<p>There are surprisingly results when you start with different water temperatures and the source of the water. </p>
<p>Try to compare coffee brewers with the same water at the same initial temperature. If you are using tap water the chlorine will change the taste. Of course compare with same coffee and amount.</p>
<p>Yep, love the Cuisinart. We have the same model as Kathiep. I’m more than amazed by how much better the coffee is. I don’t know if it’s the hotter coffee temp (not too hot and never burnt), but I just love ours. Love the auto settings and how it regulates temp for a smaller pot of coffee if needed. </p>
<p>Through the years, we’ve had both Braun and Krups and thought they were good. We’ve always used a gold filter and filtered water. We still use our old grinder. The Cuisinart is reasonably priced as well, and you can use your BB&B 20% off coupons.</p>
<p>While we were on vacation last summer, the home that we stayed at had the Cuisinart Grind & Brew, just like the one sjmom2329 mentioned. It seemed to work fine, and I was thinking of replacing our two year old Mr. Coffee(w/ the burner plate surface finish that’s beginning to flake) with that model, but it seems to get a number of negative reviews on Amazon.com. (I figured the thermal carafe would work well for my H and me since we usually have our morning coffee a few hours apart.) Perhaps I’ll try the Cuisinart model that kathiep has, since the auto-shutoff can be programmed for up to 3 or 4 hours…?</p>
<p>Try this link, if you are really, really, REALLY serious: [Discussions</a> - alt.coffee | Google Groups](<a href=“http://groups.google.com/group/alt.coffee/topics?hl=en]Discussions”>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.coffee/topics?hl=en)</p>
<p>According to the real coffee fans, you have to buy green beans and roast them yourself. (Did you want to learn, or were you just making conversation?)*</p>
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<p>^^Better yet, grow your own beans. :)</p>
<p>The problem I had with the grinders that came with the coffee pots is the amount of coffee that’s still left in the grinder. I found that I still had to brush out the grinds into the coffee pot to get the full flavor, so I figured what’s the point?</p>
<p>I use a one cup at a time French press and grind my own beans just before I brew them. I get better coffee at home than any store bought coffee. </p>
<p>I like 100% Columbian coffee and I dont taste a difference between the modestly price beans and the high end designer beans.</p>
<p>I get my beans from a church run coffee shop. Someone donated a roaster to them and they buy wonderful fair trade coffee beans raw and roast them. They sell them for only $6.00 a pound and it’s the best. The current favorite is Yirgarcheffe beans from Ethiopia. They seem to have an almost sweet flavor to them and NO bitterness. ahhh! [Ethiopian</a> Yirgacheffe Coffee Review - Gourmet Coffee Reviews, Reviews of Gourmet Coffees from Africa, Indonesia, South America, Central America, Caribbean, USA](<a href=“http://www.cw-usa.com/coffee-reviews-ethiopianyirgacheffe.html]Ethiopian”>http://www.cw-usa.com/coffee-reviews-ethiopianyirgacheffe.html)</p>
<p>Kathie - you have reminded of one of my favorite coffees - Ethiopian Harrar - Starbucks used to have it but they haven’t had it for quite some time. I’ll have to see if I can find it. My all time favorite is Jamaican Blue Mountain. I love Jamaica generally and when I have gone there, I have packed an empty bag to fill with coffee.</p>
<p>tommy - French press fan here too - I started using it on camping trips. I alternate between that and a standard simple coffee maker, but I always grind my beans and use a gold filter.</p>