Cup or envelope type Coffee makers - BLECHHHH!

I still use the old drip pots I inherited from my grandfather. One is a Drip O Lator, and the others are of unknown brand. Probably from some old store here in Louisiana. Whenever my grandparents traveled, they would pack these pots in their suitcases along with a vacuum pack of Community Coffee. My grandmother still does this, and I do now as well.

The metal filter is far superior to the paper filters seen in modern machines. The paper filters just seem to filter out all the flavor. When in a hurry, I just pour all the water at once. When I have time, I pour the water slowly for a strong cup. Only two choices in my house - with or without chicory!
 
Cheap plastic 2 cup Mr. Coffee charged with Dunkin Donuts columbo. As soon as it is done brewing, the heat is turned off. If the pot ain't finished in the morn, it gets polished off the next day.
 
SMSgt said:
As much coffee as my wife and I consume daily, we'd have to sell out grandkids to afford those cups.

Any takers?
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Just how much coffee are you drinking a day?

I personally can barely stand coffee at all unless I doctor it up with so much sugar and creamer that it looks like chocolate milk.
I am considering trying a Keurig system. Of a morning I don’t have the time to be fiddling around with a more traditional coffee brewing method.
And I don’t want to drink enough of it to get hooked.
 
SMSgt said:
As much coffee as my wife and I consume daily, we'd have to sell out grandkids to afford those cups.

Any takers?
Click to expand...

Just how much coffee are you drinking a day?

I personally can barely stand coffee at all unless I doctor it up with so much sugar and creamer that it looks like chocolate milk.
I am considering trying a Keurig system. Of a morning I don’t have the time to be fiddling around with a more traditional coffee brewing method.
And I don’t want to drink enough of it to get hooked.
 
We have a Hamilton Beach Flex Brew. It makes full pots by drip or single K-cups. I use the refillable K-Cup cups and use my own grinds. I don't really like any brand or flavor of the pre-packaged K-Cups. For traveling I also have a self contained press that says for tea only. It does a good job with coffee too. Yeah, there's a little dirt in the bottom, but not much. My BIL does the envelope filter in the little funnel on top of his coffee cup. I guess it comes out ok but I lose patience with it. Cowboy coffee is fine if it get poured through a filter when fresh made.
 
Never developed a coffee habit, so my experiences are sporadic and varied. In the old days I've gone from freeze dried (hunting pack) to instant in a remote office with no amenities, to 'mine office coffee' that would peel paint . . . drank what I needed to hunting or working in cold environments. These days, in hot weather my coffee consumption drops way off.
Starbucks is overpriced and burned and tastes it. K cups . . . . well, it's 'coffee' and I keep a Kuerig around as at times it's better than nothing, but I miss all the little road side cafe`s and truck stops that used to be known for their great coffee. Too hit or miss.
The wife still works, leaves early and isn't a coffee drinker, she likes tea (her mum was British, go figure) so I only go the trouble of brewing coffee every now and again. Even a small can of ground lasts too long.

First world problems, I guess.
 
Once upon a time a heated discussion involved "the 9 vs the .45" and "what caliber is best for bear" but coffee threads have caught up!

For me, it's the Pink Panther Theme sung to this:

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{Bodum, bodum... bodum bodum bodum...)
 
I prefer the dark roast coffee and do two big mugs every morning (6 cups on the measure). When I see those Keurig cups for sale, I always think of Arnold Schwarzenegger - that stuff is for girliemen.

Keurig cups are for samples to fire up you desire for a cup of coffee and the favor selection has to be produced by girliemen.

To each his own, as we enjoy life, just do not bring your Keurig stuff to my house and we will all be happy.
 
And for those Worshippers of the Divine Bean who want to keep their beans fresh after opening, an Airscape canister is useful. They come in various sizes and colours. I typically empty half of a 1lb. bag into mine, then tape up the original bag tightly.

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