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"There is no right answer with coffee. There is only the elixir in your cup at the moment you partake."
"...I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meagre and unsatisfactory kind;..." - Lord Kelvin RECIPES thread => http://www.coffeegeek.com/forums/coffee/machines/585708
Posted Thu Aug 18, 2011, 2:01pm Subject: Re: Gevalia Kaffee BCM-4 coffee maker mfg by Melitta
It is nice. I performs more like an automated filter cone with the excellent temps and dispersion created by the cone lid. Carafe can dribble while pouring but wont if you are careful and steady handed.
What color is it?
I chew coffee beans with my teeth while gargling with 195 F water to enjoy coffee. What is this "coffee brewing" device you speak of?
Posted Thu Aug 18, 2011, 2:15pm Subject: Re: Gevalia Kaffee BCM-4 coffee maker mfg by Melitta
EricBNC Said:
It is nice. I performs more like an automated filter cone with the excellent temps and dispersion created by the cone lid. Carafe can dribble while pouring but wont if you are careful and steady handed.
Noticed that about the carafe dripping, actually remember that.
I think I got this back when I was a young'n. I'm thinking (maybe my memory is faulty) I got it in the early 90's??? It was offered when I got a lb of specialty coffee from Gevalia Kaffe.
This was a mail order, out of Discovery Magazine back of the magazine adverts, IIRC (remember kids, there WAS a time when internet wasn't even available at the library, cell phones were "cellular" phones and a good one was thousands of dollars and if you were lucky you got 14 minutes of talk time without being plugged in, and forums were really university-based electronic bulletin boards [go usenet!!!]).
:^D
Mine's white. I'll be using it more often.
------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------- Le café doit être noir comme le diable, chaud comme l'enfer, pur comme un ange, et doux comme l'amour.
"There is no right answer with coffee. There is only the elixir in your cup at the moment you partake."
"...I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meagre and unsatisfactory kind;..." - Lord Kelvin RECIPES thread => http://www.coffeegeek.com/forums/coffee/machines/585708
sumatraman Senior Member Joined: 16 Feb 2011 Posts: 46 Location: usa Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: No machine - Moka pot Grinder: Breville Vac Pot: Yama 5, Sunbeam 20A Drip: Revere s. steel, phin, &... Roaster: Rptisserie w/drum, aux air...
Posted Thu Aug 18, 2011, 2:43pm Subject: Re: Gevalia Kaffee BCM-4 coffee maker mfg by Melitta
I had one years ago and it finally bit the dust. I was using coffee that probably wasn't that great and wasn't paying attention to the cup quality tha much - just gettin' the AM java.
But since home roasting I've been trying different brew methods and decided to get one on ebay. The brew temp is amazing. I get 203-4 F and once got a 206. If I don't brew a full pot it can be lower.
When you consider the main draw of a Technivorm is the temp - and it's $300, I'm satisfied with the BCM, esp considering I scored it for about 5 or 6 bucks.
I really wonder in a blind taste test - if the Tech cup would be consistently picked over the Melitta. Ya never know!
Posted Thu Aug 18, 2011, 4:19pm Subject: Re: Gevalia Kaffee BCM-4 coffee maker mfg by Melitta
sumatraman Said:
When you consider the main draw of a Technivorm is the temp - and it's $300, I'm satisfied with the BCM, esp considering I scored it for about 5 or 6 bucks.
I really wonder in a blind taste test - if the Tech cup would be consistently picked over the Melitta. Ya never know!
Posted Fri Aug 19, 2011, 8:14am Subject: Re: Gevalia Kaffee BCM-4 coffee maker mfg by Melitta
+1 on the BCM-4s. A real treasure--especially for just a cup or two. I have 2 whites and a green one. Anytime I see one at the thrift, I grab it. Since they are distinctive in the shape, they're easy to see.
I love your reference to these as a poor man's Technivorm!
CraigJS Senior Member Joined: 8 May 2011 Posts: 66 Location: Minnesota, USA Expertise: I love coffee
Grinder: Baratza M plus Drip: filter cone, FP, Moka
Posted Fri Aug 19, 2011, 2:44pm Subject: Re: Gevalia Kaffee BCM-4 coffee maker mfg by Melitta
I just got one off of eBay today. No instructions of course (used). Any special instructions I need to know? Any recomendations on coffee amounts, brew times, grind settings etc. This will go with my AP, FP, CCD, Moka, and filter cone, my wife just shakes her head :-). Thanks Craig
Posted Fri Aug 19, 2011, 3:35pm Subject: Re: Gevalia Kaffee BCM-4 coffee maker mfg by Melitta
I think I remember my measurements from back when I first got one of these brewers - filling the tank up to the 4 cup mark is approximately 22 fl ounces. I use 40g coffee with that much water in the brewer.
I chew coffee beans with my teeth while gargling with 195 F water to enjoy coffee. What is this "coffee brewing" device you speak of?
Posted Wed Aug 24, 2011, 7:36am Subject: Re: Gevalia Kaffee BCM-4 coffee maker mfg by Melitta
EricBNC,
Your memory is spot-on. My thermos barely holds 22 oz and it was 1 pot = 1 fill. The ONLY drawback to the Melitta BCM-4 that I encountered was with really fresh-roasted coffee the bloom would push up into the shower head and get the inside oily. Cleaning required un-snapping the showerhead cap. Over time, one of the plastic tines would fatigue and break. One poster noted that the tines can be filed down a bit--I think that is a good idea.
If there is a better way to deal with the bloom and still make a full pot, I would love to know. Obviously, I will not sacrifice fresh-roasted to avoid the bloom! We are coffeegeeks, after all.
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