If I fill with water and request a single cup or cannister does the grinder only grind the amount of beans needed and does the system know to brew just the single cup or will i end up with really weak coffee
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you set the cup size of coffee you want and the strength of the coffee from weak to bold I think theres about 5 cup sizes and 7 strengths of coffee you can set it set by how much coffee you want and how strong you want it. you just have to adjust to your taste ok if you make a carafe of coffee it uses all the water in the coffee maker but you can still set the strength of the coffee
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I fill it with fine ground fresh beans ( ground 16 seconds) I slightly fill half..mash it down some, fill up, mash it down some more, place the top on and push it down. I get a good cup of coffee that way, that taste likely coffee and not watered down coffee. I also make my own filters..top and bottom cut to size, out of large coffee filters. Saves a fortune on filters. I use two old K-cups to mash them down with to make the filters. Works great!
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The grinder does not brew. You put in the number of scoops of beans you want to grind, set the fineness of the grind, choose the number corresponding to the number of scoops you want to grind, and hold down the button til the grinding stops. If there are beans left, you can set the number for additional grinding. Once done you pull the drawer out, empty it into your pot's filter, add water and brew.
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Yes- the amount of coffee you want to brew displaces from the resevoir. So if you want to brew the minimum of four cups - fill the caraf up to the 4 cup line, prepare the coffee grounds, pour water in and brew.
89226
Per my wife: if she wants one mug she puts in two cups of water and add some beans and the machine will do its job. For her the coffee is on the strong side which she likes but never too weak it comes out just right. As for filling the machine with water and asking for one mug she does not do that, she will only fill the machine when we have a house full of guess.
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This will depend on several factors, all according to YOU. This is essentially a single cup coffee maker - it all depends on how strong you want your coffee, and how big your coffee cup is. You can thus make X# oz of coffee, depending on Y # oz your coffee cup can hold. This is a great way to make a single cup of coffee for yourself. Unlike some of the commercial devices (that make coffee too weak for my liking), I prefer the ease and customization that this device allows.
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One pod, or it can get clogged. If you want stronger coffee there are different brands that have a richer, stronger flavor. Or use less water, but that kind of defeats the purpose of a big cup of coffee!
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I don't have it near me, but there are approximately 10-12 settings. You can get the desired gring for almost anything I can imagine. You dial the desired grind, tell it how many cups worth of beans are in the grinder and simply push the "on" button. The grind goes for the correct time - it's idiot proof and it eliminates debate with other people as to how long you should grind beans for the intended use.
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Hi, One of the nice features is that you can control the strength by adjusting the amount of grounds. The flow rate is also related to the amount of coffee grounds but not significantly. I use an expresso grind and sometimes I even pour part of the finished blend through the filter again to get the most out of the grounds although that is not necessary. The good thing is that you can experiment until you get your perfect blend without wasting anything by having to do it over as you would with a machine. Simple and inexpensive but not "cheap" makes the best design possible.
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Go big or go home, you can always use less water and coffee. I had the 6 cup and I had to brew 3 of them in order to receive my daily caffeine fix. The coffee was outstanding but waiting for it to brew was about a 15-20 minute wait.
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Start with whole beans and grind them yourself. I have a burr grinder and set it for a fine grind. I only grind enough for several days. This way I get the freshest coffee every day. I fill the filter to about 1/4" from the top, but do not compact the grounds. This works great for me.
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I don't drink coffee myself. So I follow the measurements on the bag of beans I bought, with a little extra to make the flavor strong. The slots in the coffee basket are large. So you need to buy whole beans & grind them as coarse as possible. If you grind any finer, the grinds will slip through the slots & down into the water.
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For the second part.. any coffee is fine. It does a fine job on any. You may want to use a bit less than normal. Tends to make maximum use of the coffee.
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We have only had this 2 days and we use very strong beans. We filled the grinder to the top for a 12 cup pot, and it was soooooo weak that it tasted like water. These are the same beans we used in our old coffee maker that gave us ridiculously strong coffee every time. I dumped out my coffee both days this week and drank my Keurig single cups. Try again tomorrow with less water maybe.
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I use a one cup measure completely full of beans for a full pot of water using my Bunn drip coffee maker with the grinder set at five. I do enjoy stronger coffee with a touch of pure sweet cream.
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Everyone has their own preference for their coffee. I like mine pretty strong so I use a good amount of coffee and set the grinder for seven . You can start at about three or four and see how that works. Then if there are still remaining beans, just add a couple of minutes until you know how long. Mine is very consistent in the time required. You won't hurt anything by experimenting. And you will enjoy a great cup of coffee!
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The knob in the bean bin sets the grind. Finer grind = stronger coffee. Less water, obviously does as well.