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Got my wife a Technivorm KBT 741 for xmas a couple years ago She loves it as do I. Our previous pot was a Starbucks Utopia electric vacuum coffee maker. It was fun, but it eventually died on us. So I went out coffee maker hunting and did my research. The Technivorm KBT 741 is the best drip coffee maker that I've ever encountered.
Coffee beans by Peets usually. Caribou coffee beans sometimes. I'd like to get into roasting my own, but my wife refuses to indulge my fancy (something about chaff and smoke and fires and expense).
Got a good coffee pot and decent beans anyway.
Cheers!
yeah, that KBT 741 is a great machine. i owned one...until about a month ago when i finally decided to sell mine. i actually prefer the newco line of brewers (there's a big discussion on them at coffeegeek and greencoffeebuyingclub) that have automatic shutoff features. they get the water to the proper temperature, as hot as the technivorms...probably the only two groups of home brewers that do that. it was sad selling my technivorm, but it wasn't being used so it had to go
i'm a big fan of peets...major dickason's is one fantastic blend, and i don't usually like blends! about the coffee roasting...the expense is not as much as you'd think...and compared to buying peets every month, it will save you money in the long run. something to think about
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the capresso mt500 hits the right bew temp as well. it isn;t as cool looking as the technivorm, but it works well. i also have a superautomatic, several french presses, the tudeau upside-down presses, a toddy, a vac pot (and a vintage sunbeam electric one), an aeropress, an ibrik, several moka machines, and a gene cafe for home roasting. i am a bit carried away and my wife has declared a moratorium on coffee mugs/cups!
i like darker roasts, fc+, and go for the earthier coffees, new guinea, sumatra, but also like some central americans. i do not like high acid coffees, and am not a big fan of the africans. i hate sour flavors in real life, and don;t go for tart, tangy coffees as a rule.
i order from burman coffee in madison, wi, and the captains coffee in nc, along with the ocasional buy from sweet marias.
hope that's not too much info-- but love coffee while i listen.
the capresso mt500 hits the right bew temp as well. it isn;t as cool looking as the technivorm, but it works well. i also have a superautomatic, several french presses, the tudeau upside-down presses, a toddy, a vac pot (and a vintage sunbeam electric one), an aeropress, an ibrik, several moka machines, and a gene cafe for home roasting. i am a bit carried away and my wife has declared a moratorium on coffee mugs/cups!
i like darker roasts, fc+, and go for the earthier coffees, new guinea, sumatra, but also like some central americans. i do not like high acid coffees, and am not a big fan of the africans. i hate sour flavors in real life, and don;t go for tart, tangy coffees as a rule.
i order from burman coffee in madison, wi, and the captains coffee in nc, along with the ocasional buy from sweet marias.
hope that's not too much info-- but love coffee while i listen.
regards,
mark
hey mark, nice selection of toys as well! i'm curious about your disdain for high acid coffees...while it's true that the africans tend to have higher acidity scores, it's not to be confused with sourness or tanginess or tartness. in my experience high acidity relates to brightness of the cup more so than sourness...
i recently got 10lbs of one of the panama gesha auction lots and while i'm still figuring out what the best roast level is for this bean, there's a beautiful citrus attack to this origin that's quite unique. i'm a big african fan (love the fruitiness of the kenyans) but am trying to venture out into s./c. america and indonesia...
anyway, i was able to take apart my iroast2 last night...and after putting it all back together, it now works! roasting some harrar right now.
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Hey all, need a little advice. I recently moved from the Pacific Northwest to South Texas. In terms of coffee this is like going from listening to K1000's to free airplane headphones!
As such I think it best to start roasting at home and would like some suggestions at where to start. It the Behmor dificult to learn and who is a trusted company to buy it from/lowest price? Or is there another roaster that would be better to cut my teeth on so to speak? If so what?
Thanks.
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Hey all, need a little advice. I recently moved from the Pacific Northwest to South Texas. In terms of coffee this is like going from listening to K1000's to free airplane headphones!
No kidding. In my case Houston does not seem to have any decent coffee places.
Hey all, need a little advice. I recently moved from the Pacific Northwest to South Texas. In terms of coffee this is like going from listening to K1000's to free airplane headphones!
As such I think it best to start roasting at home and would like some suggestions at where to start. It the Behmor dificult to learn and who is a trusted company to buy it from/lowest price? Or is there another roaster that would be better to cut my teeth on so to speak? If so what?
Thanks.
you can buy the Behmor directly from them...or sweet maria's...as well as some other sites. shop around for best deals, though i don't know how far below $299 you'll get. some places will throw in free coffee, so that might be your best bet. coffeegeek.com, sweet maria's, and greencoffeebuying club all have very good information on the behmor. our very own kwkarth has one and he's very helpful, so PMing him would be a good start.
as far as where to begin with coffee roasting, sweet maria's is the place to go. very good information about how to roast, what to look for while roasting, color charts to get you familiar with the different roast levels, and all-around good information on origins, roasters, etc.
good luck.
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