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Plastic free coffee maker?

by laura
(san jose, ca.)

QUESTION:

Does a 12 cup drip coffee maker exist that's not all plastic?(on the inside) I'm concerned lately about the heated water making contact with plastic. Making my cup of joe not so good for me.

ANSWER:

As far as I know, there are no 12-cup coffee makers which are free of plastic parts. This is a pity, but plastic seems to be present in most appliances these days.

There are coffee makers which are plastic-free, and some which include plastics, but of a non-toxic kind.

Learn more about coffee makers with no plastic parts at BadPlastics.com

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Feb 03, 2012

Stinky, Poison Plastic Pots
by: Tony

Couldn't wait to try out my new Hamilton Beach"scoop" one cup coffee brewer. The coffee was horrible. No matter what I did I could not remove the smell and foul taste from the coffee. E mailed hamilton beach and ,of course, got a "how to" instruction, did no good. Sent another email, hoping they would replace the unit, no reply. Boxed up the unit and returned it. My advise is to keep away from brewers that use plastice to heat the water, don't take a chance on being poisioned. Does anyone know of a good stainless steel or glass pot using the same idea as these plastic poison pots? Someone please make a good brewer.

Nov 06, 2011

Perculator
by: Noplastic man

Use a percolator. They still sell them at sears.

Feb 22, 2011

Trevor
by: Coffee drinker

Trevor, the problem with the Bunn coffee makers is that the baskets are all plastic inside, even the ones that have the stainless steel trim on the inside.

Editor's Note: You can find more information here on plastic-free coffee makers.

Feb 21, 2011

You can avoid plastic
by: Trevor JS

Bunn makes a range of residential coffee makers that boil the water in a stainless steel container, rather than plastic. See: http://www.bunncoffeemakers.com/

Jan 06, 2011

plastic free coffee maker
by: Anonymous

faberware makes a all stainless inside coffee perculator----it looks like a pitcher with plastic on the bottom of the outside--but the insides are 100% metal. It takes 8 minutes to make from cold water. I plug mine into a digital timer (from lowes--17$) and use it like a automatic coffee maker. It only holds 8 cups but I use the timer to have enough for my thurmas when I wake up, and I manually make a second pot (8 minutes) while I make my breakfast---enough for all my needs. I paid around 60$ for the coffee perculator 1/6/2011.

Sep 09, 2010

I found an insulated carafe
by: Coffee drinker

I found an insulated carafe on Amazon, the 44 oz. Emsa Eleganza Insulated Carafe. It's stainless steel inside and out and the underside of the top is fiberglass with a silicone seal. It should be here tomorrow.

Sep 07, 2010

I found one
by: Coffee drinker

I finally ended up with the Chemex 10 cup coffee maker. No plastic and I heat the water in a stainless steel kettle. Makes the best coffee ever and is so simple. It's a little more trouble to use, but so worth it.

Now I'm looking for a thermal carafe to store the coffee in after making it.

Editor's Note: You can find a range of Chemex coffee makers at Amazon.com.

Jul 08, 2010

Also looking for plastic-free
by: Coffee drinker

The plastic concerns me as well. I just ordered a Presto stainless steel inside and out percolator. I haven't used a percolator in years, but this seems to be the only way to get past the plastic.

I'm now looking for a thermal carafe to pour the coffee in once it's brewed. I don't like the idea of the coffee being on constant heat because they tasted "burned" after a while. Anyone know of a plastic-free thermal carafe that holds about 8 to 10 cups?

Mar 03, 2010

Interesting
by: Diana

This is a fascinating idea & one that never occurred to me. Duh, just because a plastic "brewer" is on the market or about the only type available does NOT mean if is safe. We have a stainless steel carafe & put coffee grounds in a mesh "basket" with a filter & place it on the carafe. Boiling water from a stainless steel tea kettle is then poured over it & we have lovely coffee. This method does take a bit more planning as it is not quite as fast as a drip brewer but the coffee tastes great. One thing to note - the mesh basket does have plastic around bottom & top edges as well as plastic support strips. However, the coffee goes through quickly so there shouldn't be a negative affect.

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