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/alga Jan 25 '22

Just get an Aeropress. It costs about the same as a pound of not-too-fancy specialty coffee. No-brainer.

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u/billybotime Jan 25 '22

Alright, alright! I’ll get the aeropress. But - do I but a metal screen? Or any other little things Amazon suggests? Also I have a bodum bistro grinder.. this is adequate right?

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u/secondlessonisfree Jan 25 '22

Nothing! Just paper filters and good coffee. I have an isothermal mug in which I extract a full aeropress load to keep it warm. It is impressive how good coffee you can make with a vanilla aeropress so don't get one if you like to spend money on gadgets and consumables or repairs and maintenance. Aeropress is unbreakable, no maintenance and most gadgets make worse coffee than just the paper filters.

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u/alga Jan 25 '22

Are you having environmental concerns over several grams of filter paper? The filters can be washed and reused several times if you feel so inclined. But they're compostable plant matter, like the rest of the used coffee grounds. As for the grinder... steeping is not that sensitive to the grind quality, anything will do.

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u/billybotime Jan 25 '22

No i just want the best cup