# Your favorite way to make coffee at home? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 7, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-way-to-make-coffee-at-home/334555 "2005-12-07T20:12:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-way-to-make-coffee-at-home/334555/21 "2005-12-08T03:36:18Z")
I use fresh ground (although I sometimes grind for two or three pots worth at one time) and a drip with a thermal carafe. The pot has a timer built in but not a grinder. I have about 5 different coffees in the cabinet right now. ---
**Author:** ![Thirty-Nine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@Thirty-Nine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thirty-Nine)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-way-to-make-coffee-at-home/334555/22 "2005-12-08T11:50:07Z")
I alternate between periods where I use a french press, and others where I just drink instant coffee (Nescafe Gold). I know instant coffee tastes little like real coffee, but it’s what I drunk first and it’s still how I expect coffee to taste. I love exploring different beans with the french press, but it’s far more expensive and takes longer than I usually want to spend making coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-way-to-make-coffee-at-home/334555/23 "2005-12-08T12:21:57Z")
> [@UrbanChic](#): > > I want to buy one that has a timer in addition to the grinder, but there’s really nothing wrong with my Krups. Can you put me in touch with the jar of spices that took out your Chemex? Tell him I’ve got a little wet work for him. . . Little Irish guy. Goes by McCormick. Ask around. Thanks, all. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-way-to-make-coffee-at-home/334555/24 "2005-12-08T15:51:18Z")
I like my coffee hot and black. And made with [this](http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=221325). ---
**Author:** ![633squadron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/ee59a6/32.png) [@633squadron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/633squadron)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-way-to-make-coffee-at-home/334555/25 "2005-12-09T02:22:40Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > I only make coffee at home on the weekends. I grind whole beans. During the week, I just get Folger’s at work. _Folger’s_ Ugh. > [@](#): > > Anyway, for YEARS I’ve used the “Chemex” pot, with the bonded-paper filter. My mom gave me one of those when I went away to college. Too cool! > [@](#): > > I’m thinking about going with a French Press. It’s still not an automatic, but it seems easier to use than the Chemex. I use a french press. Simple, and less wasteful. Remember that many french press carafes are glass, too. I’ve broken my share… But they make darn good coffee. My all-time favorite was (in college) brewing coffee in our lab, using regular lab glassware, heating mantles, etc. Great to reach into a ventilation hood, take the beaker at the end of a seemingly complex set of glassware, and down the contents. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-way-to-make-coffee-at-home/334555.md?page=1)