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I quit making coffee years ago because the cafe >> me but I have only gotten cafe coffee 5 times since May 2020.

I have never pulled an espresso but I do have a machine. I am wondering how I should make coffee. Please advise, CE.

wait you have an espresso machine but dont use it?

arent those crazy expensive?

Method doesn't matter much compared to coffee quality, assuming the method is done properly.

Of those options drip will give you best quality accounting for the least effort, though a french press can give you great quality for not much more effort.

French press is the easiest, best coffee I've made at home

k cups are too wasteful. you don't need to consume a plastic cup every time you have one cup of coffee.

espresso is nice if you like.. espresso. drip is pretty easy and you can make large amounts. what about french press? ever try that?

anything but k-cups, that's such needless waste. yes they make compostable ones but most people just trash them ("it'll compost in the trash!") What, next to the plastic bags and shit? naw

fucking eco-police just swatted this topic all at once

I haven't used my Keurig in a long time because I generally want more than one cup of coffee at any given time, but you can buy a reusable cup that you just fill with your own coffee. You don't have to use the disposables

DipDipDiver posted...

I haven't used my Keurig in a long time because I generally want more than one cup of coffee at any given time, but you can buy a reusable cup that you just fill with your own coffee. You don't have to use the disposables

some, meaning probably newer ones, have a sensor that will detect if you have an "official" one or not. but i heard you can just cut a wire inside to disable that, but that was a while ago and they may have made it harder.

but lmao. imagine having to mod your coffee maker just to make coffee. just dont buy keurig.

best coffee for lowest effort is french press, hands down. all you need is a decent grinder, a french press, good beans and patience.

also FUCK k-cups

I like the french press

Fuck k-cups.

Just save time and gnaw on a handful of coffeebeans.

Most coffee purists would say drip coffee is the best.

I like Nespresso then again I dont really drink coffee.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLJYaL-hHsI

dirt cheap fake espresso machine that makes good cups of coffee. i've been using mine for years, i've even got an actual espresso machine that i pretty much never use because its a pain to mess with and coffee from the cheapo machine is good enough.

As a low key coffee snob who enjoys the art but not the amount of money it costs, my tier list of important things you need to think about would be (in order of most to least important)

1. Choosing the right level of roast (light/medium/dark. Light and medium is better though)
2. Where you get them from (preferably single origin, definitely whole bean)
3. How freshly they've been roasted (ideally < than 1 month ago, preferably < than 2 weeks)
4. Freshly ground (within the last 30 minutes)
5. Style of brew and requisite grind size (choose appropriate size and time depending on filter/immersion style)
6. Good clean water
7. Other shit like your particular aeropress method or whatever

It's kind of like the steak argument. if you like well-done steak that's your prerogative, I'm not here to tell you that dark roast coffee is bad. But equally, don't give me your stupid bullshit about how it's wagyu beef or Nicuraguan single origin whatever when you've completely cooked all of the quality out of it. If you buy artisan coffee it better be lightly roasted, whole bean, freshly roasted and ground to the optimal grind size.

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i weigh the beans, dump them into the grinder and hit "go". it's a minimal amount of effort and the impact to taste is definitely noticable. but i also go through the whole pour over process and making my coffee takes 5 minutes of involved effort plus waiting on the water to boil.

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See for me it's worth it alone for that smell of freshly roasted grind, but I get it, it's a faff

pinky0926 posted...

See for me it's worth it alone for that smell of freshly roasted grind, but I get it, it's a faff

before i dump the grinds into the brewer i shove my nose in there and take a huge wiff and savor the deliciousness

monkmith posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLJYaL-hHsI

dirt cheap fake espresso machine that makes good cups of coffee. i've been using mine for years, i've even got an actual espresso machine that i pretty much never use because its a pain to mess with and coffee from the cheapo machine is good enough.

I am intrigued. This is a contender.

Giant_Aspirin posted...

before i dump the grinds into the brewer i shove my nose in there and take a huge wiff and savor the deliciousness

Every time

https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/how_to_make_cold_brew_coffee/

I found a cold brew recipe which looks easy. Can I assume that steep overnight means let it sit?

CobraGT posted...

https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/how_to_make_cold_brew_coffee/

I found a cold brew recipe which looks easy. Can I assume that steep overnight means let it sit?

Yeah I let cold brew sit for at least 12 hours

CobraGT posted...

https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/how_to_make_cold_brew_coffee/

I found a cold brew recipe which looks easy. Can I assume that steep overnight means let it sit?

i cant understand how anyone likes ice coffee.

Lightly roasted coffee is gross, bro

CobraGT posted...

https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/how_to_make_cold_brew_coffee/

I found a cold brew recipe which looks easy. Can I assume that steep overnight means let it sit?

correct. cold brew is cool because you can make a large batch at once and have it last you a few days. the downside is that it uses a ton of beans, so if you buy good coffee it can be a pricey cup.

MutantJohn posted...

Lightly roasted coffee is gross, bro

negative. it shows the flavors of the coffee the most. the longer the roast, the more that taste (of the roasting) comes forward in the final product. dark roasted beans taste way too similar to me

What's the strongest coffee, sometimes I go through a whole pot and it's not enough

french press is my fav way to make coffee

with that said, I've grown to like K-Cups more in the last couple months. Mainly for convenience. They are definitely worse than using a French press.

trappedunderice posted...

What's the strongest coffee, sometimes I go through a whole pot and it's not enough

strong, like how? if you want highest caffeine content, there is something called 'Death Wish' that claims to have extra caffeine. i've read conflicting things about whether darker roasts have less, but some stuff i've read suggests that the roasting process destroys some of it.

what ratio of beans to water do you use? most people don't use enough coffee, the recommended amount is like 2 tbsp per 6-8oz cup.

trappedunderice posted...

What's the strongest coffee, sometimes I go through a whole pot and it's not enough

already covered:

Questionmarktarius posted...

Just save time and gnaw on a handful of coffeebeans.

Yall mustve never had a good cup of expresso before. That is easily the best not sure how its losing the poll.

Cold brew takes 0 effort. You literally just put the coffee in the container and refrigerate it.

Bleuets posted...

Yall mustve never had a good cup of expresso before. That is easily the best not sure how its losing the poll.

i voted for drip because decent espresso machine is still relatively expensive. and then you need a good grinder to get espresso fineness consistently. i find that auto-drip is also more forgiving in terms of not needing good quality beans and it's hard to find quality espresso beans at a grocery store. so in terms of overall balance between easy barrier to entry, easy to make and getting a decent cup i went with drip.

but yes, if you're already into coffee and have the gear and good beans, a shot or two of espresso takes like a minute to make and can be damn tasty. they're also super convenient when you just need a quick boost and don't want to spend 5-10 minutes brewing and then drinking a cup of coffee.

Giant_Aspirin posted...

strong, like how? if you want highest caffeine content, there is something called 'Death Wish' that claims to have extra caffeine. i've read conflicting things about whether darker roasts have less, but some stuff i've read suggests that the roasting process destroys some of it.

what ratio of beans to water do you use? most people don't use enough coffee, the recommended amount is like 2 tbsp per 6-8oz cup.

Death wish hmmmm seems good, the more caffeine the better because I dump 7 to 8 big ass tablespoon fulls of folgers medium in the filter.

trappedunderice posted...

because I dump 7 to 8 big ass tablespoon fulls of folgers medium in the filter.

if you're using a regular sized drip pot, that's usually 12 'cups'. to follow the recommended ratio, that would need 24 tablespoons, which is quite a bit of coffee.

try making half a pot with 12 tbps or 4 'cups' (1/3 pot) with 8 tbsp and see how much stronger the brew is.

Also, my preferred method isn't even listed. I like moka pot.