Do you drink coffee from a coffee maker? Does the second, third and fourth cup taste as good as the first one?
If it doesn’t, I’m guessing you make the coffee and then leave it sitting on the warming plate to keep it warm until it’s time for another cup.
When coffee is exposed to the continuous heat of the warming plate for more than a few minutes after it’s done, it becomes burnt. This will give it a tart and bitter taste, and pretty soon you’ll have to add sugar and cream by the boatload just to make it drinkable.
And not only are you getting foul tasting coffee by leaving it on the warming plate, you’re also wasting money and electricity in the process!
Luckily, there’s a simple solution to this: Get a good quality vacuum flask, pour the freshly made coffee into it and switch your coffee maker off.
Any vacuum flask worth its salt will keep your coffee at a good drinking temperature for hours and keep the good taste intact to boot.
PS: Coffee makers are one of the most common causes of fires, so you might want to consider pulling the plug, rather than just switching it off.
Copyright © July 2, 2009 Renewables At Home
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