# The great, ongoing COFFEE thread

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** coffee\
**Created:** [November 15, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-coffee-thread/1024881 "2025-11-15T20:18:25Z")\
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Once I discovered superautomatics, I never went back (to drip or pods)… the thread on that: [Looking for input on Super Automatic Espresso Machines - #9 by Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-input-on-super-automatic-espresso-machines/1023560/9)

The quality is nowhere near a good semiauto or manual espresso, but good enough. And Americanos only take a few seconds, with no manual labor.

As with coffee as with life, the embrace of mediocrity is the surest path to contentedness.

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