On Sat, 01 May 2010 10:09:08 -0400, "J. Clarke"
> wrote:

>On 5/1/2010 1:36 AM, Dan Abel wrote:
>> In >,
>> "J. > wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/30/2010 11:31 AM, sf wrote:
>>
>>>>> As for Pyrex measuring jugs, they must be the poorest pourers in the
>>>>> business and after a few years will frost over if they are put in the
>>>>> dishwasher.
>>>>
>>>> Poor pourer? What are you trying to do? Good grief, dump it in.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> I just use the carafe from the coffee maker. It has markings just like
>> a measuring cup!
>
>Mine has a thermal carafe. Stainless steel, no markings.

Every ADC with a SS Thermal Caraffe I've ever seen is a high end
machine that has a water level gauge built into the unit... sometimes
a view tube on the exterior, sometimes markings inside the reservoir
that can be viewed through the opening where the water is poured in.
Most low end machines nowadays, even those with glass caraffes with
markings, still have a water level gauge integrel to the unit. I've
never heard of anyone using a cook's measuring cup to fill an ADC,
doesn't even make sense... may as well use a jelly jar... ADCs are
calibrated to the *six* ounce cup.