Our Braun has been going for about 15 years. The clock even still works. I think we spent about $40 on it. The DeLonghi was about $200 and that's almost as old. The press is about 10 years old and cost about $40 and holds 4 or 5 mugs.
What I don't understand is why a cup of amazing cappuccino costs 0.80€ in Italy but it costs 4.00$ in Canada!
It really pisses me off that, for the sake of a $1 electronic clock, the coffee machine is pretty much useless.
However, more than that, I hate a coffee pot that shuts off as soon as it brews a pot. In the old days, my father would take it to the cottage, where you'd wake up on a sunny summer day, and immediately be aggravated by appliances that don't work. Coffee pots that don't keep the coffee hot. Toasters that never pop up, so your toast is usually burnt by the time you get to it. Or toasters that don't stay down, so you have to hold the handle down until your toast is done.
What a way to spend your life, surrounding yourself with things that don't work properly, and being annoyed by them.
I have yet to find the right brand of Kicking Horse I guess. I simply can't find a roast of theirs that is worth the ridiculous price it costs here in Edmonton.
Who was it that went on a rant the other day about companies exploiting peoples' willingness to 'buy Canadian'? They have hit me as that so far.
You mean if the clock doesn't work, the machine won't either? That's dumb.
Ours keeps coffee hot for 2 hours then it turns off.
It appears to be SS with a glass liner. Is it?
There was no heat under the pot so unless we pre-warmed the pot before we brewed, we had one cup of hot and then cold coffee.
When you buy your new one at London Drugs, spring for the option.
That's what we had, except with the glass carafe. Worked great for 5 years. I liked it until the clock went whacky; it would shut off after brewing a pot. When I'd get my morning coffee, it had always shut itself off, and the coffee was lukewarm.
But I love my coffee maker, I swear by itThis is my second one, my first was with the glass carafe. I like the stainless carafe much better because you don't have to worry about breaking it. You can't wash it worth jack mind you, and you'll find it has a permanent coffee colour quickly. Sure, put it in the washing machine, "It only washes the centre of the carafe, it doesn't get the freaking edges alley!" is what you'll say to me! And what it does wash, comes off in tiny little chunks and specs, so you gotta rinse and rinse and rinse until the carafe is clean.
LMAO!
So did ours, until the clock died. Then it made coffee and promptly shut off.
I have yet to find the right brand of Kicking Horse I guess. I simply can't find a roast of theirs that is worth the ridiculous price it costs here in Edmonton.
Who was it that went on a rant the other day about companies exploiting peoples' willingness to 'buy Canadian'? They have hit me as that so far.
Apparently it retains heat longer than iron because of the shiny surface. It is a poorer conductor than iron.
Stainless Steel is also much nicer to look at than cast iron and is popular in every appliance there is. Where did cast iron come into the conversation? Did I miss a post?
I get a latte in town for about $2.25 in a 16 ounce mug. Not sure what a cappucino is; never had one.
Get a machine - coffee to die for - when done properly. PS Cappucinos in the run of the mill NA restaurants - chains suck.
A word of advice. Don't spend 20 or even 50 bucks on a coffee maker. Alwayz spend at least a 100 bucks.
I've had those cheapies before and they ARE A FIRE HAZARD. I left coffee warming in the pot once, zipped to the store, came back and coffee maker was JUST getting engulfed in flames! A melted, white plastic mess!
This is the like the one I got right here, spent $120 I think.
Tomorrow is the last day of 2009 and I am already pining for summer and camping that will happen in 2010.
The cycle begins anew tomorrow night. It is only a 6 month downhill slide to summer. Just think; you could be in Prince George freezing your buns off. Hope you and yours have a great new year.
