I mix hand-ground premium beans with a commercial ground coffee that I already like. It makes it taste and feel expensive, but not really all that much more exp

I mix hand-ground premium beans with a commercial ground coffee that I already like. It makes it taste and feel expensive, but not really all that much more expensive. It's also half the exercise than grinding the whole thing every morning. As for prep, I have a lot of different coffee making gizmos. Regular drip, French press, stove top espresso maker, Vietnamese coffee maker. I also have a cloth filter, but I don't use it so often that it would wear down quickly. It does make amazingly smooth brew, though. Each of them has their own pros and cons, but they all make good coffee which result in subtle variations in the final experience. In the summer, I French Press a pot and put it in the fridge with milk and sugar already added (and far less sugar than commercial ice coffees). The press allows you to make super potent coffee, so you can add lots of ice and it won't ever taste too watery.