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Coffee Makers

Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker

Cuisinart Grind-and-Brew Coffeemaker Review

Coffee Equipment Reviews

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 Grind And Brew Coffeemaker

Cusinart 12 Cup Grind & Brew Coffeemaker Preview

Coffee Equipment Reviews

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

Zojirushi Fresh Brew Thermal Carafe Coffeemaker Review

Coffee Equipment Reviews

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

Coffee Equipment Reviews
Zojirushi Fresh Brew Thermal 10-Cup Carafe Coffeemaker Preview

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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Bialetti Moka Express Stovetop Espresso Maker Review

Coffee Equipment Reviews
Moka Pot Espresso Maker

Good: Makes amazing tasting Italian style espresso Simple to use Easy to clean Bad Can take ten (plus) minutes long, but really I’m not going to complain too loudly about that. Good coffee is worth waiting for. Small learning curve Included in the gift basket that Cafe Bustelo sent me last month, was a Bialetti [...]

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Best French Presses – 2009 Holiday Guide

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One of the must haves on any coffee Christmas list is a French Press. I bought one this year and it really has taken my coffee drinking to the next level. Besides the quality of the beans, nothing really brings out the flavors and the characteristics like a French Press. I wish I had bought [...]

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Must Have Coffee Gifts

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Coffee Gifts

Since today is Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year, I thought I would share with you some of the coffee gifts that that every coffee drinker needs to have in their kitchen. I’ve been asked a few times what to get a coffee drinker for Christmas, and this is the list [...]

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Coffee Machines And Makers – 2009 Holiday Guide

Coffee Machines
Cuisinart DGB-550BK Grind-and-Brew 12-Cup Automatic Coffeemaker

While there’s some debate about the quality of coffee that comes from a drip coffee maker, there’s no question that it’s one of the easiest ways to make coffee. You can also find one in just about every kitchen. Coffee machines would make a great gift this year for someone who needs a new machine, [...]

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Mr. Coffee Espresso Maker Review

Coffee Equipment Reviews

Mr. Coffee ECM250 4-Cup Espresso/Cappuccino Maker $36.96 At Amazon. Normally $39.99 I can hear the espresso purists screaming now, saying that the Mr. Coffee Espresso Maker isn’t a real espresso machine. Technically they’re right, but it does make very drinkable lattes, cappuccinos and peppermint mochas. Maybe even better than some that I’ve had in some [...]

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Single Serve Coffee Makers – 2009 Holiday Guide

Coffee Machines

I know there’s more than a few coffee purists that don’t like single serve coffee machines, I’ll be the first to point out that there’s some limitations, I wouldn’t complain about having one of these machines. In fact, I’d love to have one for first thing in the morning when I need that immediate shot [...]

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