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> Chuck,
>
> I appreciate your effort at answering my question, but my news provider
does
> not have alt.coffee - probably due to an alt hierarchy filter.
> And... It seems they do not spend much time discussing coffee at RFDC.
>
>
> Does anyone know the location of a good coffee FAQ?
>
>
> John
>
>

I don't know anything about these machines -- there seem to be a whole slew
of them on the market now -- I noticed them at Target the other day that
make a single serving of coffee at a time using single serving coffee pods.
One of them is he

http://www.enotalone.com/kitchen-hou...0001ES9G2.html

As you are not a coffee drinker, if your friend doesn't need copious
quantities all at once this might be an idea. Or there was -- maybe there
still is? -- a coffee maker from Cuisinart I think, on the market a couple
of years ago that brewed directly into a travel mug. But the basics of good
coffee are a pot that heats water to the correct temperature, fresh coffee -
ground coffee gets stale real fast, and good water ...OTOH an insulated
thermos and a trip to the nearest place that makes decent coffee may be the
easiest thing to do :-)

A coffee press, altho you have to get used to making coffee in them, isn't
real expensive, I got one he

http://www.sweetmarias.com/prod.brew...nchpress.shtml

They tend to make strong coffee however. And they are attractive when just
sitting around empty :-)

Or as someone suggested, just ask your friend if they have a preference ...

Ellen