I was enjoying my cup of coffee yesterday morning, and I could hear the strangest screeching sound. It sounded like an exotic bird trapped in my backyard. I walked into the kitchen and I could hear the noise getting louder and louder, and then I realized it was my Coffee Maker (Hamilton Beach Brew Station) boiling itself dry. Why coffee maker? Why! This is the one appliance that I need to function properly everyday!

I thoroughly cleaned out the machine, and this morning crossed my fingers and hoped for the best. I plugged it in, pressed the magic red button, and again the same awful sound screeched from my beloved coffee maker : (  Luckily I held on to my little 4 cup Mr.Coffee maker, so it should get me by a little while.

My Brew Station is only two years old, but we have some awfully hard water in our area. I’m pretty sure it was the hard water that added to my Brew Station’s demise, not me running major amounts of coffee through it daily 😉 Just in case I’m shopping for a new coffee maker this weekend, does anyone have a favorite brand of coffee maker that you use at home?