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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Monday, November 02, 2026 - 9:13 am 
I guess you can classify us as big coffee drinkers. We recently bought a Nespresso machine and that has become our go-to morning coffee maker. We had been using a Cuisinart Keurig machine and actually the two sit side by side in our coffee station. We really like the new Nespresso because of the way it makes more cappuccino-like coffees. They have a huge selection of different coffees from light to dark and many what I call flavored coffees. I’m kind of a purist and like medium to dark roast while Carey leans toward the flavored coffees. Gives us a lot of choices. The downside is the Nespresso coffee pods are more expensive than Keurig. We gave up regular coffee makers as we found we were wasting coffee making a pot and Carey was missing out on her preferred flavors.
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Monday, November 02, 2026 - 10:34 am
I have owned numerous coffee makers over the years but always came back to my melitta single pour over as I only drink one large mug a day. A few years ago I discovered cold brew and now use a Takeya cold brew maker. I first purchased the small version and liked it so much that I purchased the large. It makes enough to last me 3-4 days. If I need something 'warm' in the winter, I might have a cup of decaf tea after, lol. Lately I've been treating my self to Starbuck vanilla sweet cream from the store for flavor.
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Jimmer
Board Administrator
08-29-2000
| Monday, November 02, 2026 - 9:21 pm
I love the art of making coffee.
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Tuesday, November 03, 2026 - 10:23 am
Same, Jimmer. My son was watching me one morning with my melitta pour over and my special goose neck kettle to pour the hot water 'properly' in a circular motion. He commented "That's quite the ritual you have there", lol.
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Jimmer
Board Administrator
08-29-2000
| Tuesday, November 03, 2026 - 11:13 am
Oh yes the art of the pour over is a beautiful thing. 
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Tuesday, November 03, 2026 - 9:48 pm
When our fancy Keurig espresso and coffee machine went on the fritz a couple years ago, I bought an emergency Starfrit (Canadian brand) used, but very clean-looking, and with original owners manual, espresso machine from a thrift store for $10. It made wonderful espresso, and the crema was amazing! We used that for about a year until Bigdog decided to see if he could get the Keurig working again, and it worked right away, nothing wrong! Huh!!! It probably got tired of the Starfrit out-shining it.
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Wednesday, November 04, 2026 - 11:09 am
Juju-One of the big selling points for us on the Nespresso was the crema from the Nespresso pods. When we visited our friend in Georgia she had bought one for her new house and we were sold. Came home and ordered it immediately.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Wednesday, November 04, 2026 - 8:43 pm
Heh, I never even knew what the big deal about crema was until we got the Starfrit.
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