I do not drink coffee and have never made it. Do I need a coffee maker for this? And a coffee grinder? I will only be using this for enemas.
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You do not need a coffee maker, but you will need a small coffee grinder and a small pot in which to prepare the coffee.
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It is whole bean so it would need to be ground. I have a small bottle on my blender that I use to grind mine. I just two tablespoons of the ground coffee to 4 cups of water in a pan on the stove for 10 minutes. Then let it cool and strain. I put two cups of boiled coffee in enema bag and use it. After all is expelled then repeat with last two cups.
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I use a regular blender to ground it. I think works. The idea is to make it in a smaller parts.
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You will need a coffee grinder b/c this product comes as whole beans b/c it is better to use freshly ground beans. But grinders are cheap and you may find it useful for other things like grinding spices. I have also used mine to make powdered sugar when I was out and only had regular sugar. You can do w/o a coffee maker. You can just boil it all in a pot and then pour it through a fine seive or if you let it sit for about 15 minutes most of the grounds will settle and you can just pour the liquid off the top.
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No, you do not need a coffee maker, but yes, you do need a grinder to grind the coffee beans (I use Krups coffee grinder that I bought about 6 years ago; it does the job and it is inexpensive). You can cook the coffee in a small pot or a sauce pan. Make sure it is covered. You do not want it to evaporate. Good luck.
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This would be a pretty expensive nut grinder. The Gaggia grinder is designed to grind coffee beans into a pretty consistent powder for use in an espresso machine. There are far better devices for grinding nuts, like food processors, which cost less and have other functions. If you are not using the Gaggia in conjunction with a espresso maker like a Gaggia, then this grinder is really not what you need.
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No built in grinder.But unlike another response, I have enjoyed this machine immensely. I'm not a daily user but it's definitely hot and the espresso quality depends a lot on your bean choice.
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I use percolator or any grind really or grind my own. But you find a fine grind will pack or filter through the holes and lead to a bitter taste. So course grinds are better and lead to better basket retention. That what's nice, no filters and stronger so you can use less coffee. And they are a lot faster to brew. Good luck. I ended up getting two sizes, small for nights after work, and larger on weekends.
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This pot does not make coffee. It is a "boiling pot", no insides. However, we had insides from an old pot and used them. It then makes super coffee. Otherwise it's used for boiling water or for tea, as it says. Good luck.
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We went for the 840 Infuser, I read a lot of reviews and having a stand alone grinder of good quality is better all round than having one in the machine.I'm sorry to say I haven't found a grinder that I like, so I grind in the store with a professional grinder, I'm not prepared to pay for a professional grinder (yet).Plus the infuser is idiot proof and it makes great coffee, time after time. I do feel it needs cleaning more often than our last Breville but I'm ok with that.
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I've not thought about it so I'm not sure. It would make it simple to brew a cup or pot and not have to measure but, I'm not sure whey you'd want to just use ground coffee when the fresh grinding is available. You can bypass the bean hopper if you want.
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I use a coffee grinder.... it takes a boatload of time but it works if you have no other choice
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I use a heaping 1/2 cup of coffee beans to make a 10 cup pot of coffee. I grind fresh beans each morning. It takes less than a minute. It's an on/off switch The sound of the grinder changes when the beans are ground so you can hear when to switch it off
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For myself, the only kind of programmable coffee maker worth having would be one with a built in grinder. I mean, to load up a non-grinder automatic, you've got to load ground beans the night before, so they just sit there getting stale. At least with a grind-and-brew, you've got freshly ground beans and automation. :) I've had such makers in the past and they were great...when they came from Germany. So, now I think that this little Bonavita number might be the ticket. All the fanciness went into the coffee itself, not the doo-dads. ;)
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Always use purified water. Use fresh ground organic enema coffee. This is going right into your system without the benefit of running through your body's filtration systems. There are countless articles online. Google and read 3-4 before you try this. Ps adding a teaspoon of Celtic salt really helps. You will read about this.
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You must use coarse ground coffee, the coffee you purchase for a drip coffee maker is too fine a grind. A coffee grinder is a must or you will need to find a store that will coarse grind beans for you.
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You CAN use your own coffee if you have the drawer for that. It only comes with one pod drawer though. There are separate drawers for K-cups, tea & ground coffee.
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i think you can use whatever beans you want--i use decaf espresso so that i can use our coffeemaker for caffeinated. i think the manual said how fine, but i can't remember. i know it's not the super fine, like an espresso machine and it's not the really coarse grind, so it's in between. just start with a middle setting and if you start to get sludge in the bottom, it's too fine.
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I have never tried, and I would probably say no because it would be too time consuming. It is not that large of a unit. Try a mini food processor or a real coffee grinder.
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You can definitely use pre-ground coffee. Before you start your pot, you would simply turn off the grinder with the grind button. Refer to your owner's manual for more details if you need them
747128
No. What ever you use needs to be ground. So either buy ground coffee or grind it yourself. Hmmm. Sounds good right about now.