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A combination electric coffee maker and water heater including reservoir means for electrically heating a volume of water to be used for brewing coffee or for making an “instant beverage”using powdered material. The reservoir means having a dispensing valve adapted to provide, selectively, either a

A combination electric coffee maker and water heater including reservoir means for electrically heating a volume of water to be used for brewing coffee or for making an “instant beverage”using powdered material. The reservoir means having a dispensing valve adapted to provide, selectively, either a rapid rate of flow for producing instant beverages or a slow rate of flow for brewing coffee.

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A combination coffee maker and water heater comprising means including a reservoir having heating means for heating a quantity of water to an elevated temperature for food and beverage preparation, said heating means including means responsive to water temperature to de-energize said heating means w

A combination coffee maker and water heater comprising means including a reservoir having heating means for heating a quantity of water to an elevated temperature for food and beverage preparation, said heating means including means responsive to water temperature to de-energize said heating means when said water has been heated to said elevated temperature, said reservoir having an outlet with valve means for dispensing said quantity of water at either one of two different rates of flow into either coffee brewing apparatus or a receptacle for making instant beverages, said valve means having a manually positionable control movable to a first position in which said quantity of water will be dispensed at a first rate of flow which will be accommodated in said coffee brewing apparatus and movable to a second position in which said quantity of water will be dispensed at a second rate of flow which is substantially greater than said first rate of flow and which is greater than maximum flow rate accommodated by said coffee brewing apparatus, said valve means including a valve body supported by said reservoir and a movable valve mounted in said valve body, said valve member being movable from a central closed position in one direction to obtain said first rate of flow through said valve means and in an opposite direction to obtain said second rate of flow.