What coffee maker do you use?

As a coffee lover I try to brew the best cup I can without breaking the bank. I started on a regular auto-drip from Wal-Mart. While this brewed an ok cup of coffee with a more expensive roast it was still not very good. Enter the Chemex. This is my current coffee solution and I love it. It brews a great cup of coffee and looks great too. For those interested I also have an Aero Press that does a fine job itself when you want to brew a smaller amount of coffee. But I want to know what you use to brew a good cup of joe.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff on January 18, 2009 at 7:13pm: I used to be that way, until I tried the chemex. Coffee is a completely different drink when prepared correctly. The problem with a regular coffee maker is that it doesn't heat the water up to a high enough temperature so you don't get the best out of your coffee. If you ever get a change to use a chemex you will be amazed at the difference.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Maurice V3 on November 14, 2009 at 3:52am: Have to agree with you on coffee makers.I stopped using them 10 years ago.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jim Matthews on February 4, 2009 at 4:25am: Some of the best tasting coffee I have ever had has been a hand full of Blue Mountain dumped into a pot of boiling water over a camp fire. Settle it with a splash of cold water and sit back and watch the sun come up.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Greg De Santis on March 20, 2009 at 3:13am: Nothing fancy yet, I just have a Mr. Coffee 4 cup maker and a Proctor Silex single cup maker.
For those larger pots we still have the clear glass pyrex 1960's boil on the stove 8 cup perculator and the 1960's style 6 cup metal boil on the stove perculator. Depends on the beans, some taste better perculated and others are better for the electric drip filter maker.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Don on April 11, 2009 at 7:01pm: When I first brewed coffee I had to use the old percolator on the stove top. Long time ago that was. When Mr. Coffee came out I started using that. I had the same problem, the water didn't brew hot enough. I went out and got me a Bunn coffee maker now. It has a chamber which stores hot water 24/7. Now when I brew a cup of joe I know it is going to be good!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by shannon on April 30, 2009 at 9:25pm: That sounds awesome. Where did you get it?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by shannon on April 30, 2009 at 9:25pm: I have a Cusinart something or other. It's not my favorite coffee maker at all. I have a Mr Coffee that's about 3 years old. I'd still use it if I could, but it's carafe broke and I can't find a replacement.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by gypkap on May 3, 2009 at 8:18pm: We use a Braun coffee pot, the cylindrical one popular in the 80s and 90s. We buy Columbian coffee from the local Costco.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Nick on May 6, 2009 at 2:19pm: Gaggia baby class...... makes a great cuppa!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by beavis5551 on November 10, 2009 at 4:01am: some AEG machine.
Dont know the model.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Maurice V3 on November 14, 2009 at 3:49am: I use a French Press. Mix a little Dunkin Donut Hazelnut and CDM Coffee & Chicory.; ▶ Reply to This