Can you make 3 or 6 cups with this if you reduce the amount of coffee and water?
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You could, but the coffee will be probably not as good as making the whole pot because it quite difficult to get it right when doing less than the full amount. I would advise making the full pot of coffee and just drink the amount you want. If you are going to drink regularly 3 to 6 cups then I think it would be better to buy the smaller pot. Hope this helps
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Yes, know your issue completely. We don't often brew to capacity but when we do have guests, it can be embarrassing bec. if lady luck is not with us, we would have the puddle and the stream running off the counter. Six/Eight cups would be fine for a second round of coffee for family. However, we had to worry if we had a full house esp. w/ a repeat round of coffee. Tried to temper down the amt for some events and do smaller batches. Sometimes a success; other times a flooded counter and floor. No logic to examine possible reasons.
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Yeah, you can't make one or two cups in these, all the water boils off and there is not enough to go up the middle. You might be able to get away with four cups, but we usual did at least six cups of water.
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You could make less, just put less coffee and water in. You'd have to experiment to get it exactly the strength you like.
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One cup would be difficult as there is a minimum amount of water you need to put in there to get it to work. Two cups would be OK...but keep in mind, the larger the pot of coffee, the better it works.
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It has the option to make 3-5 cups. You push a button first and then the on button. It is the best with the smaller pots. It is very good with a full pot too though. We use distilled water and freshly ground coffee beans too.
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It makes about three cups of coffee if you fill it up to the top. You can always make less, it is a very nice press.
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Yes, you can put 3 cups if you are only cooking a few items but it is most efficient with 6 cups and a full pan of product you want to fry.
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Yes, just put in less coffee and less water, but you only get about 4 full cups when you do an entire pot.
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Yes. Using a pour-over method, I brew 28 grams of coffee using 415 grams of water. This equates to about 2 cups of coffee. Just pour more water over the grounds as space allows.
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No. Only about one and one half cups, which is about 3 cups in coffee maker terms. So you need to pour thru in several stages thoroughly wetting the grounds on the first pour. Also the hole in the pour thru device is to large. I made mine smaller with the end of a plastic cable tie, (it's what I had handy). It sure makes good coffee though. Hope this helps.
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5 cups of liquid. Of course, use less liquid if you are adding ingredients.
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When I received the 3 cup pot in the mail, I realized it was too small for the amount of espresso that my husband & I drink in the morning. It makes approximately 3/4 cup of espresso total, which is less than the two of us is willing to share. I sent it back and ordered the 6 cup size instead and it makes about 1 1/2 cups when finished and then we add milk or cream to make it a larger cup. The 6 cup pot is NOT large but the perfect size for the two of us. It makes like 8-12 oz of coffee.
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You can definatrly make 2 cups in it. I do it often because I drink alone during the day... 2-3 "cups" is a mug full. Every morning we make 6 cups except on weekends we make 8.
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Yes it can make from one to four cups and that is in your control. You choose on how many cups of water you put in and also how how much coffee you put in for the kind of strength you want.
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You have to make at least half a pot of coffee, so it probably wouldn't be a good one for you. If not used consistently, the water evaporates, too.
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Yes. There is an adjustment that will slow down the dripping through the ground coffee so you can use a smaller amount of water and coffee to brew the amount you want. I use this every day to make just one large mug of coffee. It might take you a few times to get just the right amount of water and coffee to suit your taste, but it does make a great cup of coffee.