best coffee maker

"Clever Coffee Dripper"

The love of my life...Nancy.

She makes the best.

Winner!

Brownie points scored aside, what does your wife use to make coffee?

There are several methods that I like including french press, drip and even Moka espresso.

What I have found to be important is good quality freshly roasted beans ground with a burr grinder right before brewing.

Fresh ground beans we buy from a West Chester roaster. Then we like the Melita Filter for a two large cuppa daybreak.
We used to use a French Press but got tired of the flavors.
Mrs F likes hers black, I like mine sugared

Agreed. French Press pot. I’ve bought and used a few and the glass has to be thick. This makes for much tastier flavor. Firstly, glass needs to be thick as they retain the heat better. Secondly, it is less breakable. Over the last 5 years I’ve broken two of the 4 I’ve owned just with simple handling. Not too much fun.

I recommend using only the freshest beans. I grind my beans just before I make the coffee using a conical-burr grinder. Good ones don’t come cheaply but cost around $75-100 that keep working and can grind consistently and coarse grind for use in French Press.

Lastly, pick tasty beans . I love Pete’s “Big Bang” whole beans, available everywhere. I want the freshest beans but the local market only has the pre- ground and it’s not often as fresh so I order directly from Pete’s mail order department . Delivery is quick. I also use another whole bean coffee brand Volcanica Ethiopian Yirgacheffe (Med to dark roast). Mail order delivery comes quickly too.

This is my recipe for fantastic coffee. Not cheap, not fast in making but what a way to start the day!

Technivorm coffee makers are the best. They get the water up to the optimal temperature for brewing. Other brands fall short of the optimal brewing temperature.

Get one of the models with "a thermal container and no hot plate" instead of with "a glass container and a hot plate".

A hot plate will burn and ruin the coffee as it sits. That applies to other brand coffee makers too of course.