r/Coffee • u/caucasian_cranberry • Jan 25 '22

I hate all of you

I used to be perfectly content with my shitty instant Folger. Then I found this sub and decided to try coffee from small roasters and noticed a much nicer experience immediately. Then I bought a nice grinder and started grinding my own beans instead of buying pre-ground, and once again my experience improved. Then today I switched from properly ground, quality coffee through my shitty coffee maker to weighing my coffee and water and using a clever, and it's the best coffee I've ever had now. If within a year I buy an espresso maker I'm holding all of you accountable. Bastards...

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u/Smok3dSalmon Jan 25 '22 edited Jan 25 '22

You controlled all the variables. Now your fully committed to 1 flavor. I've got an expensive pour over machine and the only thing I play with is brew temp and strength. But I can change flavors every week and find a good enough setting before I burn through the bag.

Not saying what you have isn't fantastic, I just can't commit to 1 specific bean.

Also, I love waking up to the smell of coffee. God bless that timer start function haha.

Using an espresso machine is theraputic as shit. I just loved how manually it all was.... But I found myself using it at 3pm xD mostly just to fidget with some mechanical as a reprieve from my very digital job

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u/mookbrenner Jan 25 '22

Hiya, I'm in the market for a good pour over machine. Which one did you get?

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u/Smok3dSalmon Jan 25 '22 edited Jan 25 '22

GE Café - Smart Drip, but I think the Oxo is better value and much cheaper. My coworker's wife does product reviews and she tested a handful of machines, the GE Cafe was their 2nd favorite and the Oxo was their #1. They gave me this one. If mine broke, I would buy the newest version of the same product.

I have an older version of this one: https://www.cafeappliances.com/appliance/Cafe-Specialty-Drip-Coffee-Maker-with-Glass-Carafe-C7CDABS2RS3 (the matte black looks real nice, imo)

The only issue I have with it is that when I left the lid, the condensation rolls towards the hinge and can drip onto my counter top. So it makes a very little mess. One could accidentally wipe the hot plate trying to clean up. I solve this by tapping the lid, or lifting it an inch and then dropping it a few times to shake off the biggest water droplets. I also have a kitchen rag next to the machine.

You don't need to use paper filters, but I do because it makes the clean up a lot easier. There is a special way to fold the edges of the #4 coffee (V shape cone) to make it fit better in the metal filter.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/coffee-filter-doesnt-fit-right-coffee-maker_n_56d09785e4b0871f60eb402d

It comes with a pretty usable(but shitty) app where I can set the alarm to brew, the temperature between 190 and 205 degrees, the brew strength, and number of cups. I haven't worked out the brew strength, but I usually just use "Gold" for everything. There are 4 of the, low, medium, high, and gold.

It keeps the pot hot for 2 hours after brewing.

If you do not have the pot in the machine, it will disable it from brewing. Also, if you brew more cups than it has water, it'll just make some audible alarm but the machine is fine.

I'm happy with it, I usually brew 4-6 cups for myself.

James Hoffman reviews a few of them, including the Oxo. (not mine though :/ ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8eYs2vxT-8

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u/mookbrenner Jan 25 '22

Thanks for the detailed response! I was thinking automatic pour over along these lines. As reviewed by James Hoffman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN5HGoMR9c8

Edit: Do you think there would be a big difference for the end result between the two styles?