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ME5SENGER_24 OP t1_jdrov17 wrote

Reply to comment by thirdlost in My Aunt’s GE Spacemaker Coffeemaker from 1988, used nearly everyday since by ME5SENGER_24

Yup, plenty of times, she’s good about keeping it clean. My cousin owns a coffee shop and has tried to replace it countless times and she refuses

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qwertyconsciousness t1_jdsb7jq wrote

I can feel his anguish, but I can also resonate with your Aunt's sense of nostalgia and "If it ain't broke don't fix it!" attitude

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impy695 t1_jduiavr wrote

And what a lot of coffee snobs don't get is that, a lot of people like their specific coffee, even if it is poorly brewed. Nostalgia, comfort, and repeated "exposure" can make even awful drinks taste amazing.

I say this as someone who has spent way too much time and money on coffee. I just have a soft-spot for gas station coffee. I don't mean the stiff sheetz has with tons of options and stored in containers that won't burn it. It's the ones that use like 3 home coffee makers and all of them are solid brown on the bottom from burnt coffee. I'd go for that over my pour over every day of the week.

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PierogiKielbasa t1_jduqygm wrote

Yep, whenever I make coffee how mom used to, it ain't good, but it tastes like home. Definitely requires the copious amounts of non-dairy creamer and Sweet & Low we grew up with.

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grantbwilson t1_jdsqqfv wrote

8 cups wouldn’t cut it in my house. Every time we see a 14 cup we grab it because they’re rare.

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iEatDemocrats t1_jdtfab1 wrote

14 cup? What?

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grantbwilson t1_jdtfhxi wrote

Yes. If you ever see one, buy it immediately.

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Chicken_Hairs t1_jdtupil wrote

Interesting. I have one. There was a huge selection of them on the various sites I shopped around for it on.

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impy695 t1_jduie2d wrote

They're really not that rare, at least in America. Both online and in stores, there are tons of options.

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