Coffee snobs, what's your preferred brewing method after the morning run & before work?

aeropress. quick, effective, good strong coffee. with more time swedish egg coffee cannot be beat.

mccafe rocks wrote:

When you want a quality cup of coffee but don't have the time to do all the prep, babysit brew and clean-up?? Do you like espresso, french press or a pour over system?? I've been a crap coffee drinker for years and thinking about ditching my coffee maker and buying a quality entry level burr grinder. I think I might try a weeks worth of cold press coffee concentrate that I can just reheat in the mornings when I don't have alot of time.

You're right on with the burr grinder. I just bought one and really appreciate the difference. Before work I just use my drip coffee maker but with more time I'll wait for french press. I've never tried pour over at home.

I just order straight espresso from a local place. It beats anything I can make

French press is the undisputed best.

Anybody who tells you otherwise is selling something or had something sold to them. The exception is the aeropress. It makes coffee identical to the french press, but using a more expensive device that is just an upside down (stupidly) french press. The coffee is the same thoufh.

Burr grinders do make a difference, that would be worth it, but get the french press first.

Also consider roasting your own if you don't have easy access to a good roaster. I don't have time to swing by a good roaster twice a week, so roasting my own is a good option for me. If there was a good riaster nearby I would go there instead to save the time, but the nearest good one is a few towns over (I am in the east bay).

Presse française

Aucune question.

I use a Chemex pot with a stainless steel cone filter. Very clean taste and no hot water coming into contact with plastic. I t does take a bout 5 minutes to boil water, but I just work that into my schedule.

Chemex, home roasted natural process Konga ground in a Baratza Vario, scale, bonavita variable temp gooseneck kettle @ 204F.

As long as you have fresh appropriately roasted beans, controlled water temperature, stopwatch and uniform grind, it will be good coffee.

I'm not a coffee snob but italian stovetop espresso makers are definitely the best.

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Why is it that someone who likes to prepare and drink good coffee is considered a "snob"?

I went my first 40+ years as not a coffee drinker. I tried many times, but I hated it.

Then some friends started a coffee business and coffee shop and I found I liked it if it's really good. Now that I'm acclimated to it, I still prefer really good coffee, but I can stand not so good coffee in a pinch.

I use a french press at home. I grind it myself. The coffee is trial and error - I try a lot of things. Sometimes cheap coffee is really good and sometimes expensive coffee is not.

I've come to really like the routine of getting up before anyone else in the house and making my coffee. I grind a few days at a time in the evening; the grinder would wake people up.

In my office I have a Keurig. Not as good as ground and french-pressed at home, but much better than the office pot of Folgers.

dsbvqa wrote:

Why is it that someone who likes to prepare and drink good coffee is considered a "snob"?

Agreed. I prefer to be called a connoisseur. That said, a few people who've already posted will look down upon me with self-righteous snobbery when I say that I'm perfectly happy brewing with a simple drip coffee maker. (I have a French press but use it only when traveling.) As far as I'm concerned, the quality of the coffee is more important than the actual brewing method.

K.I.S.S. wrote:

dsbvqa wrote:

Why is it that someone who likes to prepare and drink good coffee is considered a "snob"?

Agreed. I prefer to be called a connoisseur. That said, a few people who've already posted will look down upon me with self-righteous snobbery when I say that I'm perfectly happy brewing with a simple drip coffee maker. (I have a French press but use it only when traveling.) As far as I'm concerned, the quality of the coffee is more important than the actual brewing method.

I agree, the quality of the coffee is most important. Next most important is method. French press is best choice, but drip coffee is 90% as good. Good coffee made in a drip machine will be worlds better than bad coffee made in a french press.

Quality of coffee also isn't tied too closely to price. I've had some bad coffee that I paid 30 bucks/pound for unroasted beans (Kona). I tried roasting it to all different levels and none of it was better than mediocre. I've had coffee that I paid 5 bucks a pound for unroasted beans and it was excellent.

Also, even the "dog bowl" method of roasting will make better coffee than anything you can buy at charbucks, peets, etc. and the only thing better will be freshly roasted coffee from a good roasting store or roasting machine.

Freshness of the roast is key too. You can tell a difference within 5-7 days after roasting and 2-3 days after grinding.