Melitta #640616 10C Manual Coffeemaker

Product Description

10 Cup, Manual Cone Filter Gourmet Coffeemaker, Start Up Supply Of Melitta Coffee Filters Included

Product Details

* Amazon Sales Rank: #4177 in Kitchen & Housewares
* Brand: MELITTA
* Model: 640616
* Dimensions: 2.55 pounds

Features

* Melitta #640616 10C Manual Coffeemaker
* MELITTA

Customer Reviews

Simple coffeemaker4
This device is about as simple as it gets to make coffee with the exception of the way my cousins make it in Brazil; there they hang a kind of cotton sock on a ring stand and pour hot water through. Out comes the most delicious "cafezhino" or however it's spelled. The Melitta works on the same filtration principle.

A few notes: 10 cups means 10 European cups or about 2 to 3 healthy robust, caffeine-addict American mugs. And the coffee won't stay hot as this is a glass pitcher or carafe with no warming element. Try heating the carafe first, or pouring the coffee into a thermos or insulated carafe. Wait, it's only making a few AMERICAN cups so just drink up and don't worry about it getting cold.

Simply the best coffee ever5
After my last coffee maker died (the fourth or fifth one in just eight years), I was sick of the electric coffee pot. This very simple set-up was inexpensive and doesn't have any electrical parts to break.

The best thing, though, is that this makes the best coffee ever. Seriously. Here's the method: I grind my beans right before brewing. I pour boiling water over the grounds, just enough to soak them. Then I pour again to fill the filter with water. And I stir with a spoon. Pour and stir, pour and stir, until all the water has gone through. Simple, easy, and amazingly good coffee. It's way better than anything I got from my overpriced electrical machines.

Hidden gem5
I went to every box store looking for this. Not one to be found. All were selling the exact same automatic systems that, surprisingly, are much more expensive. I was able to locate one at a small independent department store (not many of those) and at Amazon (at a much better price).

A pox on box stores.

I am pretty much convinced that all coffee makers can make good coffee if:

1. The beans are good
2. The beans are ground freshly and of the right grind for the situation
3. The water is good and of the right temperature
4. The filter is good.
5. The ratio of coffee grounds to water is correct.

After all that, it is a matter of taste. Strong, mild, decaf, even politically correct, there is coffee for everyone and it is easy to buy almost anywhere now.

The Melitta doesn't get in the way of brewing the coffee you like. There is nothing in the design that makes it hard to use or compromises the taste. And, although it doesn't have 1/10 the style of the Chemex, it does not crack easily and is very affordable. I wonder, though, about how long they will be on the market. They are hard to find and I would guess that Melitta would much rather sell the automatic ones. There are piles of No.4 filters everywhere, but the No.6 Melitta size is hard to find.

Oh, and for those that lauded the unit because it "doesn't use electricity" might want to think about that...clue:do you only eat raw food?