Poll: What Do You Use To Make Your Coffee?
This week’s poll is “What Do You Use To Make Your Coffee?” Feel free to choose more than one answer.
What Do You Use To Make Your Coffee?
- Drip Coffee Maker (51%, 24 Votes)
- French Press (36%, 17 Votes)
- Espresso Machine (30%, 14 Votes)
- Other (Please Share What You Use) (19%, 9 Votes)
- Single Serve Coffee Machine (13%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 47
Loading ...On a normal weekday, I start off my morning with either my drip coffee maker or the single serve coffee machine. It’s just a matter of convenience that I start there because, they’re both pretty easy to use, even when I haven’t had any caffeine yet and my brain isn’t fully functioning. In the evenings, I switch to the french press, especially if I’m working on a review. It brings out the flavors more than any other method. On the weekends, I use the french press more and like to mix in the moka pot. One weekend I’m going to do the coffee olympics and see how many different ways I can make coffee.
What about you? How do you make your coffee?
Last week’s poll was “Do You Buy Your Coffee At The Grocery Store?“
Fifty-seven percent of you buy your coffee at the grocery store. I was surprised by the results, but after hearing about some of the coffees that people were finding at their grocery stores, I’m about to head down to my store and demand that they stock better coffee.
Sarahwww said:
Mostly grocery store or some retail spot–World Market, for example.
I just had the opportunity to purchase coffee at Trader Joe’s (I was visiting Calif… they don’t grow TJ’s in TX), so I have several cans of beans to play with,,,,Yippee!
howard said:
our local ’supermarketstore’ has placed someone in charge of the coffee and tea aisle who seems to get it. in the past year or two they have brought in numerous smaller designer brands and a surprising number of different beans and roasts. since i hit their grocery almost once a week for our families big food and produce run, i meander up past their offerings just to see what is available. (besides Starbucks products which are extensively co-marketed there with a coffee bistro counter). i have found 5 other varieties which are fair trade AND organic! i’m sold.
Geri said:
Two coffee drinkers in our house so yes I do shop for my husband’s coffee needs at the grocery store. He likes what they have there and he is easy to please. I love variety I get burned out drinking the same coffee day after day. I grab a bag of coffee at some local coffee shops and specialty stores so it keeps my taste buds on the ready for some surprises.
It looks like I should’ve put an answer that was for both.
Forty-three percent of the voters said they buy their coffee other places.
Jamie Ferguson said:
The only time I buy coffee at the grocery store is when I am running very low on coffee or I ran out. I try and keep on top of online coffee orders, but sometimes I forget.
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stove-top moka express. deliciously strong.
I use an espresso machine because I’m ensured that I get my non-fat decaf caffe latte. Not all coffee places even offer fat free milk. Maybe it’s because it’s difficult to froth fat free milk, so some baristas don’t even want to use it. I’ve also tried to slowly switch over to decaf simply because I don’t need the caffeine (it doesn’t do anything for me). I just love the taste of coffee. The espresso machine I currently have is my first, and it’s sufficient for now. However, one day I’d like to get one of those primo one-touch espresso machines that puts out extreme pressure and lovely crema.
Just love my espresso machine had it for years and it’s ready instantly when I’m in that funk of needing the coffee “right now”. The automatic drip gets used a lot too when both are sharing the pot. The French press gets used a little less than the others mentioned very happy with all the results. “Time” seems to be the factor in which method is used or if my husband is sharing it with me. The espresso is a must for the special coffee specialties mocha and the like. At my house we do not have to ask for a short, tall or grande just reach for a clean mug and save a few bucks. Oh how times have changed the economy sucks but we still have our “coffee”.
Other: stainless-steel-mesh tea ball.
Tea-bag-style coffee and the tea ball I was already using for loose-leaf tea inspired me. I prefer the style with a spring-loaded handle, to make dumping grounds clean. I use a blade grinder; I grind finer than for drip, with which this technique delivers barely-dark water, but not fine enough to escape the mesh, which gives you a burned sludge. Equipment cost — including tea ball, grinder, and mug — does not exceed $20.
I love the crema this technique delivers. I’m amazed at tales of experiments wasting gallons of “undrinkable” coffee to achieve the same thing without an espresso machine and a live-in barista.
My next-favorite methods: campfire coffee (grounds in cup), Vietnamese-style drip cup, Turkish/Greek coffee (but I’ve yet to master it). If I’m going to sink serious money in drinking coffee, it’s going toward the beans alone.
I’m with the masses, it’s drip drip here.
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frenchpress all the way baby! love it!
drip drip also, but have a press and need to try! Thanks!
mostly a french press, put i have a pour over method i am using too
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