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Hourglass Coffee Maker Should Be Renamed 12-Hour Plastic Disappointment
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There's an instant coffee pun in there some where
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oh noes, your respect - what WILL we do without it?
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And anyone know why they didn't use glass?
12/12/08
cold brew is always less acidic, and acid makes for bitter coffee.
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"Hi, I'm a java junkie..."
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That said, I can actually see using this one for iced coffee. Making a concentrate would be good for that, taking up less room in the fridge.
12/12/08
Using a device to make coffee extract is an old practice. Look up the Toddy coffee maker. It makes a bunch of extract you can keep in the fridge. Then, whenever you want a cup of coffee, add some water to some extract and you get a hot cup of coffee. And it's pretty good stuff - very smooth.
A French press is the fastest way to make good coffee quickly - from beans to coffee.
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You could even use FIREWOOD to make coffee in much less time.
FAIL!
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you don't HAVE to heat water, the brewing is done cold. you could then drink it cold. and of course you need an energy source to heat water - the idea behind NOT using heat int he brewing process is cold water extracts less acids from the beans, making for a less bitter brew even at weapons-grade strength. this is for taste, not convenience.
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Any additional FAIL must be submitted no less than thirty (30) days from original failed FAIL.
You, sir = FAIL.
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Care to explain why?
@gman2093:
So you cut and pasted PART of my post but you forgot to read the rest?
"You could even use FIREWOOD to make coffee in much less time."
@nutbastard: Don't blame me i voted for Ron Paul edition:
Obviously, I'm talking about a HOT cup of coffee. Stay within SCOPE.
12/12/08
so you're complaining that you would have to heat water... in order to have a hot cup of coffee?
ooooooo-kaaaay....
QQ
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12/13/08
Had you bothered to READ you would understand. As usual, you are stuck out in left field wondering WTF is going on while all the other players are having a beer at the local pub.
"We took one look at the electricity-free Hourglass Coffee Maker"
That claim is pointless. Why don't they just claim they have a waterless toilet. All you need to do is slit your wrist and bleed into it and flush with that instead.
Got any other brain busters?
12/15/08
I'm still trying to get you to address your complaint that, in order to have a hot cup of coffee, one would have to heat water.
The quote from the article has nothing to do with what we're talking about.
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well it's all acidic to one degree or another - caffeine itself is acidic.
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this is just a "hobo" coffee maker. and while hobo coffee is pretty damn good (especially if you use lots of unground beans) who plans their caffeine fix 12 hours in advance?
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which is a lot better than the other new one, Homomodo, as well as their fusion site, Homohobomodo.
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I don't plan my caffeine fix, it plans me.
Monday:
9AM Coffee
2PM Coffee
Tuesday:
9AM Coffee
2PM Coffee
Wednesday:
9AM Coffee
2PM Coffee
etc. etc.
12/12/08
Are you Russian?
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awesome : P
12/12/08
braun bean grinder(blade type) don't remember the cost because it has lasted 9 years, so far
3 lb bag of sumatra french roast at costco $11.00
i'm thinking i like my set up better, and i can have coffee in 10 minutes, not 12 hours.
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And coffee is one of the few commodities that I can actually justify buying in bulk.
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But yeah, too much. . . LOL
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Then you realize the next day is saturday. Doh!
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They say a watched pot never boils but that's no longer a problem with this new-fangled Mr. Coffee...
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