Most Versatile Coffee Maker Ever?
- EricBNC
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What is considered the most versatile coffee maker ever made? Here is one that gets a vote from me:
The Melitta ACM-12. This 1385 watt 12 cup beast comes in a stylish gold with brown trim that should look at home in any modern kitchen (that hasn't been remodeled since the 1970's). What I like most is the clearance. I think I could fit another coffee maker in the space between the carafe warmer and the shower head. An on/off toggle switch on the side allows the user complete control of power to the unit.
A more productive use for this clearance would be to insert a Chemex and Kone, or a V60 and carafe - maybe a Kalita/Tiamo Wave style dripper on top of a carafe even. All of these will fit. No need to try a different V cone filter on a carafe - this set up is already included in the package and, like the Bonavita, the filter sits on the carafe and is not attached to the machine.
The water is hot enough to send a cloud of steam up out of the filter cone with the first pulse coming out in less than 30 seconds from the time the machine is turned on. It too a little over three minutes for my 500 ml of water to disburse over the grounds, so it is a really fast brewer too.
It is going to be fun experimenting with this brewer over the next couple weeks.
The Melitta ACM-12. This 1385 watt 12 cup beast comes in a stylish gold with brown trim that should look at home in any modern kitchen (that hasn't been remodeled since the 1970's). What I like most is the clearance. I think I could fit another coffee maker in the space between the carafe warmer and the shower head. An on/off toggle switch on the side allows the user complete control of power to the unit.
A more productive use for this clearance would be to insert a Chemex and Kone, or a V60 and carafe - maybe a Kalita/Tiamo Wave style dripper on top of a carafe even. All of these will fit. No need to try a different V cone filter on a carafe - this set up is already included in the package and, like the Bonavita, the filter sits on the carafe and is not attached to the machine.
The water is hot enough to send a cloud of steam up out of the filter cone with the first pulse coming out in less than 30 seconds from the time the machine is turned on. It too a little over three minutes for my 500 ml of water to disburse over the grounds, so it is a really fast brewer too.
It is going to be fun experimenting with this brewer over the next couple weeks.
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I hope it included that can of Melitta brand coffee shown in the picture!!!
- EricBNC (original poster)
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I can't find much information on this brewer but a Melitta commercial from the 1970's found on youtube shows a cone and carafe that look identical, so the 1970's or maybe very early 1980's would be my best guess.squaremile wrote:lol how old is that thing??
Unfortunately it did not.dustin360 wrote:I hope it included that can of Melitta brand coffee shown in the picture!!!
As a consolation I still have some vintage green (actually now they are light brown) gourmet blend coffee beans from 1982 that came with a Melitta coffee roaster I found a while ago at Goodwill:
Anyone have a profile recommendation for these?
squaremile wrote:lol how old is that thing??
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I would suggest roasting those beans to just past third crack.
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I think they already petrified past third crack...
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Those beans, while a bit more on the tan side, look exactly like that batch of old Yemen Mocha I had. There were about 4 sacks of it, purchased by a local commercial roaster in a "back corner of the warehouse, I'll make you a deal" bargains. It was like a chocolate bar with coffee flavor when brewed. Except the last time I got some, when I roasted them, listening for some second cracks, there were none and when ejected they ignited!
So, yes, by all means roast them, but please, have a video camera running!
Seriously though, I was just kidding about roasting them.
So, yes, by all means roast them, but please, have a video camera running!
Seriously though, I was just kidding about roasting them.
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