Looking for recommendations on coffee makers. Preferably a drip coffee maker. I’ve been using a percolator for years and while it usually works fine, it doesn’t always brew thoroughly if the water isn’t cold enough.

  • AttackBunny@lemmy.world
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    French press is the cheapest, simplest way to brew coffee. You don’t need special filters, electronics (that break), or even an expensive one (I use a like $25 one from Amazon).

    I know not what you asked for but realistically imo it’s the only one you’ll be buying for life.

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      I got a French press and used it for awhile. I’m extremely lazy though and got tired of having to clean the coffee grounds out of the screen. That’s something I didn’t consider before buying it. I switched to a chemex that I like much better. Yeah, there are disposable filters but it works better for me. If I were starting over, I’d probably just get some kind of pour over thing that fits over my mug. That would take up less space than the chemex.

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          Not a coffee drinker at all, but that’s what I encourage people to do: dump them in their compost bin.

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        A plus side to filters is that they filter out cholesterol. Unfiltered coffee such as from a french press can raise cholesterol so better to stick with filters. Also the maker of the aeropress did his own polling and found the vast majority of people prefer the taste of filtered coffee. I’m pretty sure he did pretty rigorous testing, not just self report too.

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      Maybe I should try one of these, for now I use a very similar item called the Aeropress. It does use filters though. It makes a single cup of coffee at a time

      But I can take it camping

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        The only thing on them that isn’t quite BILF is the rubber on the plunger goes after a while but you can buy new ones so it still viable

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        The other option, as someone else mentioned is a pour over. If you want to take something camping Stanley makes a real solid one.

        I’d recommend trying a French press. It’s my preferred method as I have a lot of control over it, and unless the glass breaks, or the screen gets mangled, there’s nothing to break.