What do you all use to brew your own cup? My Keurig is on its last legs and needs to be replaced. I've had it for almost a decade, so I'm curious if there are any competitors on the market or do they still rein king in the single-serving department? The only alternative that comes to mind is Nespresso, but are the pods widely available and as cheap? I definitely don't need a drip machine since I only have 1 cup, two at the most, daily.
shareI use this https://primulaproducts.com/collections/hot-coffee/products/madison-1-cup-ceramic-pour-over-coffee-dripper
It's real inexpensive and makes an excellent cup of coffee. Plus I am not dependent on pods (I do have to buy filters, but they are not expensive).
Definitely an interesting and innovative product, but its not what I'm looking for.
shareThat's my method. I use the pour over method with whole bean coffee that I grind in my thirty-year-old Krups mini grinder. I avoid k-cups since the plastic is horrible for the environment and the plastic from the k-cups leaches into the coffee.
shareI use a Melita, it's basically the same thing just made out of plastic. Find the variety of bean you like best and grind your own. Caution: this method will make a coffee snob out of you.
Not an instant pod machine but I use a Fracino Cherub:
https://www.fracino.com/cherub.html
Now THAT, is a quality piece of machinery, but a little outta my price range.
shareManual brew. It's the best. It's not that hard when you get the hang of it. It would still consume more time though so it depends on your priorities.
Me myself, I don't care. If I can spend 1 or 2 hours for a bad movie I surely can spend a few more minutes brewing my coffee to enjoy the best coffee just the way I like it.
But Nespresso is fine too. Best is subjective anyway.
instant. I mean really instant. granules in a jar , add hot water and milk & sugar.
Since I am banished from the room of the cooking and the cleaning, I have asked the missus to table this one. She reliably informs me that we have something called a Nespresso Sage Creatista (whatever that is), which takes pod thingies (sorry if my terminology is incorrect, but I'm afraid this is all beyond me).
sharefolger's 100% columbian works fine for me. i tend to milder brews, and traditional tastes.
shareI use a Chefman which is probably a cheap off-brand of Keurig. Been using it for almost a year and haven't had any issues. It has its own reusable filter cartridge that you pour regular coffee grounds or pods into.
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