I use an AeroPress and I buy whole beans from a nearby/local roaster or when I'm feeling cheap I'll get a big bag of beans from CostCo. I find that the equipmen

I use an AeroPress and I buy whole beans from a nearby/local roaster or when I'm feeling cheap I'll get a big bag of beans from CostCo. I find that the equipment impacts the coffee a whole lot less than having a good bean that was recently roasted and has been freshly ground. I also use a burr grinder, it may be psychosomatic but I prefer the taste of burr ground coffee over blade ground coffee. The problem here, of course, is that "good" coffee beans can be hard to find in a given area and are generally speaking expensive (without going in too far in to the ethics of coffee, I am personally willing to pay a little bit more to buy beans that are ethically and sustainably sourced -- which takes a little research and effort on your part when interacting with local roasters). You could buy relatively cheap green beans (check out Sweet Marias) and roast them yourself but the equipment can be expensive and it adds a non-trivial amount of time and effort. Anyway, I think that the AeroPress makes the best cup of coffee that I have ever had at home. I also have a pour-over that I use sometimes, and a french press that I use sometimes, but both of those options are a lot more effort. The AeroPress takes all of a minute from to get from "I want a cup of coffee" to "Mmm, this coffee tastes good" and that includes clean up. Also, the paper filters are re-useable and I tend to re-use each one of mine dozens of times before getting a new one out.