Comments on: How-to: Automatic Coffee Maker http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/10/how-to-automatic-coffee-maker/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:18:09 -0500 hourly 1 By: Bob the Barista http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/10/how-to-automatic-coffee-maker/comment-page-1/#comment-939469 Bob the Barista Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:00:31 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/10/how-to-automatic-coffee-maker/#comment-939469 This comment is a year late- but no matter, this is a topic that spans a lot of time. People have been using the lamp timer/"analog" coffee maker pairing for perhaps as long as the invention of each intersected perpendicularly. I can remember dear old dads setup back when he was a med student (eons ago in a period known as "the late 70's"- sometime after the Triassic). Back when lamp timers were these funky little things that used a peg system to flick the circuit. (if someone is asking about digital lamp timers vs x10's, perhaps that old analog timer system has gone by the wayside). I guess in this digital age we forgot the simple ways to do things. And take it from a former barista w/ over 14 years exp- give Yuban a try (yes- cheap a** yuban). Many a coffee connoisseur have preferred Yuban in blind taste tests- and it goes great with just a dash of milk and sugar- not the coffee milkshakes that have been commonplace since Peets/Starbucks started burning (okay, second crack) coffee beens in their House blends so that they could provide a consistant product to all outlets (if its all burned- it all tastes the same)... shhhhh, its a secret. Or McD's house blend is pretty nice and also saves a truckload of cash over a year- but I'll bet those with adequate coffeemakers (get hot enough) would get more out of a freshly brewed cup of Yuban. give it a shot.... This comment is a year late- but no matter, this is a topic that spans a lot of time. People have been using the lamp timer/”analog” coffee maker pairing for perhaps as long as the invention of each intersected perpendicularly. I can remember dear old dads setup back when he was a med student (eons ago in a period known as “the late 70’s”- sometime after the Triassic). Back when lamp timers were these funky little things that used a peg system to flick the circuit. (if someone is asking about digital lamp timers vs x10’s, perhaps that old analog timer system has gone by the wayside). I guess in this digital age we forgot the simple ways to do things. And take it from a former barista w/ over 14 years exp- give Yuban a try (yes- cheap a** yuban). Many a coffee connoisseur have preferred Yuban in blind taste tests- and it goes great with just a dash of milk and sugar- not the coffee milkshakes that have been commonplace since Peets/Starbucks started burning (okay, second crack) coffee beens in their House blends so that they could provide a consistant product to all outlets (if its all burned- it all tastes the same)… shhhhh, its a secret. Or McD’s house blend is pretty nice and also saves a truckload of cash over a year- but I’ll bet those with adequate coffeemakers (get hot enough) would get more out of a freshly brewed cup of Yuban. give it a shot….

]]> By: Rliebsch http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/10/how-to-automatic-coffee-maker/comment-page-1/#comment-475802 Rliebsch Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:09:57 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/10/how-to-automatic-coffee-maker/#comment-475802 hrm. you could expand this to several. Have coffemaker/laptimers set up in various steads about your digs. Set them to go off every couple of hours. I think one the bedside table would work. It would likely get me out of bed faster than the alarm/snooze combo i have now. hrm. you could expand this to several.
Have coffemaker/laptimers set up in various steads about your digs. Set them to go off every couple of hours.

I think one the bedside table would work. It would likely get me out of bed faster than the alarm/snooze combo i have now.

]]> By: Paul Thompson http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/10/how-to-automatic-coffee-maker/comment-page-1/#comment-475734 Paul Thompson Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:24:51 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/10/how-to-automatic-coffee-maker/#comment-475734 Hey Vince - I really loved your article here. Kinda silly, but it made me laugh. Keep up the good work! :) Hey Vince – I really loved your article here. Kinda silly, but it made me laugh. Keep up the good work! :)

]]> By: DavidC http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/10/how-to-automatic-coffee-maker/comment-page-1/#comment-475595 DavidC Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:09:10 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/10/how-to-automatic-coffee-maker/#comment-475595 is that a digital lamp timer or X10 system? is that a digital lamp timer or X10 system?

]]> By: Ricaldo http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/10/how-to-automatic-coffee-maker/comment-page-1/#comment-475444 Ricaldo Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:50:54 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/10/how-to-automatic-coffee-maker/#comment-475444 What kind of stupid thing is that? who cares about your lifestyle, dude? Learn how to write tech articles and save your useless ideas for your girlfriend. This is not techie at all!!! Crunchgear people: you paid this guy for that???? What kind of stupid thing is that? who cares about your lifestyle, dude? Learn how to write tech articles and save your useless ideas for your girlfriend. This is not techie at all!!! Crunchgear people: you paid this guy for that????

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