What is your favorite way to make coffee? s/o favorites

We drink espresso - usually lattes/cappuccinos at home so we make ours with a 16 year old Starbucks Barista espresso maker. We have a Burr grinder so we can grind our beans every morning and we have a Nespresso milk frother - the Barista can steam milk too but the Nespresso is fool-proof and fast!


Have you tried different varieties of coffee?

I have never had percolated coffee but I hear it is a great way to make coffee. We do have a French Press and it also makes good coffee or we use it to brew loose leaf tea!

I have a cone and filter i put in it every morning..so, put in new filter, grind the beans, boil water in a kettle, pour over water into the filter.. and coffee.. takes about 2 minutes and it is good coffee.
then I save the filters and my neighbor throws them in the compost bin.

Love my french press and freshly ground beans. I can decide how strong I want my coffee and the oils that get filtered out in drip coffee really enhance the flavor. I have an electric kettle that I use to heat the water and a bean grinder. Don't grind the beans too fine and the water should be hot but not boiling. It doesn't take long and I enjoy my morning ritual of making coffee while I feed the dogs and get met morning going.

Bialetti pour-over. One inexpensive piece that only needs to be rinsed (not even every time if you don’t feel like it) and compostable filters and grounds.

My french press is my favorite way & i love my kitchenaid bean grinder that I've been using for at least 25 years.

I liked iced coffee mostly, so I do it cold press style - only I just put the coarsely roasted beans in a glass pitcher with water and let it sit for 24-48 hours. I leave the grounds in there - when I pour, I pour into the glass through a small fine mesh strainer so no grounds. Works great.

When I'm in the mood for hot coffee, I have a Le Creuset French Press that works great!

I was just going to mention the aero press. It is lovely, turn the kettle on to heat the water, grind beans, get my travel mug out, water is hot, 30 sec to make coffee, out the door.

I'm no fun at all. I pour water into a cup, spoon in the Nescafe Classico, and nuke it for a minute. The Hubs uses a Kurig.

We use a chemex. It's a glass vase like with a funnel shape on top and a round bottom. It's basically a slow drip. It allows the hot water to work its way through the grounds so you get a smoother and fuller flavor. After having it made that way, I can't stand coffee made with k-cups makers.

I have a Saeco Semi automatic espresso maker. I use a separate frother to heat and froth my milk. I love how the grind, amount of coffee per shot, and amount of water per shot is customizable. I love even more that I can have espresso first thing in the morning with a touch of a button. I am NOT coordinated enough first thing to handle much more than pushing a button and pouring some milk.

It also have a place to add pre-ground coffee, in case you want a different bean than is in the hopper or want a decaf.

The frother is great for reheating coffee or tea gone cold. It also makes damn fine hot chocolate or tea lattes (mine and DD's newest obsession.) Well worth the money no matter which system you choose.

Marcy

My favorite way is with an aeropress. But we usually brew a big pot in the morning with our drip coffeemaker.

I'm worse than you. I buy Starbucks Iced Coffee and heat it in the microwave.  But to my defense, I do make butter coffee so I have to blend it in my Ninja, too.  

I've been using a Bodum glass French Press for years and I love it. The coffee I buy I get at Whole Foods and it comes in a bag as beans. I don't have my own grinder yet so I just grind it there and put it in a ceramic jar at home. The Bodum press I use is small-it makes two cups at one, but I use a big mug so it actually makes a mug and a half for me. I like it because it's really fresh, none of that burnt old coffee taste. And it's quick. 

I guess this is a coffee coinisseur only thread. I just use a Keurig for regular coffee or a Nespresso for cappuccino.