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  • L Lost User

    brianwelsch wrote:

    auto-drip machine.

    I know very little about these Im sorry. I would guess that your options are - Adjust the grind of the beans so its not as fine. This will probably make the coffee weaker, you can compensate by using more coffee but thats probably not what you want - Use two filters one inside the other and rotate one 90 degrees so the holes dont line up exactly. Again, probably not what you want to have to do Sorry I cant help more :)

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    Never hurts to ask. :) Thanks.

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      Have you tried the Blueberry Green Tea Frap. While, it doesn't resemble any green tea I've ever had, it is a refreshing summertime beverage. And at a mere $3.50 a pop, who could resist?

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      Shog9 0
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      No. I've tried the Green Tea Frap though; it was... very green.

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        Maybe you can help me then... I recently purchased a reusable filter for a auto-drip machine. The reason being that I want to reduce my non-recyclable paper consumption. The problem is the mesh isn't fine enough and grounds find there way into the carafe. Actually more like a fine coffee silt that makes the last cup unusable. I've talked to a couple of people and they've gone back to paper. Do you have a recommendation for a filter to try? Something to look for? Are they all like this?

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        Shog9 0
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        I use one of those, and initially had the same problem. As CG suggested, i just don't grind the coffee as fine, and use more of it. Actually tastes better that way (to me at least)...

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          I use one of those, and initially had the same problem. As CG suggested, i just don't grind the coffee as fine, and use more of it. Actually tastes better that way (to me at least)...

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          brianwelsch
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          Was looking at some gold mesh filters online, and they said they were made for medium grind, so I think that's probably what I'll have to do. Damn environment!

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            I use one of those, and initially had the same problem. As CG suggested, i just don't grind the coffee as fine, and use more of it. Actually tastes better that way (to me at least)...

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            Lost User
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            Shog9 wrote:

            As CG suggested

            Bloody Aussies, they're all the same :)

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              Shog9 wrote:

              As CG suggested

              Bloody Aussies, they're all the same :)

              System.IO.Path.IsPathRooted() does not behave as I would expect

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              LOL !!!

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              • B brianwelsch

                Never hurts to ask. :) Thanks.

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                brianwelsch wrote:

                Never hurts to ask

                Try asking on the forums here[^]

                System.IO.Path.IsPathRooted() does not behave as I would expect

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                • B brianwelsch

                  Maybe you can help me then... I recently purchased a reusable filter for a auto-drip machine. The reason being that I want to reduce my non-recyclable paper consumption. The problem is the mesh isn't fine enough and grounds find there way into the carafe. Actually more like a fine coffee silt that makes the last cup unusable. I've talked to a couple of people and they've gone back to paper. Do you have a recommendation for a filter to try? Something to look for? Are they all like this?

                  BW


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                  Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand.
                  -- Neil Peart

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                  Christian Graus
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                  A drip filter machine should use medium ground coffee, anyhow ( not fine )

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                  • C Chris Maunder

                    It's official. Starbucks coffee really is that bad[^].

                    cheers, Chris Maunder

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                    John M Drescher
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                    This is news to me. I have not had a cup of coffee at McDonald's since the 80s because back then their coffee was comparable to the stuff served at your local neighborhood bar.

                    John

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                    • J John M Drescher

                      This is news to me. I have not had a cup of coffee at McDonald's since the 80s because back then their coffee was comparable to the stuff served at your local neighborhood bar.

                      John

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                      Christian Graus
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                      Good McDonalds coffee started in Australia, in the late 80's.

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                      • C Chris Maunder

                        It's official. Starbucks coffee really is that bad[^].

                        cheers, Chris Maunder

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                        Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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                        LOL well I won't go into MacDonalds anyway, so it's kindof irrelevant to me. X| I've come to the conclusion that Costa seem to do better coffee than Starbucks (too sweet for my taste) and Caffe Nero (just wrong. Even Railway Station buffets are better).

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                        • C Chris Maunder

                          It's official. Starbucks coffee really is that bad[^].

                          cheers, Chris Maunder

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                          In a word.... Wow


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                          • C Christian Graus

                            A drip filter machine should use medium ground coffee, anyhow ( not fine )

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                            brianwelsch
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                            Strange, when I replied to Shog, I never saw your reply. I was wondering why he mentioned you. Even now, your time stamp is 15 minutes after his. :suss: My grounds aren't espresso fine, but they may be finer than medium. Unfortunately, I don't have accurate control on the grinder I have.

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                              Maybe you can help me then... I recently purchased a reusable filter for a auto-drip machine. The reason being that I want to reduce my non-recyclable paper consumption. The problem is the mesh isn't fine enough and grounds find there way into the carafe. Actually more like a fine coffee silt that makes the last cup unusable. I've talked to a couple of people and they've gone back to paper. Do you have a recommendation for a filter to try? Something to look for? Are they all like this?

                              BW


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                              Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand.
                              -- Neil Peart

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                              Tim Craig
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                              brianwelsch wrote:

                              I recently purchased a reusable filter for a auto-drip machine.

                              Did you get one of the metal mesh filters or cloth? I would suspect the cloth would be finer. Probably not as fine as paper though.

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                              • C Chris Maunder

                                It's official. Starbucks coffee really is that bad[^].

                                cheers, Chris Maunder

                                CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                                benjymous
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                                That's why my wife and I frequent a little, personally owned coffee shop in a nearby town, rather than the huge branch of Costa nearby. I've lost count of the number of times the giggly, ever changing teenage staff has messed up our order, whereas the two nice ladies who run the small shop recognise us as regulars (even though we've only been going every Saturday for about a month.) As other people have said in the thread too, proper coffee, hand brewed by experienced baristas on decent equipment makes all the difference when it comes to the quality of the coffee. :)

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                                  Maybe you can help me then... I recently purchased a reusable filter for a auto-drip machine. The reason being that I want to reduce my non-recyclable paper consumption. The problem is the mesh isn't fine enough and grounds find there way into the carafe. Actually more like a fine coffee silt that makes the last cup unusable. I've talked to a couple of people and they've gone back to paper. Do you have a recommendation for a filter to try? Something to look for? Are they all like this?

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                                  Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand.
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                                  Russell Jones
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                                  one of the filter manufacturers (can't remember which) uses unbleached paper from sustainable plantations. My cafetiere (sp?) puts fine dregs in the last cup aswell. I need to get a new stove top espresso maker. That, to me, is about the finest coffee you can drink outside a Neapolitan cafe. Can anyone explain what cows have to do with coffee? Russell

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                                    It's official. Starbucks coffee really is that bad[^].

                                    cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                    Frank Kerrigan
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                                    I've not drunk at starbucks in a long time, I just don't think their coffe is good.

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                                      It's official. Starbucks coffee really is that bad[^].

                                      cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                      Red Stateler
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                                      If I peed in a cup and stuck it in the microwave it'd be better than Starbucks coffee.

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                                      • C Chris Maunder

                                        It's official. Starbucks coffee really is that bad[^].

                                        cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                        leckey 0
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                                        I've never liked hot coffee much. I like a fancy one with the syrup and foam once in a great while. At Starbucks the only thing I've ordered is a Frappuccino. I do love those things.

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                                          one of the filter manufacturers (can't remember which) uses unbleached paper from sustainable plantations. My cafetiere (sp?) puts fine dregs in the last cup aswell. I need to get a new stove top espresso maker. That, to me, is about the finest coffee you can drink outside a Neapolitan cafe. Can anyone explain what cows have to do with coffee? Russell

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                                          brianwelsch
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                                          I was using Melita filters; unbleached made of recycled paper. They worked very well, but I thought I'd try out the reusable filters. I think the cow reference was dealing with the frothiness of fresh cream at different times of year, based on the grass the cows ate.

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                                          Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand.
                                          Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand.
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