Favorite Coffees? Favorite Coffee instruments?

oven

@oven When occasionally at cafe, I order cortado because it is hard for American barista to mess up.

Brandon

I home roast (light) ethiopian. Typically brew in a french press with an electric kettle. Zero plastic involved, which is a nice bonus. I'll get an espresso machine soon so I can try my hand at roasting good espresso beans. I've been getting really nice fruit flavors lately, so I highly recommend home roasting if you're interested. You can start off roasting in an oven @ 450 for ~7 minutes. Just listen for popping noises, wait up to a minute, then take them out to cool.

torporade

I use the Hario Immersion Dripper Switch - portable and versatile for brewing (lots of methods online) when I don't want to make a full pot. It's also glass, set in a rubber cup rest.

https://global.hario.com/product/coffee/set/SSD.html

Investing in a decent grinder is a good idea but if you don't care then maybe don't worry about it, but I think it's worth it. After much personal research, I went with this, which seems like a solid entry level burr grinder.

https://www.baratza.com/product/encoretm-esp-zcg495

Happy brewing.

evan.hinkle

I like the chemex, and the unbleached filters. I used to have a burr mill grinder, (I think they’re best) but currently use a basic grinder I just happen to have. I love groundworks coffee, especially their Columbian or Ethiopian, (occasionally they’ll do a special release of something that’s outstanding too). I’m a light roast drinker personally.

S.Holmes

I have a Nespresso, 2 Keurigs, a drip maker and French press. Dunkin Donuts original blend using the French press is my favorite.

FOR THE POTATO

I use this water kettle and a chemex. Water kettle is legit, I've banged it on things a few times and it won't break. Put it straight on the wood stove and also the electric coil style stove top.

https://www.bostongeneralstore.com/collections/coffee-tea/products/pour-over-glass-kettle

oldchem

coffee instrument: moccamaster (technivorm)
coffee: paulig juhla mokka
optional: 1 slice carrot cake

upon rising i turn on moccamaster, have first cup with first meal of the day, then chain drinking cups back to back with meals throughout the day until its time to unwind / shift into a parasympathetic state.

CO3

@oldchem I wanna get a moccamaster so i can drink more coffee basically

oldchem

@CO3 there is definitely an enjoyable quality to using the machine, its nice being able to make a big pot at once especially if you drink cups back to back during the day. its also a bit of a spectacle to watch it work. i think the machine is great for the purpose of facilitating a large appetite for coffee. do i think the taste is noticeably better than say an economical drip maker or other method, not really, or at least i cant discern, but there are intangible qualities that make it a real treat to use.

not least of all, i like the way it looks:

CO3

@oldchem Yeah they look swag. And the onlky reason I don't drink coffee back to back is that my way of making it is too annoying. My dad has one lying around.. I might ask for it. If i work from home it would be indispensable to have large amount of coffee.