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It is a good buy for the price. It is also great for brewing 1 cup of tea. I love this coffeemaker. I only drink about 2 cups of coffee per day, so this is perfect.
The other better option is to throw out the filter that comes with it and use a disposable filter. I have had this coffee maker for about a year now. Coffee grounds everywhere and very hard to clean. Awesome.
Another bonus I just found for this maker is that you can make perfect tea. Just put a couple of bags in the bin (no filter). I know other reviewers find the built in filter easy, but I think dumping the paper filter is actually much easier. #2 filters are perfect and easy to find in the store.
If you use the filter that comes with it, watch it constantly while it is brewing. This is too small for me. When I first got it and used it as instructed it was a big disappointment. I have read others that suggest a #1 filter.
You kind of stir the grounds as the water passes through. I read one "professional" review that gave me some tips. Don't let the filter got too full of water.
I also tried #1 paper filters and the coffee grounds still go over the top. The grounds go over the top and into the water resavoir and down into the mug. As many said it overflows the coffee grounds. The built in filter is the worst.
1) It eliminates the "crumbs" in the bottom of my mug. I love Coffee.the wife doesn't. This little baby is the perfect solution. it's not, it's now a regular in my bleary eyed morning routine.
hold it in your fist and trim off whatever is left at the top and you've got a perfect fit. It might sound like a chore. Take your regular size coffee filter, fold it in half, then in half, then half again (into eighths basically). 3) It makes clean up even easier.
Here's a deviation from the standard instructions that I follow and have found practical. and MOST importantly. But as much as I love coffee, I can't drink an entire pot of it myself. 2) It helps cut the bitterness.
But, I have found using a filter has a few advantages. I've used one at home for about 2 years, and just bought a second one for the office. I use a coffee filter.I know it says that you don't need one, and you don't really.
many scientists are concerned about different plastics having adverse health consequences, and though the FDA has not acted yet on a federal level, i'm not going to wait around for them to act. I own this and haven't had any problems yet (it's worked every day for the past 2 months). Am not enthusiastic about the inner plastic on the maker itself either so I will be changing this as soon as I see a good deal. So I don't use the cup anymore at this stage, I have another one that I bring my coffee to work in that is stainless steel. Got a good value on it through my gold box at amazon. My main complaint is that the inside is made of plastic.
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