O.K., so being the cheapie that I am I bought a presto for $13 from fleabay. Like new in box. I am wondering if I bought someone else's problem? I load the machine to the gutter/overflow, and it seems to "steam" more than brew. Really looks like an old steam engine at the station, takes about 12 min for a complete cycle, and then leaves only about 7 cups on the carafe. Normal?
I know that you do lose some water to bean saturation, but this seems a bit excessive.
The coffee, btw, once dialed in on grind/amount is quite good. But 7 cups is not enough for two coffee fiends rushing off in the morning.
If I put 10 cups of water in my Presto, I get back 9 3/4 cups of coffee and my brewing times average about 8 minutes. I think you've got a problem. My machines (I have two) produce a lot of steam towards the end of the cycle, but no more than any other drip brewer I've owned. It sounds like something is loose or partially disconnected in the shower head and is allowing the water to escape as steam instead of being directed down towards the filter basket.
I agree with the others. Brew time should be 8 minutes with no real loss through steam. The water on the Presto is around 200 when it hits the grounds. I wonder if your unit is miscalibrated and is boiling the water before it even gets to the grounds. That doesn't sound new in the box to me.
Mine loses about a cup during brew cycle which lasts about 8 min's (water filled to 8 mark yields 7 mark of coffee in carafe). Very steamy scene at end...
Hmmm. Wonder if I can do anything about it. The holes up top do not appear to be occluded, and it appears brand new. I guess I am stuck with it. It sure does make a good cup of coffee. Just not enough. I need a total of four 12 oz cups (for my wife also!) in the morning, and this does not yield that. Yet, it does make a better cup than the regular $15 drip maker. The compromises, eh?
Hmmm. Wonder if I can do anything about it. The holes up top do not appear to be occluded, and it appears brand new. I guess I am stuck with it. It sure does make a good cup of coffee. Just not enough. I need a total of four 12 oz cups (for my wife also!) in the morning, and this does not yield that. Yet, it does make a better cup than the regular $15 drip maker. The compromises, eh?
Peter: For Gods' sake,there is a limit to being a "cheapie" Break your heart--take your loss and spend $40 to get a new one from Costco or Amazon. Pilots make good $--I would guess you can afford it,or even a TV if you fall apart and go overboard. Barry
Peter, Looks like you're still looking for a good drip maker. Perhaps it's time to buy new from Costco or get a Technivorm. You might be able to find a Krups Moka Brew new for $80-100 which isn't exactly drip, but is a darn fine cuppa joe. If you buy new from Costco, they'll take it back (unlike eBay). Or you could look for a Sunbeam Coffeemaster vacuumpot on eBay in good shape ($30-40). My brother was looking for a new drip maker and I loaned him my Sunbeam. He liked the coffee so much, he bought two on eBay, one for his shop[ and one for home. And they're built like a tank. Michael
goodgig Senior Member Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 19 Location: Upstate NY Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Sun Apr 30, 2006, 8:31pm Subject: Re: Presto yield?
Well, the plot thickens. I am ready to toss the thing. The maker kicks off before the whole batch is done. I can guess that an over temp sensor is kicking on, and shutting it down. It kind of makes sense since I think the grounds are getting steamed more than drizziled with hot water. I realize buying an open box on flea bay was probably buying someone elses problems, so this is not a bash on presto, other than that apparantly that there are some bad ones out there. It certainly looks new, came with all the packaging, paperwork, etc. If I unplug it, so that it resets, it is good to go to brew the rest of the pot. So I took it apart to see what is going on. Nothing that is obvious, though I will say, for a coffee maker, there is a lot of wiring in there! Anyway, I guess it is back to the Sunbeam cheapie for a while. If I do spend some cash on this, it will be the technivorm. The only drawback is the size of the pot. My wife and I both down 2 large cups, and that means I need the 12 cup pot. We use the large polish pottery mugs that IIRC, they are 16oz.
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