Technivorm KBT-741 Riser

Technivorm KBT-741 Homemade Riser
(Al Ruscelli -- February 2007)

Photographs Copyright Al Ruscelli Photography

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Goal: To raise the height of the Technivorm KBT-741 coffeemaker so that it will allow the new-style thermal carafe, with lid attached, to slip into place in its usual position under the filter holder. (This applies only to the KBT-741 new-style carafe version with the fully rounded lip -- no spout -- that will not fit under the coffeemaker with lid attached.). Height before adding riser is 15 inches. Height after adding riser is 15.5 inches.

Total Cost: About $2

Modifications Needed to Coffee Maker: None (coffee maker, carafe, and carafe pad are not altered in any way).

Materials Needed:

One 6x6-inch square, 1/4-inch thick tile of choice (Cost anywhere from 30 cents to $2, if you really want to splurge. Cost on mine was 45 cents. Make sure the tile chosen will sit level on a flat surface with no wobble! Test before you bring home.
One package of vinyl bumpers (I used 1/2-inch "Surface Guard" bumpers from Home Depot, item number 9562, cost $1.55 per package. These bumpers are about 1/4 inch in height.)

Tools Needed:

Dremel (If you want to go all-out to cut a groove in the bottom of the tile to accommodate the lip on the plastic pad that sits under the carafe. This immobilizes the carafe pad just as it is when attached in its usual to the bottom of the coffee maker itself. You could likely get by without cutting the groove in the tile, but then you'd have to bump the pad loosely against the tile and it would not be anchored in place. Not a big deal either way. Not cutting the groove would save some trouble. Without the groove, the riser wouldn't look as "finished," though).

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