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As for the poll, I'd like a button that says 'anything but Kuerig'.
For a couple of decades I used a stainless steel French press. Coffee gets a bit chewy if you drink the last drops, but I don't mind chewy. Actually, dry roasted chocolate covered coffee beans are pretty tasty. Anyway, a French press makes tasty coffee. Haven't tried an Aeropress, though, so can't compare them. Seems like a lot of parts, though. In the morning simplicity is good.
Currently we have an automatic drip coffee maker which is okay, especially since it can be set to have coffee ready when we wake up.
We've visited folks with Keurigs and those are just useless. Plus makes a huge amount of plastic waste, especially for just one measly cup of coffee.
Great coffee starts with great beans, though. We like Su's coffee: KarmaSu Kona Coffee - Farm direct - 100% Kona Coffee. He's over on the Kona side of the island and has one of the nicest coffee farms I've seen. Not very big, though, but really nice coffee. He still has the original type of coffee bushes which produce the best tasting coffee, a lot of the Kona farmers have gone to a lesser variety that produces more but doesn't taste as good.
Otherwise we get Hamakua coffee, which I think is better than Kona, but it's probably something that would be hard to source unless you're on island.
I've tried Keurig coffee and agree. Those pods just fill up landfills and I have yet to taste coffee strong enough made by one to have a decent cup.
That Kona Coffee sounds good but Quite a steep price. I'm sure you get what you pay for though. Thanks!
I have a friend in Hawaii...I have never liked the Kona coffee she sends me!..and she lives and worked at the Kona Comm Hosp for 20 years....just inside fyi, for the tangent police...
At home, I drink drip coffee and I like my coffee strong so I add more grounds than recommended.
I don't care for perked coffee because I don't like waiting for it to finish perking. I like the "sneak a cup" option of the drip coffee pot.
I'm considering getting a small 2 cup French Press for traveling. Rather than haul a drip coffee maker and filters around with me and being able to make just 1 or2 cups at a time, I'm thinking it might be handier.
For those that use a French Press, why do you love it and is the coffee smooth if you make it strong?
At home I use a Keurig because I'm the only one who drinks coffee. When I have guests, I use the drip.
At work however, I use a French press and yes, it is smoother and stronger because the coffee grounds (don't use a fine ground) are in direct contact with the boiling water so the flavor and oils are extracted much better. I can taste the difference between all 3 methods that I use. Also, French press only takes about 4 minutes, depending on the size. I use a 32 ounce and it's ready in 4 minutes (steeping time, not including time to boil water). The longer coffee takes to brew, the more bitter it tastes because the grounds have to keep extracting. With the French press, once the grounds are brewed and pressed down, they're no longer in contact with the hot water.
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I use Folgers Black Silk with an extra generous scoop. Other coffees sold in the store taste weak. I love the strong but not bitter flavor and use a little milk and that's all, no sugar as it covers the flavor. I'm too lazy to ground beans but with something like this not even needing it, I'm good.
I also drink LOTS of coffee and kill off coffee pots sooner than normal since they hardly ever get turned off.
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Quite a steep price. I'm sure you get what you pay for though. 
Thanks!
