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Skriven 2013-12-17 17:16:06 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
   Kommentar till text 7915 av Stephen Haffly (1:396/45.27)
Ärende: Gifting
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Stephen Haffly Said to Dave Drum about Gifting

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

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

That was the knock on the early Hamilton Beach examples in the reviews 
that I read. The newer system is said to be much improved. We'll see 
what Dennis says ........ after he gets done with his "You didn't need 
to get me anything" and I get done with "I know but I wanted you to have 
this".   Bv)=

SH> These sound like they would be good for Christmas cookies:

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

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

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

Probably - these are what I am making for my Chilli Lunch this Thursday 
and another batch for the Interfaith-Breakfast on 25 December at Temple 
B'Rith Sholom (with appropriate warning posted on that batch).

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Holiday Pecan Sandies
 Categories: Cookies, Nuts, Chilies
      Yield: 48 (or so) cookies
 
MMMMM------------------------BASE COOKIES-----------------------------
      2 c  Butter; softened
      1 c  Confectioner's sugar
      2 tb Water
      4 ts Vanilla extract
      4 c  Flour
      2 c  Pecans; chopped

MMMMM-----------------------GREEN COOKIES----------------------------
      2 tb Pure ground jalapeno
           Green food colouring
           Green sugar sprinkles

MMMMM------------------------RED COOKIES-----------------------------
      1 tb Fine ground cayenne
           Red food colouring
           Red sugar sprinkles
 
  In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add water and
  vanilla; mix well. Gradually add flour; fold in pecans.
  Divide dough in half.
  
  Add the ingredients for each colour cookie to the halves
  of mix. Do not increase the amounts of ground chile - we
  do not want to light up anyone here. Just let them know
  this is a chilehead recipe.
  
  Roll dough into 1 inch balls. Place on ungreased baking
  sheets and flatten with fingers. Bake at 300oF/150oC for
  20 - 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
  
  When cool, dust with confectioners' sugar and sprinkle
  with appropriate colour sprinkles.
  
  Base recipe sourced from: Taste of Home
  
  Chilehead version by Uncle Dirty Dave
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
MMMMM

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