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Ask HN: How do you make your coffee?
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#12Aeropress: Invert it so the plunger is upside down and on your counter. Add the grinds. Pour the water in near to the top, can stir with a spoon if you want. Put the filter (stainless steel mesh) + top cap on. Now, invert (right side up) onto your large cup. Let it sit for a minute. Plunge it about half way down, pull the plunger out, add more water to the top again. Wait a bit, plunge again.
I've seen the inverted method but haven't tried it. What do you think the benefits are, especially in your case where you're still getting some drip after the second fill?
The benefit is that it is (arguably) easier to work with.
Very little drip on the second (optional) fill as the filter is already fairly clogged at that point.
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#13I buy the 2nd cheapest store-brand instant coffee, of which I shovel 2 spoonful into a cup of hot water a few minutes before taking the first dump of the day.
t. chad
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#14I used an AeroPress for nearly a decade but recently switched to a Hario #2 dripper. It takes roughly the same amount of time as the AeroPress and the coffee is tastes a bit cleaner or brighter. I primarily switched to avoid the plastic in an AeroPress, but was also interested to try something different after using AeroPress for so long. I also have a subscription to Trade coffee for fresh beans that I highly recommend.
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#15I make a pot of drip coffee from a $15 machine every weekday and drink it black. I've tried other methods, mostly cold brew, but they were all more expensive and less satisfying
I typically order beans from either Coffee AM (I usually go for their Jamaican Blue Mountain Estate or Hawaiian Kona Reserve) or Moka Joe whose based in in Anacortes, WA (usually getting their PNW Wanderer or Mt. Baker Blend from their Coyote Coffee sub-brand. I mix in about a tablespoon of their White Coffee for some extra brightness and a stronger kick)
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#16Depends on my mood. Usually either:
- Espresso from a ROK (I bought one along with their grinder)
- Filter coffe in a Chemex clone
- A small dose from a 1 cup BialettiRe: Ask HN: How do you make your coffee?
#17Bodum French Press and I drink it black. I prefer medium or light roast, I personally think they taste better than dark roast.
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#18Bialetti. Get the grind and roast spot on and you'll never have a better cup.
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#19Bialetti. Get the grind and roast spot on and you'll never have a better cup.
That's a moka pot, right? Hoping to get one of those for Christmas!
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#20I once used a manual grinder and a pourover with a water percolator at the top (look up Oxo brand good grips pourover for an example) so I could just put the pourover on my mug, a filter in there, the grounds from my manual grinder, and pour hot water in its percolator and then leave it for a minute and I'd have a cup of pretty solid coffee.
But my partner usually can't be bothered with that and would send me out to get Starbucks a lot. Eventually we decided to get an $800 espresso machine with the help of $400 of Crate & Barrel gift cards we had accumulated, and now I just use that every day, have it make a shot or two of espresso and pour that over ice and milk. It includes an attachment to steam and froth milk but I don't really like going through the hassle of cleaning it so I usually don't bother.
It's already more than paid for itself because I've been sent out to get Starbucks way less since then.