| Coffee help, I bought a small coffee maker 4 c and my coffee tastes awful. I am not sure if the coffee I had?

Coffee help, I bought a small coffee maker 4 c and my coffee tastes awful. I am not sure if the coffee I had?

Sassy Shut Your Mouth asked:


was old, but I know since until now never drank coffee. How do I make good coffee, and what is the best coffee to buy. I am using the brown filters because they seem to make the coffee taste bette, not sure if that is right, and I used Gourmet Folgers but I am sure I had for it 2 years unopened. Pls help nasty coffee in my coffee cup. I did use splendid and store brand creamer also. Looking for that deli best coffee
My coffee maker is new and made by Mr Coffee, it also came with a cute black scoop which I used. I put four scoops in the 4 cup coffee maker and I used cold spring water from my spring water cooler I rent. Maybe it’s the old folgers coffee, or because I used cold water. Not sure but it tastes blah

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4 Responses to “Coffee help, I bought a small coffee maker 4 c and my coffee tastes awful. I am not sure if the coffee I had?”

  1. im_0n_2_u on March 18th, 2009 5:54 am

    How many scoops of coffee did you put into the machine? Try cutting it in half and that might fix your problem!

    Good luck!

  2. Sergey G on March 21st, 2009 8:01 am

    use any coffee you like , put 2 full teaspoon on each cup of coffee , if you have 4 cups = 8 full teaspoons of coffee+1 , try this way

  3. Larry W on March 23rd, 2009 12:39 pm

    I would start with a through cleaning. Run a pot with vinegar and water, then two or more with just water. When the water cools, try a sip. If its bitter clean until it tastes clean. Then try using less coffee than you did before. The rule of thumb is about a teaspoon for a cup but you can use less if it tastes too strong.
    The secret in great coffee is how hot the water is. A tepid coffeemaker won’t make good coffee. Commercial coffeemakers have very very hot water.
    Good luck!

  4. ken b on March 26th, 2009 3:38 pm

    Ist thing to do is throw out your coffee and machine!! Prepare to spend money!! Advise yourself to avoid most canned coffee especially national brands. Use whole bean (Arabica) only not (robusto) which is the primary coffee type in most canned coffee.Get yourself a (burr) grinder $50-300 Get a premium drip coffee maker (short brew cycle) brew temp 195-205F The ideal temp for extraction without excess bitterness Kitchen Aid Pro is a good one $300 Or get a commercial machine,( smallest one) Mr coffee markets one made by (Newco) which is real good Buy the best coffee you can find (Gevalia) is great (mail order only) You can select exactly what coffee you want and get automatic mailings, Use the European method for coffee brewing (1) std coffee measure (1/8) cup of freshly ground coffee per 6 oz of water,You can also get pretty good coffee at Costco wholesale,or Starbucks if you like dark roasts, experiment with light, medium, and dark roasts to find out where your palate is .Coffee can be great,alas most is no better than dirty sock water Enjoy your coffee,Also get a book on coffee Read, learn,enjoy. lastly use filtered or bottled water only..