Don't you just love coffee? Doesn't really matter if its flavored or given dessert value by adding various syrups and steamed milk, coffee is definitely a favorite treat for many. While some just want a caffeine jolt, others aren't particular. Whether its caffeine or decaffeinated, it doesn't matter, there's just something about a good cup of Joe.

There are several ways to enjoy a cup of coffee. Brewed old fashioned over the stove or through a traditional coffee maker or perhaps a thermal carafe coffee maker. While the old fashioned coffee pot on the stove can produce a deliciously stout cup of coffee, you may find that the small coffee granules in the bottom cup, definitely keep you from enjoying your coffee to the last drop.

The traditional coffee maker produces granule free coffee if properly prepared, but the draw back from this coffee maker lies in the way you keep the coffee warm. The pot simply sits on a hot plate and continues to somewhat cook the coffee sometimes making the last cup or two taste less delicious than the first. Another draw back is the continued use of power. While its a small amount, leaving the coffee pot on all day still draws power, and in a time when we are all trying to be conservative, this probably would qualify as responsible use of power any more than leaving the lights on in a room where people are not.

A thermal carafe coffee maker beats all of these drawbacks. First, like the traditional coffeemaker, if properly prepared you don't get the granules that sometime perculate into the bottom of the old fashioned pot on the stove. Second the thermal carafe coffee maker keeps the coffee warm without cooking it. The thermal protection can keep you coffee fresh and warm a good portion of the day which brings us to a third positive, which is reducing power usage. Once the pot has been filled, the coffee maker can be shut off.

So yes, a good cup of joe can be had through these various methods. But some methods may be better than others. You be the judge.