vacuum coffee makers?

Mister Moo · 11-21-2008, 06:44 AM

Glass vacpots in are lovely to look at, fun to watch brewing, may burp near-boiling glops of coffee grounds on the stove, are fragile and the narrow-neck types are hard to clean without the right bottle brush. I have about a dozen vacpots and favor the stainless steel antiques (with metal filter disks) or wide-necked glass versions (with glass rod filter) for regular use. These are discontinued brewers found on ebay. If you use a glass rod or metal disk filter, grind quality will be an issue; if cloth or fine metal screen filter then grind quality is less critical.

One can debate if they make coffee any better than a press or not. I can't say.

Theory of vacpot goodness rests on the idea that, by the time brew water makes it into the north pot, the brewing temp is the perfect 195-205* range.

More at:

http://baharris.org/coffee/VacuumCoffeePots.htm and http://home.planet.nl/~rjeroenv/links.html#7a

muziq · 11-21-2008, 06:50 AM

Bust one of those out over a bunsen burner at Thanksgiving and you've got a real conversation starter

Mister Moo · 11-21-2008, 08:08 AM

Speaking of bust... if you have an electric stove be sure to put the south pot on a piece of wire mesh or the like to avoid direct contact with glass and heating element, right?

11-21-2008, 08:16 AM

I can hear the glass shattering...

Thanks Moo.. think I'll just stick to hoping I get a moka pot for christmas

Mister Moo · 11-21-2008, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hardcz

I can hear the glass shattering...

Thanks Moo.. think I'll just stick to hoping I get a moka pot for christmas

Bazillions of people use the Bodum pots with no problems. Please do not let me overstate the fragility and scare you off.

11-21-2008, 06:44 AM	#1
Mister Moo I barely grok the obvious Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Lizard Lick, NC Posts: 1,417 Trading: (3)	Re: vacuum coffee makers? Glass vacpots in are lovely to look at, fun to watch brewing, may burp near-boiling glops of coffee grounds on the stove, are fragile and the narrow-neck types are hard to clean without the right bottle brush. I have about a dozen vacpots and favor the stainless steel antiques (with metal filter disks) or wide-necked glass versions (with glass rod filter) for regular use. These are discontinued brewers found on ebay. If you use a glass rod or metal disk filter, grind quality will be an issue; if cloth or fine metal screen filter then grind quality is less critical. One can debate if they make coffee any better than a press or not. I can't say. Theory of vacpot goodness rests on the idea that, by the time brew water makes it into the north pot, the brewing temp is the perfect 195-205* range. More at: http://baharris.org/coffee/VacuumCoffeePots.htm and http://home.planet.nl/~rjeroenv/links.html#7a __________________ "I hope you had the time of your life."

11-21-2008, 06:50 AM	#2
muziq Local Artard Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Here and there...no, there... Posts: 212 Trading: (4)	Re: vacuum coffee makers? Bust one of those out over a bunsen burner at Thanksgiving and you've got a real conversation starter __________________

11-21-2008, 08:08 AM	#3
Mister Moo I barely grok the obvious Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Lizard Lick, NC Posts: 1,417 Trading: (3)	Re: vacuum coffee makers? Speaking of bust... if you have an electric stove be sure to put the south pot on a piece of wire mesh or the like to avoid direct contact with glass and heating element, right? __________________ "I hope you had the time of your life."

11-21-2008, 08:16 AM	#4
Hardcz Guest Posts: n/a	Re: vacuum coffee makers? I can hear the glass shattering... Thanks Moo.. think I'll just stick to hoping I get a moka pot for christmas