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A hopper is positioned for receiving a beverage ingredient, such as coffee beans, and has a discharge opening in communication with a grinder input for receiving and grinding the coffee beans. A grinder motor is coupled to a power source through a manually adjustable timer having a rotatable knob ma

A hopper is positioned for receiving a beverage ingredient, such as coffee beans, and has a discharge opening in communication with a grinder input for receiving and grinding the coffee beans. A grinder motor is coupled to a power source through a manually adjustable timer having a rotatable knob manually settable to calibrations corresponding to the quantity of beverage to be prepared. The grinder thus produces a precise amount of beverage ingredient in particulate form after which it is introduced to a heated liquid, such as water, to prepare the beverage. Thermostat controls are used to regulate the temperature of and valve for the heated liquid.

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Beverage preparing apparatus comprising: a hopper for receiving a coarse beverage ingredient; said hopper having an enlarged receiving opening and a funneled discharge opening; a grinder having an input in direct receiving relation to said discharge opening and a discharge port for discharging the i

Beverage preparing apparatus comprising: a hopper for receiving a coarse beverage ingredient; said hopper having an enlarged receiving opening and a funneled discharge opening; a grinder having an input in direct receiving relation to said discharge opening and a discharge port for discharging the ingredient ground to particulate form; a liquid heating station having a discharge spout for discharging heated liquid; a beverage preparing station in liquid receiving relation to said spout and in ground ingredient receiving relation to said discharge port and discharge spout and having a discharge passage; beverage retaining container in receiving relation to said discharge passage; first means associated with said grinder for grinding a manually adjustable quantity of ingredient; said quantity being related to the amount of beverage to be prepared.