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Nancy Young[_2_] Nancy Young[_2_] is offline
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Default What measuring cup to get?

J. Clarke wrote:
> On 5/1/2010 5:49 AM, sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 01 May 2010 00:09:12 -0400, "J. Clarke"
>> > wrote:


>>> If I try to "dump it in" the coffee machine I end up with water all
>>> over the counter. I have one of the Norpro 4 cup flexible measures
>>> for that--not all that accurate but it pours wonderfully.


>> If you need a *measuring cup* just to get water into your coffee
>> maker, you're way too fussy. I use the coffee pot to pour it in.

>
> So how do you get the right amount into the insulated stainless steel
> coffee pot?


I had a carafe coffee maker so I became good at guessing how
much water to put into the carafe to pour to the water line on
the coffee maker. Not that you were looking for solutions to a
problem you don't have, but I'm too lazy to deal with an extra vessel.

nancy