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 | | While there are many different types of coffeemaker using a number of different brewing principles, in the most common devices, coffee grounds are placed in a paper or metal filter inside a funnel, which is set over a glass or ceramic coffee pot. |
 | | Once the near-boiling water was forced from the heating chamber into the brewing one, the counterweight was activated, causing a spring-loaded snuffer to come down over the flame, thus turning "off" the heat, and allowing the cooled water to return to the original chamber. |
 | | Drip coffeemakers are currently the most popular way of making coffee at home because of their convenience; however, some people feel that the taste complexity of coffee is lost when this method is used. |
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