Coffee Machines – Makes a good cup of black coffee (Hamilton Beach)
This is my initial impression of this coffee maker, subject to change. I’m giving this four out of five stars. Reference my video review http://bit.ly/39AeeAk . I really like this coffee maker. I’m the only one in my household that drinks coffee, so I have no need for carafe style coffee makers, and I really have no interest in machines that can whip up faux lattes or iced mochas. And as much as I like our over coffee, I really don’t have the time, or the inclination to go through that process at 5am, when I’m warming up my Peterbilt service truck, getting ready to head out and go to work. Nope, I just want my coffee maker to make me a cup of bold coffee while I’m packing my lunch for the day. Enter The Scoop coffee maker. This wasn’t expensive. And given the spread of reviews I saw here, I was somewhat skeptical, and a bit leary about spending my hard earned money, if only to be disappointed. After all, my old Keurig B70 does the job just fine, but it seemed to be somewhat lacking. The problem I had was when I switched from using disposable K-cups to reusable baskets. Just because I’m a diesel mechanic doesn’t mean I don’t care about the impact of billions of coffee pods sitting in landfills, or don’t appreciate saving 50-85 cents per cup. However, it seems to me the reusable baskets yielded somewhat weaker coffee than I like, and the cleanup process pretty much negated all the advantages of a Keurig. Don’t get me wrong. I love my Keurig http://bit.ly/3aGSN0K. I won’t be getting rid of it anytime soon. But I figured there has to be a better way. This is where the Scoop’s pros come on really strong. First off, it can brew my entire travel cup in one shot. Score! With my Keurig, I have to scoop my grounds into each basket, and basically brew two 8 ounce cups. The Scoop works slower, but with the extra work of loading the K-cup baskets, it’s really not that much slower. And the Scoop delivers a stronger cup anyway. That leads me to the only con I can think of, and that’s the brew capacity. Only 14 ounces. C’mon! I’d like to see 16 ounces instead. But it’s just a small gripe. Cleanup is simple. Just dump the grinds and rinse the Scoop’s primary filter. I pull out the secondary and clean that too, and since I am a bit anal about keeping things clean, I pull the filter well out and give it an rinse too. The parts are dishwasher safe, and I’ll give it a run on the top rack, but rinsing and washing with mild soap doesn’t take long, especially if I just wait until after work. The Scoop is simple too – just two buttons. The regular button is for your run of the mill gas station grade coffee. The bold is for finer grinds and premium blends. My go-to is Black Rifle Coffee Company. It makes Starbucks seem like it’s burnt and bitter. BRCC is a kick to your face coffee that’ll wake you up and slap you into reality before working all the overtime there is. Love it! (Shameless plug, I know. Get over it.) just pour water in (I use the cup I intend to drink out of), insert the scoop full of your favorite brain fuel, press the button, and let The Scoop do the rest. I measured the temp coming out into my cup. It’s +-155 degrees into the cup. For reference, my Keurig brew temp is set to 192, and the temp in the cup is about +-153 degrees. So The Scoop is probably brewing around 175-190. Some may want their coffee hotter, and that’s fine if you like to scorch your taste buds on the first sip. I see plenty of steam rising from my cup, as my kitchen fills with the aroma of coffee goodness, and that will suit me just fine. My hydroflask keeps the coffee hot for hours anyway (yup, another shameless plug).
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Bottom line, if you take your coffee black, you like simplicity, and don’t have a need for coffee bars or devices that’ll do 12 other things you don’t need, then you might just give this thing a try. For less than $40, it’s a bargain, and it doesn’t feel cheap at all. I will add to this after I get some time to see how it works over the long term.
This is my initial impression of this coffee maker, subject to change. I’m giving this four out of five stars. Reference my video review http://bit.ly/39AeeAk . I really like this coffee maker. I’m the only one in my household that drinks coffee, so I have no need for carafe style coffee makers, and I really have no interest in machines that can whip up faux lattes or iced mochas. And as much as I like our over coffee, I really don’t have the time, or the inclination to go through that process at 5am, when I’m warming up my Peterbilt service truck, getting ready to head out and go to work. Nope, I just want my coffee maker to make me a cup of bold coffee while I’m packing my lunch for the day. Enter The Scoop coffee maker. This wasn’t expensive. And given the spread of reviews I saw here, I was somewhat skeptical, and a bit leary about spending my hard earned money, if only to be disappointed. After all, my old Keurig B70 does the job just fine, but it seemed to be somewhat lacking. The problem I had was when I switched from using disposable K-cups to reusable baskets. Just because I’m a diesel mechanic doesn’t mean I don’t care about the impact of billions of coffee pods sitting in landfills, or don’t appreciate saving 50-85 cents per cup. However, it seems to me the reusable baskets yielded somewhat weaker coffee than I like, and the cleanup process pretty much negated all the advantages of a Keurig. Don’t get me wrong. I love my Keurig http://bit.ly/3aGSN0K. I won’t be getting rid of it anytime soon. But I figured there has to be a better way. This is where the Scoop’s pros come on really strong. First off, it can brew my entire travel cup in one shot. Score! With my Keurig, I have to scoop my grounds into each basket, and basically brew two 8 ounce cups. The Scoop works slower, but with the extra work of loading the K-cup baskets, it’s really not that much slower. And the Scoop delivers a stronger cup anyway. That leads me to the only con I can think of, and that’s the brew capacity. Only 14 ounces. C’mon! I’d like to see 16 ounces instead. But it’s just a small gripe. Cleanup is simple. Just dump the grinds and rinse the Scoop’s primary filter. I pull out the secondary and clean that too, and since I am a bit anal about keeping things clean, I pull the filter well out and give it an rinse too. The parts are dishwasher safe, and I’ll give it a run on the top rack, but rinsing and washing with mild soap doesn’t take long, especially if I just wait until after work. The Scoop is simple too – just two buttons. The regular button is for your run of the mill gas station grade coffee. The bold is for finer grinds and premium blends. My go-to is Black Rifle Coffee Company. It makes Starbucks seem like it’s burnt and bitter. BRCC is a kick to your face coffee that’ll wake you up and slap you into reality before working all the overtime there is. Love it! (Shameless plug, I know. Get over it.) just pour water in (I use the cup I intend to drink out of), insert the scoop full of your favorite brain fuel, press the button, and let The Scoop do the rest. I measured the temp coming out into my cup. It’s +-155 degrees into the cup. For reference, my Keurig brew temp is set to 192, and the temp in the cup is about +-153 degrees. So The Scoop is probably brewing around 175-190. Some may want their coffee hotter, and that’s fine if you like to scorch your taste buds on the first sip. I see plenty of steam rising from my cup, as my kitchen fills with the aroma of coffee goodness, and that will suit me just fine. My hydroflask keeps the coffee hot for hours anyway (yup, another shameless plug).
https://kitchenappliancesrviews.com/
Bottom line, if you take your coffee black, you like simplicity, and don’t have a need for coffee bars or devices that’ll do 12 other things you don’t need, then you might just give this thing a try. For less than $40, it’s a bargain, and it doesn’t feel cheap at all. I will add to this after I get some time to see how it works over the long term.
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