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A brewing apparatus which makes coffee by the drip method within a microwave oven. The brewing apparatus having a reservoir for retaining a quantity of water for heating. The reservoir positioned on a carafe for receiving a quantity of brewed coffee therein. A basket is positioned between the reserv

A brewing apparatus which makes coffee by the drip method within a microwave oven. The brewing apparatus having a reservoir for retaining a quantity of water for heating. The reservoir positioned on a carafe for receiving a quantity of brewed coffee therein. A basket is positioned between the reservoir and the carafe for retaining the coffee grounds while permitting brewed coffee to pass therethrough. A water transfer tube is positioned within the reservoir having an inlet adjacent the internal bottom of the reservoir and an outlet positioned below the external bottom of the reservoir. The tube forming a bight above the water line within the reservoir. The application of microwave energy heats the water within the reservoir initiating a pumping system that creates a hydraulic head advantage through the transfer tube. The advantage creates a continuous flow of water from the reservoir through the outlet and onto the coffee grounds within the basket. The brewed coffee, created by the continuous contact between the heated water and the coffee grounds, passes from the basket into the carafe.

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A microwave brewing apparatus for brewing a heated beverage within a microwave oven, comprising: reservoir means adapted to retain a quantity of water, the reservoir means made of a microwave transparent material such that water retained therein is heated by the application of microwave energy, tran

A microwave brewing apparatus for brewing a heated beverage within a microwave oven, comprising: reservoir means adapted to retain a quantity of water, the reservoir means made of a microwave transparent material such that water retained therein is heated by the application of microwave energy, transfer means having an inlet within the reservoir means, an outlet positioned externally of the reservoir means and below the inlet, and an inverted substantially U-shaped passageway between the inlet and the outlet, the passageway having a substantially constant bore, the transfer means causing a hydraulic head advantage between the reservoir means and the outlet upon the heating of the water within the reservoir means by application of microwave energy, the hydraulic head advantage creating a flow of water substantially continuously from the reservoir through the outlet over the brewing cycle.