"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
>C & S wrote:
>
>> I am looking to buy a quality coffee maker and would greatly appreciate
>> the
>> opinion of this group regarding the brand they judge to make a decent cup
>> of
>> coffee. I've had a Black & Decker, a Mr. Coffee and a Phillips (soon to
>> be
>> buried). I've looked into the Bunn NHB Professional Home Brewer, which
>> has
>> have a four and 1/4 star review on Amazon. However, before I make the
>> splurge, I would appreciate your opinion. What brand do you own and
>> would
>> you recommend it? Thank you for your imput.
>
> I use a cheap Moulinex that was under $15. It is just the basic body with
> heating element for the water and hot plate. It makes coffee pretty much
> the
> same as any other coffee maker I have had in the past. AFAIC, the
> important
> factor is the coffee and the grind, because all coffee maker does is heat
> up the
> water and send it up to the basket where it wets the beans and drips into
> the
> pot. I know several people who have various types of much more expensive
> machines who make coffee that is pretty bad in comparison to mine, but
> they use
> cheap coffee and make it too weak.
>
>
I'll have to agree with you. I'm in between coffee pots, so DH bought one
at Overstock or some sorta place because our Krups after 15 or so years
failed. Actually the coffee in this el cheapo is not that bad! So I'm in no
hurry, but I know it won't last.
Dee Dee