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Coffee Makers

Back To School Guide To Coffee

August 24, 2010

When I went away to college, there were three things that I needed: a television, a computer (three gigs of ram was top of the line back then) and a coffee pot. I had no problem getting the television or computer to work, but the coffee maker was a different story. I had coffee before, [...]

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Battle Of The Cold Brew Coffee Makers: Hourglass Coffee Maker Review

August 5, 2010

Hourglass Cold Brew Coffee Maker System On sale at Amazon for $50.43. Regular price $59.95 The Good Delicious Cold Brew Coffee Coffee With Lower Acid Levels Environmentally Friendly The Bad Hot Coffee, Not So Hot Tricky To Use Initially More Expensive Initial Price If you’re looking for a cold brew coffeemaker, there’s two devices that [...]

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Toddy Cold Brew Coffee System Preview

July 6, 2010

Toddy Cold Brew System On sale at Amazon for $30.99. Retail price is $37.50 Just in time for the real heat of summer, Seattle’s Best sent for review one of their Toddy Cold Brew Systems. It sounds like the perfect way to keep cool and stay caffeinated during the hottest months, but I’ll give it [...]

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Searching For The Perfect Coffee Maker

June 24, 2010

Earlier this week, I received an email from a reader named Ken that came up with the quandary: In the mid 60′s I had a drip coffee maker that sat on top of the coffee cup. It was a simple aluminum 2 piece device. Bottom was a strainer that held the grounds and top held [...]

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Coffee Brewing For A Crowd Without Breaking The Bank (Part 1)

June 7, 2010

This is a guest post by Steve Ziegler. Learn more about how you can guest post for Daily Shot Of Coffee here. Whether you need to brew coffee for a church social, a school function, or 12 step meeting, brewing for a crowd can be a headache. Face it, for many people, they are at [...]

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Kalorik Aztec Coffee Maker Preview

April 19, 2010

There’s a new coffee maker slated for review in the Daily Shot Of Coffee kitchen. It’s the Kalorik CM-25282 1000-Watt 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker, Aztec Copper. The FedEx man dropped it off last week and this weekend, I started out the testing process. Kalorik is a company that’s relatively new to me, but it’s one of [...]

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Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker

Cuisinart Grind-and-Brew Coffeemaker Review

January 27, 2010

Cuisinart DGB-550BK Grind-and-Brew 12-Cup Automatic Coffeemaker Buy at Amazon for $80. Normally $185. The Good Grinder Included Easy To Use (Program, Pour, etc) Makes Good Coffee The Bad Blade Grinder Grinder Doesn’t Hold Enough Beans Lots Of Parts To Clean The Cuisinart Grind And Brew Coffeemaker testing is complete and the results are in. There’s [...]

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Cusinart 12 Cup Grind & Brew Coffeemaker Preview

January 22, 2010

For Christmas, my close friend and blogging conspirator Jen from Stiletto Sports gave me the Cusinart 12 Cup Grind & Brew Coffeemaker (model DGB-550BK). However with the Zojirushi Fresh Brew Coffeemaker in the Daily Shot Of Coffee Review kitchen, I wasn’t able to focus on the Cuisinart Coffeemaker and give it a thorough testing until [...]

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Zojirushi Fresh Brew Thermal Carafe Coffeemaker Review

January 14, 2010

After extensive testing in the Daily Shot Of Coffee kitchen, the review of the Zojirushi Fresh Brew Thermal 10-Cup Carafe Coffeemaker (EC-BD15) is ready. Overall, I didn’t just like this coffeemaker, I loved it. There were a few minor drawbacks to it, but nothing serious that would stop me from recommending it to a friend. [...]

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Zojirushi Fresh Brew Thermal 10-Cup Carafe Coffeemaker Preview

January 5, 2010

Last week, the UPS man dropped off the Zojirushi Fresh Brew Thermal 10-Cup Carafe Coffeemaker at my front door. Zojirushi was kind enough to send one for review purposes. I’ve been giving it a thorough testing in the Daily Shot Of Coffee this week, and expect to have a full report sometime next week. The [...]

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