My preferred method is French Press
I tried a French press, but they're a PITA to clean.
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DXMachina - Mar 17, 2006 4:51:05 am PST #4447 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Calli - Mar 17, 2006 4:52:35 am PST #4448 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I say BOO-teek.
I make coffee with a French press. It may or may not be the absolute best, but it has the advantage of not needing to be shut off. And it's not like I let my coffee sit around to get cold. There are drip coffee machines that shut off after a pre-set time. Our office coffee maestro has one in his office. Unfortunately the timer's on the fritz and shuts the machine off about 5 seconds after the coffee's made. So the maestro and his Brethern in Caffination hover around the machine with cups at the ready, like cats outside a mousehole.
brenda m - Mar 17, 2006 4:53:40 am PST #4449 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I tried a French press, but they're a PITA to clean.
Yeah, that's my big issue with the press.
Steph L. - Mar 17, 2006 4:54:10 am PST #4450 of 10001
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I've been assuming that French Press isn't high on the list, because a) I use it and b) not that many other people seem to.
French Press makes fabulous coffee! I think not that many people use it simply b/c it seems like more effort compared to a coffeemaker.
The pod looks hella cool, but it does seem to limit the coffee choices.
Exactly. Plus, if you drink a lot of coffee, the pod is inconvenient. (Or, it would be, for *me*.)
brenda m - Mar 17, 2006 4:56:22 am PST #4451 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
And expensive.
§ ita § - Mar 17, 2006 4:58:36 am PST #4452 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
A PITA to clean? Loosen the bits on the plunger, swish through soapy water, wash the bottom like a coffee cup, and you're done. Well, I'm done.
I am very low volume with the Bean, so there may be something I'm overlooking.
msbelle - Mar 17, 2006 5:00:09 am PST #4453 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
CaBil, so sorry.
Theodosia - Mar 17, 2006 5:01:24 am PST #4454 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I take my caffeine in pill form. Unfortunately, coffee and caffeinated tea are never going to taste good to me.
§ ita § - Mar 17, 2006 5:02:25 am PST #4455 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Unfortunately, coffee and caffeinated tea are never going to taste good to me.
Does decaf tea (as opposed to tea that's never had caffeine in) taste less bad?
Jessica - Mar 17, 2006 5:02:34 am PST #4456 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm not a fan of French Press because I've very picky about grinds in my coffee, and I've never had a pressed cup that wasn't a little gritty. It's just too difficult to get the grind right (fine enough to extract good flavor, coarse enough not to go through the press). For me, the tradeoff of losing precious coffee flavor oils through a filter is worth it to get the grinds out.
I lurve my Melitta cones. The pod coffee I had at Deb's was also pretty good, but I think I'd go broke using it, since to make a really good cup, you have to use 2 pods and make it double-strength.
I've never heard anything bad about vacuum-pot brewing, but I've never met anyone personally who had one, I assume because they're so expensive.
Percolators (or any method that brings the coffee in direct contact with boilING water - as opposed to water just off the boil) are Teh Nast, and should be shunned.