In article >,
Gorio > wrote:

> > ;1519207']Dan Abel wrote:-

> > The "keep warm" feature on really cheap drip coffee makers can be bad
> > news. With age, they get too hot. Even new, they burn the coffee in
> > a few hours. My present coffee maker turns off the warmer after two
> > hours. Sometimes I turn it off earlier. My microwave is just across
> > the kitchen, and that reheats the coffee just fine. Phaeton says he
> > just wants one cup to drink and enough to fill his travel mug.-

> The drippers are okay until, as you say, they cool and reheat
> continually. I think it tastes like styrofoam at the end.

I've never noticed them cycling on and off. Most are just on or off. I
had one once with a knob to adjust the heat. I liked that. The other
thing I've noticed, and also read about several times, is that they get
hotter as they get older.

> need. Most overdo it and end up staying awake for a week.

And this is a bad thing?

:-)

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA