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Kenmore coffeemaker recall

DelusionalAngel — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:02:18 +0000

About 145,000 Kenmore coffeemakers have been recalled due to being fire and burn hazards.

This recall involves 12-cup Kenmore coffee makers sold in black, white, and red with the following model numbers: 100.80006 (black), 100.81006 (white), and 100.82006 (red). The recall also involves 12-cup Kenmore Elite coffee makers with thermal carafe (model number 100.90007) and 14-cup Kenmore Elite coffee makers (model number 100.90006). The model number can be found on the bottom of the unit. There is a Kenmore or Kenmore Elite logo on the front bottom of the maker.

Full details available here: here.

drool

DelusionalAngel — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:23:52 +0000

It’s official, buying the Toddy was a brilliant idea. Yes it’s basically a piece of plastic, a glass jar, a cork, and a round filter. But I stick some coffee and water in it and forget it for 12 hours and then I have a full container of coffee for the fridge — enough for the week. Any kind of coffee! I am in heaven. It may not be a “machine” in the traditional sense of the word but it’s by far my favorite coffee machine now. More so than my espresso machine or my Senseo and it doesn’t even take power!

We might be addicts

DelusionalAngel — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:14:59 +0000

Our locals Starbucks not only knows our names and orders but yesterday one of their employees announced, as we went to pay “It’s on me today, you guys are always in here”. Awww they’re so good to us. We are addicts. Random acts of kindness rock. heh.

Coffee club

DelusionalAngel — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:27:04 +0000

Try Gevalia Kaffe for $14.95
You get two 1/2 pound packages of coffee + a 12 cup coffee maker. And you’re not obligated to buy any thing further if not happy with them. All of the fine print is available when you click on the link.

Alternatively you can Get the coffee lovers kit

Much like the first offer but a few dollars more and also gets you a stainless steel carafe and travel mug.

Cold brewing

DelusionalAngel — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:57:10 +0000

I admit it. I liked the N.O. Brew iced coffee extract, but the thought of having to order coffee online every week or two or buying it in bulk online = not so appealing. The coffee extract I’ve found locally is expensive. So I searched online. Of course I could cold brew at home (DUH) instead of making one cup of hot coffee in my Senseo machine and putting it over ice or worse, making a lot of individual cups then and then refrigerating them. Now I could rig something up myself but I’m not so handy in the kitchen. There are two home cold brewing options on the market:

and

Honestly? I wanted the Filtron. It seems to be older — “the original”, they make a commercial cold brewer. Their carafe is plastic and having MS and sometimes being unsteady = less chance of breaking that. The Toddy seems more well known as it’s sold in Seattle’s Best stores, but has a glass carafe. It’s also cheaper and had shipping that was less than half of the Filtron. I just couldn’t justify the added expense right now so I went with Toddy for now. I’m hoping it will sit / fit over a plastic container I have already or I can find ones that will fit with it.

If you like iced coffee, as I do, either of these could be a nice way to make it at home. I’ve always just brewed up hot coffee at home and refrigerated it. It’s a pain in the butt. Not that cold brewing won’t be — you’ll have to brew it for about 12 hours and then refrigerate it. But it stays in the fridge for 3 weeks or so. It can also be frozen for a few months.

Serving suggestions for iced = also freeze up some in ice cube trays, limiting that watered down coffee taste if you drink it slow or if you live someplace hot where the ice melts fast.

Of course you can rig something up with a jar and a sieve, but I’m not that brave and I’d probably make a mess of it.

Ohh and if you have a sensitive tummy but love coffee? This gets rid of the acidic flavors. So, it might not be for the die hard coffee drinkers who like that part. But I’ve had regular iced coffees and ones made with extracts / cold brewed both.. And I love it made this way.

Malaysia pulls coffee from shelves

DelusionalAngel — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:18:05 +0000

In Malaysia as many as 9 coffee brands have been pulled from shelves when it was found they had dangerous chemicals in them — chemicals used to treat erectile dysfunction… I suppose that sound *cough* harmless enough except that if taken daily they have side effects and even cause death. I bet some guys are still not giving up said coffee if they have it in their houses. Story here.

Bikini baristas

DelusionalAngel — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:09:36 +0000

It seems that Bikini Baristas will soon be appearing in Portland, OR. I hope they heat the places because having lived in OR and specifically Portland for some time, I have to say, it’s a bit cold to be walking around in bikinis except maybe in July and August.

Not just for drinking..

DelusionalAngel — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:04:04 +0000

It can apparently buy you enough time to get away from a robber too. A convenience store clerk threw two pots of coffee at a robber and then rant out of the store. It apparently didn’t stop the robbery however. Story here