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Apparatus for preparing hot beverages in a microwave oven has a lower carafe for receiving the finished brewed hot beverage and an upper reservoir having a bottom and retaining fresh water therein. The reservoir may be placed on the carafe and has a shut-off member disposed inside. The shut-off memb

Apparatus for preparing hot beverages in a microwave oven has a lower carafe for receiving the finished brewed hot beverage and an upper reservoir having a bottom and retaining fresh water therein. The reservoir may be placed on the carafe and has a shut-off member disposed inside. The shut-off member has an inlet in the interior of the reservoir and an outlet extending through the bottom of the reservoir, and the shut-off member is a pipe which functions as a siphon or as an overflow. The reservoir is substantially air tight, and a vent is in the carafe for exhausting fluid from and into the carafe. Alternatively, the reservoir is fluidly connected to the carafe and the carafe has a one-way valve for only exhausting fluid from the carafe.

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In an apparatus for preparing hot beverages in a microwave oven, said apparatus including a carafe for receiving the finished brewed hot beverage, a reservoir for retaining fresh water therein, said reservoir having a bottom being receivable on said carafe, a shut-off member disposed in said reservo

In an apparatus for preparing hot beverages in a microwave oven, said apparatus including a carafe for receiving the finished brewed hot beverage, a reservoir for retaining fresh water therein, said reservoir having a bottom being receivable on said carafe, a shut-off member disposed in said reservoir, said shut-off member having an inlet disposed in the interior of said reservoir and having an outlet extending through said bottom of said reservoir, the improvement wherein: said shut-off member comprises a siphoning pipe; said reservoir being substantially air tight; and said carafe having a vent means for allowing air to enter into and exit from said carafe; the improvement further comprising an intermediate reservoir disposed between said reservoir and said carafe; said intermediate reservoir having a volume at least as large as the volume of said reservoir means defining a downwardly opening extension in said bottom of said intermediate reservoir and a filter holder detachably attached to said extension.