From: RobertB 

In article ,
 "Rich Gauszka"  wrote:

> I just use a coffee maker with a thermal carafe - keeps whatever I brew for
> hours without a warmer plate
>
> I just noticed that they make a thermal Press pots that supposedly keeps
> coffee hot for  hours.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/European-Gift-Houseware-Thermal-Coffee/dp/B00004S9G7/sr
=
> 8-4/qid=1170264337/ref=sr_1_4/102-5279494-7208933?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen

I don't know about hours but the Bodum press pots, the good ones (not
cheap), have a special glass beaker that will keep the coffee hot for a
long while.

>
>
> "Mark"  wrote in message
news:45c0cf18$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >I agree completely that the press method sounds better and certainly
> >keeping it on a warmer plate is not good, though it's not *that* bad.
> >Certainly the first two cups are better than the last ones about an hour
> >and a half later.
> >
> > I'm not sure how hot the output is in a "Mr. Coffee"
type of drip maker
> > is, but the Bunn puts it out at 200 F vs. boiling.  > the attraction to Starbucks one bit, but more power to them in building
> > such a huge brand>
> >
> > "Don Hills"  wrote in message
> > news:X9CwFtgaXmQI092yn{at}attglobal.net...
> >> In article , "Mark"
 wrote:
> >>>
> >>>But, overall it sounds like an early morning pain the ass from my
> >>>perspective and it doesn't stay hot after the pressing either. I'm a
> >>>hot-water reservoir with warming plate Bunn man myself and don't
> >>>anticipate
> >>>moving from that position 
> >>
> >> Ewww. First you overheat it, then you keep it hot. After my
first couple
> >> of
> >> cups of bitter, stale coffee in the USA I resorted to bringing my own
> >> tea.
> >> The following advice is from an American coffee expert:
> >>
> >> Overheating when brewing is bad, it extracts the bitter oils along with
> >> the
> >> desired ones. Drip type makers boil the water in order to
push it through
> >> the spout. Better to use a manual filter or a plunger, where you pour
> >> almost
> >> boiling water (boil, then let stand for 2 or 3 minutes) over
the coffee.
> >>
> >> Keeping it hot is bad, it goes stale within 10 to 15 minutes.
If you want
> >> to drink it later, you'll keep that fresh brewed taste by letting it go
> >> cold
> >> and then re-heating a cupful at a time in the microwave. You can even
> >> store
> >> it in the fridge for up to 12 hours.
> >>
> >>
> >> Incidentally, we do have a few Starbucks outlets in this
country. They've
> >> made little impact on the market, especially here in Wellington. The
> >> majority of the inhabitants prefer to patronise their
favourite baristas.
> >> Espresso brewing is very popular here, even at home - the popularity
> >> means
> >> machines are cheap and plentiful. As to source, many of our beans come
> >> from
> >> Cuba.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand
> >> "New interface closely resembles Presentation Manager,
> >> preparing you for the wonders of OS/2!"
> >>    -- Advertisement on the box for Microsoft Windows 2.11 for 286
> >
> >

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