Back to brewin'

Our coffeemaker has miraculously come back to life. I started thinking about how it was just seven months old, and that it shouldn't break so soon, even with almost daily use.

So I cleaned it with a vinegar and water mix and rinsed it through a second time, and it worked fine. I tried it with coffee on Tuesday morning and yippee-skippee it brewed a pot. I've been happy ever since.

I think I may have clogged it up by adding a bit too much cinnamon to the grounds one day, and it rebelled. Just a theory.

Looking for that perfect cuppa joe

I need your opinion.

For you regular readers, all two of you, you may remember our electric coffee maker recently bit the dust after only seven months of use. We've been drinking instant coffee, and occasionally buying one at Dunkin' or Mickey D's or the bakery downtown.

Now the question is: do we get another automatic coffeemaker that will last less than a year, or get a manual brew, non-electric one like this:

What do you think?

We have a coffeemaker

The other day I wrote about my coffeemaker gasping its last caffeinated gasp. But there's good news! Ralph went out and bought us a coffeemaker last night.
Woo hoo!
I washed the carafe and filter basket and now I'm running water through this vital kitchen appliance for its test run. Fingers crossed it works!

(Note to Vinny Bond: Now this is a post about minutia)