee left in the pot.

Coffee pots like that are very good!

When the coffee gets cold, you can heat it up in the microwave and it will still be good.

 

[spartacus_63]

Coffee never gets cold at my house...

 

[getaclue]

ron, I do that. At the price of good coffee, I can't afford to throw it out. I figure this way it will reheat in the microwave easily, and will taste just fine.

 

[getaclue]

Like I said, I'll give it a fair shake. So far, it has exceeded my expectations, except that I can't see when there is only a tablespoon, or two of coffee left in it. Perris says I'll be able to tell, by the weight, in time. See, you CAN teach an old dog NEW tricks.

 

[ronott1]

ron, I do that. At the price of good coffee, I can't afford to throw it out. I figure this way it will reheat in the microwave easily, and will taste just fine.

I buy green coffee beans and roast them. I do save some money but still do not toss good coffee!

 

[getaclue]

One chick hatched sometime in the night. It's the early bird.

 

[getaclue]

I like Folgers French Roast, or Cafe Rico Rico, Cuban coffee.

 

[Perris]

One chick hatched sometime in the night. It's the early bird.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good morning Old folks.. Peeps coming from my bator here ....
Had my two cups of Coffee life is good.. damp outside