But surely, after several hours whatever liquid remains on the brewer hardly tastes like coffee anymore?
As long as the caffeine remains in tact, all’s good!
Takes a while to "burn" good coffee, probably about 12 hours on heat.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Now it's cold and I have to wait 20 minutes for it to warm up again, or use the microwave. I just want my coffee man!
It flicks off every 40 minutes. Turning it on after 40 minutes will keep it warm as the hot plate has residual heat that keeps it piping hot for about 5-10 minutes fter it switches off.
Agreed, that is way too short for me. I found 2hrs or 4 hours is the reasonable amount to cut off.
I wonder EU have that 40 min cut off is due to their high voltage/amperage?
I'm assuming energy savings, as the cutoff is 5 minutes if the device has an insulated carafe.