I bought a drip coffee maker… there is zero timer, it will never shit off unless I manually toggle it off or unplug it. this is a 6 month old coffee maker.
bought SPECIFICALLY because it had ZERO ‘features’.
Comment on Removing the auto-off timer from my coffee machine
its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
Leaving coffee on the burner makes it taste worse than reheating it from cold in the microwave. That and a fire hazard is why coffee makers cut off the hot plate so quickly compared to older models.
Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 6 days ago
its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 days ago
Okay. Nothing about my comment was supposed to imply that it’s not possible. My comment was reminding OP that there is probably a reason why his doesn’t do that, and that reason is probably informed by the quality of the parts used to make his coffee brewer in particular. I’m not saying it’s impossible to make them that way. The manufacturer chose not to do it, and that alone should make you wonder what they changed because of that decision.
northernscrub@lemmy.world 6 days ago
ah, I should have cottoned on in my first reply. the reason it switches off is EU regulation, not for any safety reasons. The machine otherwise looks exactly the same as any kther coffee maker in the world.
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 1 week ago
My Ninja has adjustable heat hold up to 3 hours.
its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
And they engineered that feature and tested that feature and supported those parts to make sure they can do that for the life of the machine. I’d bet your Ninja also cost more than OPs brewer.
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 1 week ago
That is a possibility. I have found that there are some things on which one should not sacrifice quality if one can afford it.
tomiant@piefed.social 6 days ago
I’m a big boy. I don’t need my kitchen utensils making decisions for me.
northernscrub@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The fire hazard is no greater for removing the timer, there’s a bimetallic strip in there that will detach from circuit if the thing gets over 90ish degrees. It’ll just keep cycling like that. Microwaving coffee tastes, in my opinion, worse.
its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
If it’s functioning correctly that is true, but eventually that part can break, and if each use is 4 times longer than the current setting it increases the chance it could break. Even if that mechanical component is devilishly simple. Both reheating and keeping it warm breaks down the sweet and acidic elements leaving the bitter taste. The difference is reheating a single cup will do this less (especially if you use a lower powered setting on your microwave) vs continuing to do this to the whole pot as you come back to it over and over. Your preference might just be your own desire for that acidic taste or caramelizing of other elements added to the brew for flavor. My suggestion would be to just make less more often, or get a hot plate and move the pot over to that instead.