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How do you make your coffee?

How do you make your coffee?

  • Brew a pot of coffee.

    Votes: 56 44.4%

  • Keurig brewer.

    Votes: 46 36.5%

  • French press.

    Votes: 7 5.6%

  • Pour-over.

    Votes: 2 1.6%

  • Buy from a store, cafe, etc.

    Votes: 7 5.6%

  • Other (please describe).

    Votes: 8 6.3%
  • Total voters
    126
I kind of like the smell of coffee if it's not that scorch-ish/burnt smell but I don't drink coffee, but sometimes make it for guests. I make it in a machine where you put a filter in and then dump about a heaping tablespoon of coffee in it. I'm so coffee ignorant, I don't even know what that is called. So I voted for other.

Honestly, I've never heard of a French Press. Sounds like something you'd use to make wine.
 
I like mochas, my efforts to enjoy black coffee have not succeeded. I worked at a pizza place in high school that had a coffee maker, never used it except for one time a guy asked for coffee. He ended up telling me what to do.
 
I dont like coffee, love the smell though.

I was thinking the other day that whenever I have tried coffee, its always been black. So maybe, if I put other stuff in it, I would like it. Only problem is I could see myself using so much other stuff, that it is like 10% coffee.
 
We make a pot of coffee every morning. By the time my wife and I have a cup each and then pour a to go cup it's pretty well empty. We generally grind beans but do have some pre ground. As much as I hate to admit it I really like Dunkin Donuts brand coffee, especially Dunkin Dark.

We used to have a Keurig but I hated the taste of coffee made in them.
 
cmjh10 said:
I dont like coffee, love the smell though.

I was thinking the other day that whenever I have tried coffee, its always been black. So maybe, if I put other stuff in it, I would like it. Only problem is I could see myself using so much other stuff, that it is like 10% coffee.
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I drink mine with a pack of sweet and low, two packs if it's really cheap coffee. I can't do black.
 
FarminCy said:
We make a pot of coffee every morning. By the time my wife and I have a cup each and then pour a to go cup it's pretty well empty. We generally grind beans but do have some pre ground. As much as I hate to admit it I really like Dunkin Donuts brand coffee, especially Dunkin Dark.

We used to have a Keurig but I hated the taste of coffee made in them.
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I think Dunkin's is good for an inexpensive coffee. In Indiana, I did Tim Hortons most of the time, but Dunkin's is good as well.
 
Voted other.

I was tired of being the guy who would make coffee at work and then go back to find an empty pot. I bought a cheap coffee pod thing like they have in hotel rooms for $20 to put in my office. Each pod costs about $0.30-$0.40, so it's not that expensive. Only issue is you have to buy all the coffee online since they don't carry the pods in stores.
 
For those who mentioned the time involved in a drip pot, I made a cup in a Mr. Coffee tonight in 2 minutes.
 
I drive by about 20 different convenience stores every morning. I have a generic mug. Depending upon my mood, I stop at Kum and Go, Casey's, Hy Vee, or QT. I have my head buried in numbers all day, so I like the interaction before getting to work. I would rank their coffee KG, HV, QT, Casey's. There are days were the Casey's coffee is nearly undrinkable. I don't think they filter their water.

When I make a pot at home, it's Dunkin, or Starbucks ground, in a MR Coffee with filtered water, and coconut crème coffee creamer.

PSA- I know this isn't for coffee snobs, but look at Target during post holiday sales. Starbucks puts normal (but in holiday packaging), to blonde, to dark, and holiday roasts on clearance. In late December we got about 5 lbs of different Starbucks coffee for about $15.00. Just kept it in the freezer until needed. We found some great deals at an actual Starbucks as well.
 
I only drink coffee that has been grown in very special soil. Virgin land that has not seen any other crops before (preferably slash and burn in the forests of the Amazon). It then needs to be picked by a team of highly trained, intelligent apes who have been bred for this sole purpose (who may or may not take over the world later on, not my problem). They then measure, inspect, and only keep the highest grade beans. Beans are then packaged and flown first class in a commercial jetliner guarded by Air Marshal Liam Neeson and delivered via white glove service directly to me.

This is where the fun begins. I only use natural spring water and a diamond encrusted press. While preparing the coffee, I make sure to only wear formal attire (tux), or business-casual if after 10:00pm. The coffee is then brewed at a temperature between 204 and 204.9 degrees. Anything over that (or under) and the whole thing is thrown away. At this point, ties and bow ties can be loosened up and I proceed to sip the coffee at a rate of exactly 0.753 ounces per minute. I also make sure to not think too hard in order to enjoy my coffee and try to keep my brain below 10% usage in order to upset movie critics.

After the coffee has been consumed, I make sure to prop my feet up and think about how pointless the whole process was. And I laugh, and laugh, and laugh....
 
GTO said:
I only drink coffee that has been grown in very special soil. Virgin land that has not seen any other crops before (preferably slash and burn in the forests of the Amazon). It then needs to be picked by a team of highly trained, intelligent apes who have been bred for this sole purpose (who may or may not take over the world later on, not my problem). They then measure, inspect, and only keep the highest grade beans. Beans are then packaged and flown first class in a commercial jetliner guarded by Air Marshal Liam Neeson and delivered via white glove service directly to me.

This is where the fun begins. I only use natural spring water and a diamond encrusted press. While preparing the coffee, I make sure to only wear formal attire (tux), or business-casual if after 10:00pm. The coffee is then brewed at a temperature between 204 and 204.9 degrees. Anything over that (or under) and the whole thing is thrown away. At this point, ties and bow ties can be loosened up and I proceed to sip the coffee at a rate of exactly 0.753 ounces per minute. I also make sure to not think too hard in order to enjoy my coffee and try to keep my brain below 10% usage in order to upset movie critics.

After the coffee has been consumed, I make sure to prop my feet up and think about how pointless the whole process was. And I laugh, and laugh, and laugh....
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I hope there are mother ******* snakes on that mother ******* plane!
 
Am I the only person on the planet who thinks Dunkin' Donuts coffee is on par with BK and McDonald's? It's just not very good.

Years ago I worked at the Greensboro (NC) Country Club bartending and banquet staff. For any banquets, weddings, Mother's Day, etc., we would have 2 coffee pots - one for regular, and one for decaf (denoted by an orange handle). What none of the patrons knew, is that we filled both pots out of the same urn in the kitchen, we never actually made decaf. Suckers!
 
FarminCy said:
We make a pot of coffee every morning. By the time my wife and I have a cup each and then pour a to go cup it's pretty well empty. We generally grind beans but do have some pre ground. As much as I hate to admit it I really like Dunkin Donuts brand coffee, especially Dunkin Dark.

We used to have a Keurig but I hated the taste of coffee made in them.
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cyrocksmypants said:
I think Dunkin's is good for an inexpensive coffee. In Indiana, I did Tim Hortons most of the time, but Dunkin's is good as well.
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mganzeveld said:
I've tried many, many different brands and flavors. Dunkin Donuts is my favorite. Just don't bother with their weird stuff like Blueberry Muffin or Jelly Donut. Gross.
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DIRustCohle said:
When I make a pot at home, it's Dunkin, or Starbucks ground, in a MR Coffee with filtered water, and coconut crème coffee creamer.
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If you shop at Hy-Vee, you should check out their generic brand called Donut Shop Blend or something like that. I picked some up accidentally once because the packaging looks very similar to Dunkin' Donuts (pretty sure that's intentional), and was pleasantly surprised because I actually like the taste better and it's a few bucks cheaper.

This was pre-ground coffee. I haven't tried the whole bean stuff.
 
Coffee snob here. Got into making grinding my own beans for espresso years ago. Now have a Jura ENA9 fully automatic machine. Don't have a legit coffee shop in my town. Love coffee so consider this machine one of the best investments we have made. Wife & I drink a latte in the morning (2 shots each) and sometimes another 2 at night. Have used Peet's beans for years. Shipped right to my house 2 days after being roasted. Have a drip machine too, but the Jura is so easy we don't drink much drip coffee anymore.

I highly recommend the Jura brand for anyone looking for a home espresso machine. Ours
has worked flawlessly for 5 years.
 
Keurig brewer. I will never go back. It makes the same cup of coffee every time and is so easy to clean up. Plus, you get your coffee in seconds. I have a french press and a poor over as well, but rarely use them.
 
http://www.bulletproofexec.com/bulletproof-coffee-recipe/

Not really, yet. We use a Cuisinart with an auto-grinder and buy beans from Starbucks, Saxbys, Sprouts, or anywhere else we happen to drive by when we know we need beans. I am curious about the bulletproof thing. I drink my coffee black currently so I am sure it would be a change. I just want (need) the extra brain power...
 
Nespresso, best investment ever! Add in the Fontana sauce and it's an in-home Starbucks, quick and cheap.

We also keep a Kuerig in our sitting area of the Master bedroom. Before that I used and loved the Cuisenart grind and brew, but nothing compares to the Nespresso.
 
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