. The Technivorm is slightly over your maximum price, but is the only automatic drip machine that consistently makes very good coffee. Or you could buy a filter cone for less than $10. If you can boil water, you can generate...

When you say you purchased a machine, do you mean an electric one? ~1980 the granite bowl broke and for the next year’s batch a "machine" was purchased, it was electric, put in washed/soaked rice, depress a lever (button),...

I say stick w/ your trusty Donvier if it’s working well for you. The upside of the hand-crank Donvier is that you stay more “in touch” w/ your ice cream and can physically feel its density while automatic...

John, I’m wondering if your first hand experience was with true for-the-home super-automatic espresso machines. Here’s a website with the same brand as my machine, though mine is now old enough it’s not...

say? Well, not what you might think. Today at lunch at Los Panchos, hubby went to the gents to wash his hands. A gentleman in a beautifully tailored suit entered, stripped off his suit jacket and also started washing his hands. The...

Pre-programming (ie for a wake-up cup) is not necessary and actually not wanted. Just want the best coffee possible from an electric drip or other system that supplies 4-6 cups with one simple procedure. And a safety feature of...

everything. Best solution (labor intensive): 1) hand wash 2) dry IMMEDIATELY with a linen cloth. Next best: 1) machine wash 2) clean the spots immersing in water w/white vinegar 3) dry with a linen cloth.

on French coffee and stuck with wine, beer or tea). The good lord gave me teeth for food, not for my beverages! Our carafe machine wasn’t bad at all; it was a Rowenta, and their stuff is mostly decent. The worst part of most...

I’m about to move into a new apartment with a newly renovated kitchen – and it includes a dishwasher! I’ve never had a dishwasher before (insane, I know), and I have NO idea what you can put in them. I know the...

am looking into the thermal french press. waiting for the water to boil will take just as much time as cleaning the stupid machine, so its a wash!

in my orange and grapfruit juice, so I hand squeeze them on the old-fashioned glass juicer-dish. That said, maybe the Champion 2000+ is more versatile. There are interesting recipes for using the leftover fruit pulp in cakes and...

going into the machine. If you find this isn’t working well on the normal setting, try the pots and pans setting. It’s still likely to use less energy and water vs hand washing unless you are particularly efficient at...

I would definitely second trying your hand at making yogurt before investing in any machine. Of course, maybe you already did this and decided you want a machine. I tried making yogurt at home and came to the conclusion that it...

., unfortunately I will miss the boat on the extra savings that Winedude told me about. On the other hand, if Windude responds before Nov. 27 (the savings deadline), I may end up with that machine too. My Ugolini machine is a 1...

machine you either use or would buy. Thanks.