Text 7915, 62 rader
Skriven 2013-12-16 12:59:10 av Stephen Haffly (1:396/45.27)
   Kommentar till text 7913 av Dave Drum (71987.cooking)
Ärende: Gifting                                                  [1]
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Hi Dave,

On (16 Dec 13) Dave Drum wrote to Ruth Haffly...

 DD> According to the description from Amazon (not where I got this one -
 DD> but, it's the same model) "The FlexBrew Single-Serve Coffeemaker
 DD> caters to coffee aficionados by featuring a steel mesh scoop filter
 DD> that holds a variety of fresh-tasting ground coffee. You can grind
 DD> your own coffee beans to the medium-grind setting or save time and
 DD> purchase pre-ground
 DD> coffee. Brands such as Folders, Maxwell House, Dunkin' Donuts, and
 DD> Starbucks are recommended because they are medium-grind coffees.

The FlexBrew sounds like a much improved version of the Scoop. The Scoop
had much the same instructions. It also had a design flaw in which most
of the hot water bypassed the grounds. While this decreased the
likelyhood of an overflow, it meant that any coffee brewed was done with
only a part of the water passing through the grounds. The coffee was
hot but weak because of this. I looked at the FlexBrew, and it looks
like it does not have the bypass that the Scoop did. In theory, it
should work better, even though the Amazon ratings are lower for the
FlexBrew than for the Scoop.

These sound like they would be good for Christmas cookies:

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.04

      Title: Mocha Nut Balls
 Categories: Cookies, Chocolate
      Yield: 32 servings

      1 c  Butter
    1/2 c  Sugar
      2 ts Vanilla
  1 3/4 c  Flour
    1/3 c  Baking cocoa
      1 tb Instant coffee granules
      1 c  Finely chopped pecans or
           Walnuts
           Powdered sugar
    1/2 c  Miniature chocolate chips

  In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa and coffee granules;
  gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans (and
  chocolate chips). Roll into 1 inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on
  ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325 degrees for 14 to 16 minutes or
  until firm. Cool on pan 1-2 minutes before removing to wire racks.
  Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar. From: Marietta Slater To: Eat-L

MMMMM


Regards,

Stephen
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