I like my coffee "piping hot". Has anyone tried to pre-heat the water first before filling the reservoir and if so, did it make a difference?
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We do not recommend putting "Piping hot" water in the reservoir. This coffee maker is designed to withstand a certain temperature listed in the manual and should not be exceeded. After your coffee is brewed you may put it in the microwave to achieve the desired temperature of your choice.
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I always fill the thermos with HOT tap water before brewing to get the inside nice and hot. It works great and my coffee stays hot for hours.
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I usually pour it into a cup but you could drink from it as well. It kind of has a lip that funnels the liquid into a stream. Only one problem, because it is so well insulated, the coffee is going to be at whatever temperature it was at when you put it into the thermos. If you put in piping hot coffee, even an hour or two later, it is going to be piping hot and will probably burn you if you try to drink directly from it. If you cool the coffee to a warm/hot drinkable temperature before you put it in the thermos, then you could definitely drink directly from it later.
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Our machine seems to make it hot (hot enough that I can't hold the glass cup bottom). I will say, though, that the FIRST espresso after we turn it on seems cooler than the subsequent attempts (still very warm; just not hot). I imagine there is some water in the lines that isn't heated, but I don't know that.
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The water gets very hot just like you boiled it on the stove. So yes you would have to let it cool down before drinking. But if you don't want it that hot only fill the cup partway, heat that amount of water, empty to the cup and add cool water for the desired drinking temperature.
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No answer in the documentation. However, since this is a "shower head" type dispersion system, I think it is NOT as hot as it should be for optimal brewing (around 208 degrees). I have owned this product for over a year and am disappointed in its performance. In fact, I've decided to return to a Presto 12-cup percolator BECAUSE
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Coffee is my business, LOL So, if you have a drip coffee pot put filtered water in the reservoir up to 8 and then put toddy in the glass craft to the 2 and let it brew!!!I
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No, I have had no problems with dripping while pouring. I make a pot of coffee in the morning and while it is brewing I put hot water in this carafe. After I pour my first cup of coffee in my cup I transfer the coffee to this carafe. It is hot into the afternoon and still very warm in the early evening.
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I myself have no problem with the coffee temperature. I always warm up the coffee cup with hot water first, dump out the hot water, then make the coffee. Easy breezy.
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Hmmm Margaret, My subsequent cups are just as hot as the first. It's not going off is it? Mine is set on a 2 hr timer & if I want to keep it hot after that I have to turn the knobs to: Brew & then On & the light will turn red. Otherwise, you may have an issue with it. Hope that helps. :)
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After installing and filling the maker as directed the maker will only brew for the amount you add. The water is kept at brewing temp in the reservoir and the water added pushes it through the basket. The heating element for the brewed coffee has a on/off button on the front. Naturally you need to turn that off if there is no coffee left in the pot. You can turn the reservoir heater off if you will be away for long periods. I like to make my coffee in the morning quickly and so I leave mine on over night.
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Better yet, heat your half-full cup of water HOT in the microwave. It will heat the cup MUCH better than just hot tap water (and in my case faster, cause the hot water tank is a log way from the kitchen!). I never make my am coffee without pre-heating the cup, and it really makes a difference in how that first sip tastes! Plus that really hot cup stays hotter longer.
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Not really. It is a simple ceramic pot. If you fill the pot with boiling water before you make the coffee your coffee will stay warmer longer, because then you will have pre-heated the interior of the pot. But there is noting special about the warming characteristics of the pot. Stay near a microwave as you use drink the coffee.
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I like hotter coffee also. My solution is to run a cup of plain hot water from the machine into my cup to preheat it. I pour this out and then make my regular brew cycle. Seems to work for me.
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There was a leaflet in mine saying to put hot water in the pot, then dump it out and make the coffee. The idea is to pre-heat the pot.
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The coffee is hot when brewed but after five or so minutes sitting on the warmer, it is not as hot. I usually nuke my second cup.
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I had a one-on-one demo yesterday of the VirtuoLine (slightly newer product - said the only difference was size/shape and larger water reservoir). The coffee was plenty hot, and i like mine hot. It was too hot to drink and for quite some time.