My Dad comes over a lot and likes really strong coffee. I would like to get a one cup coffee maker that makes a really strong cup of coffee (and preferably a weaker cup of coffee for those who don’t like it that strong.) I don’t drink coffee myself. Does anyone here make really strong coffee for themselves using a Keurig coffee machine? Or a Tassimo?
I’m interested in first hand accounts.
Thank you.
No, I don’t know those models, but on the occasions I do have a cuppa, I make enough for myself in a small French press.
Yes, it’s strong, like something John Wayne would drink on the trail, but it’s also flavorful, at the correct temperature, and just a pretty neat little device in general to use.
this one is elegant but pricey
but I would probably buy this one from Melitta It would be easy to store when not in use and only costs $15. Since there are no moving parts it will last practically forever.
Forgot to say, I’ve used the Melitta one and it is simplicity itself and makes good coffee, as strong or weak as you like.
That Melitta cone is what I use daily. Cheap and easy. I like strong coffee, too, and this works fine for that.
A plastic version of that Melitta cone is about $4 at almost any large supermarket or discount store. The coffee is very “clear” tasting compared with my regular drip coffeemaker, but you have to pour the water in rather slowly.
I have my eye on the Aeropress, highly recommended by folks on another forum.
We have a Keurig Special Edition, and it makes great coffee, but the pods are work out to abou $1.25 per cup. They sell a little plastic filter to put your own coffee in though. The “strength” of the coffee is controlled not by how much coffee you use in the filter, but how much water you run through it. You can select different size cups, so in theory, it’s stronger coffee. I’ve never tasted the difference though. To me, a person who likes coffee strong, it seems by selecting a smaller cup, just means less coffee.
One thing we really like about it though is for entertaining, and everyone wants a cup of coffee after dinner. You put the different types of coffee pods out (Kona, Blue Mountain, assorted teas, etc.), and everyone can make what they want.
Hope this helps.
I have something analogous from SwissGold. It involves a little more rinsing, but I don’t have to remember to buy paper filters. The particular item that I use is no longer manufactured, but it’s analogous to this: DropCatch.com
(It says ‘six cup’, but it’s really only one cup.)
Probably not what you’re looking for, but it’s my favourite one-cup coffee maker.
I remember seeing one of these once that also gave you the ability to put milk in so that at the end you had a latte, but I’ve never been able to find it.
Anyone know what I’m talking about?
My question to you is have you personally made a really strong cup of coffee using this method. It would seem to me that less water running through the little cup just means less liquid. It would have to go through slower or repeatedly to make it stronger. Also, is there a setting to make it stronger?
It’s called a Bialetti Mukka. I’ve got one, wouldn’t recommend it. It works, but unless you heat the milk a bit first in a microwave, it comes out very room temp. And at that point, why bother? Just just a milk frother.
A Bialetti Moka pot is a great thing to have. Great coffee, easy to use and clean, and a classic design.
An Aeropress, however, makes the best cup of coffee I’ve ever had. It’s harder to learn to use, though, so if the OP doesn’t drink coffee, stick with a moka.
Getting both strong and weak coffee from one brewer is easy. Just make a good, strong cup and then add hot water. Voila. Actually trying to make weak coffee is a bad idea, it’s almost impossible to make consistently good weak coffee, but diluting good strong coffee works perfectly.
I like my Bodum travel press. It’s a single serve french press. No need to buy cups or pods, just grind up regular beans and brew to your liking. More grounds = stronger coffee, add super hot water, mix, and let it sit for 4 minutes, plunge then enjoy!
On ours (not sure if the other versions are similar) there are three buttons below the LCD display: one shows a picture of a teacup, the next shows a picture of a mug of coffee, the next shows a travel-type cup of coffee. You load the pod, close the trap, and push which button you want. The manual mentions that by using the smaller cups the coffee will be stronger, but I can’t really tell much of difference. And I guess I’ll sacrifce strength for volume.
You DO have a setting to control the temperature of the water, but I’ve never putzed around with it.
Don’t get me wrong: this machine makes a GOOD cup of coffee-house quality coffee on every setting. Great, full flavor. But if your father likes a cup of coffee strong enough to turn his gums green, this may not be the machine for you.
He doesn’t like it espresso strong, but he likes it strong and black. I’ve googled about and cannot find suitable explanations, which is why I’m asking here for stories of actually doing it. He doesn’t much care for the quality as longs as it’s hot, strong and black.
Can you get a 4 cup coffee maker? The one I have makes about 1.5-2 regular sized cups of coffee. I fill it with water and put in 4 heaping tablespoons of coffee and it comes out dark and strong and delicious.
I use a Bialetti Moka Express Espresso Maker, and if you want nice frothy milk with it, then Bodum make a very simple to use Latteo Milk Frother
I am considering the Cuisinart Single Serve Brewing System . It comes with the My Keurig cup, so you can use your own ground coffee and increase the grounds for a stronger cup.
When you drip brew coffee, the coffee that comes out first is stronger than the coffee that comes out at the end of the brew. Increasing the grounds/water ratio decreases the amount of weak coffee at the end, resulting in a stronger cup.