So, I know, some people don't drink the stuff. I didn't drink it until about 5 years ago. Yep.

While I'm low-class enough to hit up 7 Eleven in the morning to get a cup of their crazy strong mud, I've reached the heights of coffee snobbery at my home life. That's right, when someone calls themselves a "coffee snob," I can ask "What do you use at home?" and when they say "Koreg" or a "dripper, but I only use the best coffee I can find. I love Starbucks," I can now throw my head back and laugh with a roar.

Oh my dear snob, let's talk makes some coffee, in true "but... but... but drippers don't get water up to the proper 195 to 203 degrees, thus you are leaving behind all the aromas and flavors," and fire it up old style, because why do anything that isn't crafty, beholden to the days of yore when flavor trumped health? Never mind our great grandparents ate horse hooves with a side of pig intestines, we are talking taste here, the flavor that can only be created from pig lard, whole milk, old cheese, and yes... coffee from scratch: boiling water, a grinder, and a French press.

The tools (and the ingredient):



The critical step. Finding the perfect bread-crumb grind:



Heat up the press (don't be a wasteful person and pour the water in the sink! Reuse I say!), pour the grinds and water, and behold the flora!



Wait... wait... wait... sigh, 3 minutes takes forever, but it is so much faster than walking to 7 Eleven... ugh...



Is it chocolate milk? Nah, it is coffee. Using cream and sugar is nearly insulting, but I add vanilla cream to it anyways.

Sarcasms aside, this is a thread about coffee.

How do you make it (I have no room to laugh since I drink 7 Eleven coffee all the time)?

How do you enjoy it?

For me, it goes so well with a beer and a vape. Not sure why that combo works so well for me, but why not?

Yeah, but how do you dispose of the grinds (if that's the correct word) without getting them all over the sink?

There's a coffee thread in EDF, but Zeno started that, so it must be for the real burr grinder snobs.

I love my morning fix. Weekend routine...

1. Pre boil the water.
2. Pour into Moka pot.
3. Add freshly ground espresso beans from local roaster.
4. Heat just until liquid starts to lighten.
5. Wait ~a minute and enjoy!

I put nothing in my coffee aside from the occasional finger or two of Sambuca if need be.

Couple things I've learned: Always buy just enough to last you a week, at most. Also, store your coffee in a mason jar in a cool, dry place. Freshness matters immensely.

I love coffee but I'm lazy so I just go with Bunn/Folgers.

I love coffee
I love tea
I love the java jive
and it loves me.

- the Ink Spots

I don't really drink hot coffee...I do like coffee over ice, though...especially Coffee Bean's iced vanilla or micha latte, no added sugar. I also own a Kuerig because it's cool, but I rarely use it.

First: Forget the over roasted crap that S------Ks has foisted on America. Medium roast. Hawaiian blend if available. Whole beans, and fresh.

I go cowboy style, with a 1qt copper saucepan.

Only used for coffee and hot tea.

Heat full cup of filtered water until it bubbles.
(I tend to brew a little cooler, but for a longer time)

Grind beans, and add.

Doesn't grind very fine. Just have to steep a bit longer.
Put stove on low to combat heat loss. (5-7 minutes)

Strain into cup through paper and metal strainer.


Lighten with heavy cream. Forget the half/half and milk. No need to dilute with the weak sauce.

Has to be strong tea for me everytime.

I don't do French Press as often anymore, but there is another little trick to take it up to the next level. It will take some experimentation to find your ideal coffee/water ratio, but here's what you do:

Grind to almost espresso fine, pour and then SQUEEZE every drop you can, and I do mean SQUEEZE. Doing that gives you some creme, similar to what you get when you pull a good espresso shot.

It may not be your thing though. I like an insanely strong cup'o'joe, and my technique makes for some thick ass ****!!!!

My wife sometimes puts them around her outside plants, and the rest of the time we strain the grounds through a large diameter, fine-mesh sieve and then just dump them into the garbage.

Kitchen sieve

This is a timely thread for me. About a week ago I got my first French press. It is a bit more work than using a drip-maker was, but the coffee is absolutely worth it. We have been grinding our own beans for a while and sampling different beans is my next step.

This is the French press I got. My only complaint so far is that it just doesn't make quite enough coffee with one pass.

They can run through a decent garbage disposal as well. I did FP for years in my old apartment and after every cup, then went in there. Never had a problem at all.

Hmmmm. May try.

Paper filter catches the foam, which I appreciate.

I scoop out the beans onto a piece of foil and toss it in the trash.

I've been buying my beans from Whole Foods by the pound. Currently using some chocolate beans. I always preferred dark roast, so sticking with that for now.

I also have a french press that's a tad too small. One quart seems like a lot, but probably good for 1 1/2 mugs at most. I'll definitely go larger later.

I use a drip maker during the week using Lavazza coffee. Their House Blend is great for an everyday, all-around coffee. Its great after dinner too.

On the weekends I will use an electric percolator with a paper filter inside. You really get nice results with a percolator. The coffee comes out super smooth with little to no sediment.

I enjoy trying new brands whenever I run out of supply. I've found some nice examples at The Fresh Market. If you have one in your area it's worth checking out. Better selection than Whole Foods IMO.

AeroPress 4 Lyfe! Simple and effective

I could never get my aeropress coffee to taste right. I tried many different methods to no avail.

My gf got me a French press and I never looked back.

Tried Aeropress. Not a fan at all. To each their own, but I love my Bialetti.

AeroPress hate itt!

I do Kuerig, the original not the 2.0 piece of crap, at home. It is fast easy and the Pacific Bold from Costco is surprisingly good.
At work we have this wonderful machine that uses a liquid concentrate coffee, mixes it with hot water and with the press of a button I have as much coffee as I would ever want.

Honestly, the best coffee I ever had was traditional Vietnamese coffee. That's condensed milk at the bottom.

They give you the cup with the coffee dripper thing on top along with a water tin. You pour it on and wait for it.

Haha I like your style, Nut. That's pretty basic . We use a gold filter in our Mr. Coffee. I need something that I can program to start at 5:30 a.m so I can sleep the extra 10 minutes in the morning. It's been quite a long time since I had a good cup of coffee anywhere.

I have had that and have to agree that it is the best coffee ever and nothing else is really even close!

Anything that requires even the slightest bit of manual dexterity to operate BEFORE I've had my coffee is going to result in 3rd degree burns or worse. I can barely manage to push the goddam on button to start things.

I like the Peets holiday blend whole beans - very smooth. And I got us half a pound of Jamaica Blue Mountain for Xman morning.

MM MD

LOL, this

The one thing I appreciate more than coffee, sleep.

I've had 3 or 4 different machines. They all broke, were messy, or something. I just find it easier and cleaner to do it by hand. Plus I get the coffee just how I like it.
It's not quick though.
I did my process blind as well. (coffee before contacts)
It just becomes routine.
I've had a few screwups. The worst is when I forget to turn the burner on. 5 minutes later I go to start the grind and grrrrrrrr.