Water will lose its oxygen and start going stale within two hours, and coffee will lose vital aroma within thirty minutes of being ground, so setting things up the night before to awaken to the smell of coffee guarantees you a mediocre cup

I'm curiouscurrent owners when you watch a typical brew cycle for a minute does hot water flow evenly out of all the holes in the outlet arm??

The water is hotter than any other drip maker we've used, and it really extracts the flavor

To make great coffee it takes a coffee maker like this, good water, and great coffee

We grind our own Starbucks beans every morning and rinse the filter with cold water since they're bleached and we always end up with the best pot of coffee.

The water is hotter than any other drip maker we've used, and it really extracts the flavor

For many years I thought I kept buying the wrong coffee, grinding the beans too fine, too coarse, or the incorrect water to coffee ratio, never thinking it was purchasing inadequate coffee makers

The water is hotter than any other drip maker we've used, and it really extracts the flavor

The water is hotter than any other drip maker we've used, and it really extracts the flavor

So then I kept the filter cover off to watch the outlet arm theoretically distribute the hot water evenly over the grounds

If you have hard water or smell anything when you turn the faucet on, use filtered or bottles water

The only thing that bothers me is that the arm at the top traps water

So it basically warms water and pretends to make coffee for unsuspecting Americans

Every aspect of the machine and the process has been considered to allow for superb coffee - for example, there is no programming feature, because the water gets stale overnight and will impact your coffee flavor (so true)

I've tried everything at thier house , buying my own beans, using better coffee/water ratios, using the burr grinder at the store etc

The water is hotter than any other drip maker we've used, and it really extracts the flavor

The water is hotter than any other drip maker we've used, and it really extracts the flavor

I think this is due to the proper water temperature and the design of the basket

First off the arm extension for the hot water does not sit flat and straight directly over the filter basket from left to right so the water is not dispensed evenly over the coffee.

Our biggest seller was that you put in fresh water every time and none stays lying dormant in the pot.

the Technivorm is not the most guest-friendly coffeemaker... you will need to briefly show the "Mr. Coffee" folks how to use it and familiarize them with some of the nuances (like the filter basket hooks)... but this can actually be entertaining, as watching the swirling bubbles/water (that almost immediately rise up through the clear water tube) is surprisingly mesmerizing to the pre-coffee'd mind in the morning.(C) being handbuilt in Europe (if you search the 3rd party reviews you can actually find an online video of the factory showing careful Dutch people hard at work making your machine

Minerals are necessary for good coffee for taste, aroma, and pH. I live in an area blessed with some of the purest reservoir water in the world, but I use water from my refrigerator dispenser for purity and consistency

It must have something to do with using extra-hot water and the speed at which it brews.

I believe that might be because the hotter water that drips over the beans makes it really bitter.

so I use a measuring cup to pour water into the reservoir and ignore the lines marked on the outside.

There was one problem I caused myself I guess, I tried to look into the floater mechanism out of my curiosity and put the reservoir back together - after a while the water was leaking

But still not enough to get the hot water past the first couple holes

The heavy, removable, stainless steel showerhead has nine holes, which evenly bathe the grounds with hot water at the optimal rate of flow

Comparing the two to see why this makes a much better cup of coffee faster: the old maker boils the water at too high a temperature.

Some things that influenced my decision were the consistent water temperature, simple and handmade design

I didn't think to take the lid off the coffee filter portion to observe the water arm, the lid keeps the heat in while the water soaks the grinds

Other wise i just paid a lot of money for hot water.

their primary issue their is far too cool "hot" water delivery temp.).In last 20 years (based on the 3 Moccamaster models I had

its still basically the same unit with a heating element that pumps out water so hot it literately extracts every ounce of coffee out of the grounds and turns them slightly tan in color without any bitter effects

I believe that might be because the hotter water that drips over the beans makes it really bitter.

it does give hot water

What this results in, is the hot water is mostly being dripped over the left-to-center portion of the grounds, leaving a lot of the grounds without much drip

Do not think the first perk with its higher volume of tepid water is typical of the rest of the perks

Only "plastic" on actual coffee maker is the cold water vessel (internal all copper coil)

The copper heating element is so oversized and efficient that the water will begin boiling and percolating up the glass tube in about five-ten

or have less of them so that every perk sprayed/distributed hot water evenly over the grounds like a Bunn or Cuisinart or many other mid level coffee makers

For many years I thought I kept buying the wrong coffee, grinding the beans too fine, too coarse, or the incorrect water to coffee ratio, never thinking it was purchasing inadequate coffee makers

Yes, it is a high price, but I would pay it again now that we've experienced the really good coffee that the truly hot water produces.

That said, there are a few cons - inside the top water reservoir, there is a little metal piece that covers the drain where the coffee drips down into the heating chamber.

I use a 1/4 cup scoop and 12 ounces of fresh clean water, and I allow the coffee to steep in the basket for 3 or 4 minutes get the best flavor.

Simple inexpensive drip styled coffee machines have no issue using all water in reservoir

They could have made the upper-cold-water-tank out of glass and the filter holder out of stainless, then this would have been the best coffee maker on earth

They recommend using "fresh" water....not water that has sat around for awhile

I was thinking "it's just hot water and coffee, how can it taste significantly different"

The shower arm in this coffee maker, i.e. the metal thing at the top that drips the hot water on the coffee grounds, does not work very well

I thought Moccamaster had improved that on this model, but they did not, which is disappointing since the hot water doesn't touch or flood all the coffee grounds like a true pour over

The water is hotter than any other drip maker we've used, and it really extracts the flavor

I love this coffee maker because it brews FAST without keeping a reservoir of water hot at all times.

No reboiling of already hot water, very little steam (compared to the noisy steam engine of the Mr. Coffee) and just great coffee coming out of this thing quickly.

Plus, cold water works better than room temperature or warm water

Initially rolling with #16 grind on 45g of fresh roasted Guatemalan through a Baratza 586 Virtuosoand 1 liter of purified water

This is because the cooler water in the glass tube isn't boiling but being forced up by the boiling water below it

The water is hotter than any other drip maker we've used, and it really extracts the flavor

According to Technivorm the Moccamaster Coffeemakers operate on the scientific principle of brining water to boil.

I've now done both cold filtered refrigerator water & cold water from the tap with not a discernible taste difference (may end up having to de-scale more often with tap - but that will have to be seen)

I use dilute CLR with ample rinses since our water is so hard

The water is hotter than any other drip maker we've used, and it really extracts the flavor

This is because the cooler water in the glass tube isn't boiling but being forced up by the boiling water below it

The water comes out perfect too

I decided it was necessary to be automatic....and an automatic with a copper heating element, one that hit coffee with hot enough water, that allowed the coffee to bloom, followed by a slow drip, and coffee that was full bodied and hot.

Plus, cold water works better than room temperature or warm water

Plus, cold water works better than room temperature or warm water

Love this coffee maker, real hot water and great tasting coffee, would highly recommend

the remaining holes seldom show any discharge of hot water...maybe a drop occasionally

Keep in mind there will be an initial blast of tepid water with the first perk

We have hard, mineral-rich water, so cleaning any coffee pot is critical

If you spend money on the fantastic beans, use the Burr grinder at brew time, recommended filter, clean filtered water, you will be very happy like me

This way I can trap the water and the grounds together until they have mingled for a little while.

The water is hotter than any other drip maker we've used, and it really extracts the flavor

Temp for water is spot on as advertised and the coffee ends up being just as good as if I had made the cup on a pour over or french press.

I'm not sure if it was broken as I was taking it out or it was broken before or broken while taking out the dripper.

n’t get the fresh brew smell to awaken to.