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54. There's only one way to make good coffee

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 08:41 AM

Mar 2015

You grind it into a super-fine powder. Light roasted beans only!
take your ibrik.

Add sugar to your ibrik.
Add water to your ibrik
Add coffee to your ibrik.
do not stir or large men will come to your house and rearrange your dental fillings
Heat. Gently.
do not boil or smaller men will come to your house and abscond with your housepets
do not look away or you'll have a mess.
When it foams to the lip of your ibrik, take it off heat.
Now you can stir.
Return to heat. Foam again.
Remove
Stir
Heat to foam.
Remove.
Don't stir. No worry of large men, it's just not optimal.
Scoop out foam. you can put it in your cup or your garbage, up to you.
Pour. Milk is of course optional.
You now have coffee that is worth your time to drink.

Or you know, I guess you can squeeze boiled fish-piss through burnt grit and slurp the slop that results. Whatever floats your boat.

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K-Cup Inventor John Sylvan Admits He Doesn't Use 'Expensive' Coffee Pods [View all] inanna Mar 2015 OP

I use a pot with an auto dip and buy coffee buy the pound iandhr Mar 2015 #1

those pod things are such a scam uhnope Mar 2015 #26

Those pod things are great in an office environment jmowreader Mar 2015 #45

yeah they're fine if you don't think about the trash gyres and marine life with pods in their stomac wordpix Mar 2015 #58

I found a one serving coffee pot that uses plain coffee csziggy Mar 2015 #35

I just started roasting my own... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #37

I'm saving the cups to use as seed planters. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2015 #2

But you don't have to buy the cups, delete_bush Mar 2015 #10

That one doesn't work very well. jeff47 Mar 2015 #13

Thanks, delete_bush Mar 2015 #19

I use a different version of those, too. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2015 #27

Why don't you just make less coffee? riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #29

How will that make the oil/plastics/packaging industry rich? valerief Mar 2015 #31

I have one of these single chip and uses regular ground coffee tammywammy Mar 2015 #50

This Keurig product carla Mar 2015 #32

The Chemex setups were great, too, but using their filters did make a difference Warpy Mar 2015 #44

stop buying them! geesh, people throw out plastic planters, just get some for free wordpix Mar 2015 #59

I still think it is the most expensive, wasteful and disgustingly weak coffee out there. Xyzse Mar 2015 #3

I disagree.... Adrahil Mar 2015 #46

That's fine. I've never had a decent cup from one, so I don't know how some people have had them. Xyzse Mar 2015 #56

Hey fair enough.... Adrahil Mar 2015 #62

and when boiling hot water goes through plastic wordpix Mar 2015 #66

Yeah, I thought about that too. Xyzse Mar 2015 #68

The idea of filling the landfills tosh Mar 2015 #4

If I ever get one, I will fill my own cups.....Whole family uses and wastes plastic, sickening. joanbarnes Mar 2015 #5

Guy sold the company for only $50,000 Ohio4theWin Mar 2015 #6

No kidding! nt elias49 Mar 2015 #53

And then there is that Keurig 2.0 garbage... SoapBox Mar 2015 #7

I wish there was a decent drip that made one cup. jeff47 Mar 2015 #8

I have a solution for you PennyK Mar 2015 #16

I agree--pour over can make the best regular coffee, though I use a Nespresso for lattes. hlthe2b Mar 2015 #22

Melitta used to make a great little one cup drip coffeemaker back in the day. gvstn Mar 2015 #33

Melita is great awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #39

Not a fan of the pour over. Adrahil Mar 2015 #47

go and get yourself one of these now.... IcyPeas Mar 2015 #23

That's basically a french press. jeff47 Mar 2015 #25

You make it sound like having a kettle is a bad thing muriel_volestrangler Mar 2015 #61

I LOVE my stovetop espresso maker arikara Mar 2015 #24

I use one of these tammywammy Mar 2015 #51

try a #2 coffee cone, the French press and moka pot wordpix Mar 2015 #60

There's a easy hack/workaround for that DRM garbage android fan Mar 2015 #18

awful coffee - I roast my own beans, and we use a French press. we even travel NRaleighLiberal Mar 2015 #9

Now that is some dedication! lol... inanna Mar 2015 #14

Ok... Now THAT is coffee snobbery! Adrahil Mar 2015 #48

you are wasting a lot of time snooper2 Mar 2015 #57

not even remotely true NRaleighLiberal Mar 2015 #63

They're great for offices TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2015 #11

What is wrong with our economic system? Trillo Mar 2015 #12

We use the re-useable cup. progressoid Mar 2015 #15

You dont need to buy the cups themselves though you can just use a reusable filter now. cstanleytech Mar 2015 #17

duh. i hate that coffee. its for anal people who are neat freaks or lazy. pansypoo53219 Mar 2015 #20

I have an old percolator. Works great. I can make up to 12 cups in it. Perks in no time. nt valerief Mar 2015 #30

The stainless steel models tavernier Mar 2015 #41

Percolator? Adrahil Mar 2015 #49

I have a Nespresso machine for espresso type drinks... They have a great capsule recycling program. hlthe2b Mar 2015 #21

I can't believe people actually buy that shit. When I first saw them, I could only think valerief Mar 2015 #28

A good, old fashioned, 12 cup coffee pot is all I ever need. phleshdef Mar 2015 #34

Don't you need a leisure suit to own one ? olddots Mar 2015 #36

Brewed coffee is the best. roody Mar 2015 #38

San Francisco Bay brand makes a Kcup that's 97% biodegradable. When I used them, I thought Stardust Mar 2015 #40

I picked up a Mr Coffee 5-cup. it has the permanent filter and makes 1 to 5 cups. CentralMass Mar 2015 #42

I used to refill the plastic ones Flying Squirrel Mar 2015 #43

I drink way too much coffee, Alkene Mar 2015 #52

There's only one way to make good coffee Scootaloo Mar 2015 #54

coffee time yikes1 Mar 2015 #55

You get these little pods that you can put regular coffee in workinclasszero Mar 2015 #64

problem is not solved - stop using plastics for coffee and then it's solved wordpix Mar 2015 #65

??? workinclasszero Mar 2015 #67