On Dec 20, 11:44*pm, projectile vomit chick
> wrote:
> On Dec 20, 7:52*pm, Theodore Edward Stosterone
>
> > wrote:
> > 'k.... *It's just the wife and I and our 12-cup machine cratered. *We
> > buy whole bean coffee from a variety of sources, and it's always been
> > OK-Good.
>
> > We bought a cheap Black and Decker "6 cup" (read 3-cup) coffee machine
> > (kinda' like you see in hotels). *We grind the beans like we used to,
> > use the same water, same... yadda yadda yadda.
>
> > It made a couple "pots" OK. *But lately, the result has been AWFUL...
> > bitter, blecky, undrinkable.
>
> > Any help?
>
> > TIA,
>
> Those smaller coffee makers make crappy coffee, period. *Just get
> yourself a 12-cup Mr. Coffee, the plain one. *They are $12 or $14
> bucks at Target.

i disagree, I used a 4 cup Mr Coffee from Target for years. I never
had a problem with it.