First, buy good beans. https://www.javapresse.com/blogs/buying-coffee/ultimate-guide-buying-specialty-coffee-beans https://www.javapresse.com/blogs/buying-coffe

First, buy good beans. https://www.javapresse.com/blogs/buying-coffee/ultimate-guide-buying-specialty-coffee-beans https://www.javapresse.com/blogs/buying-coffee/ultimate-guid... Second, buy a cheap hand grinder and grind 'em right. https://www.javapresse.com/blogs/grinding-coffee/grinder-best-coffee-gear https://www.javapresse.com/blogs/grinding-coffee/grinder-bes... Third, buy a cheap plastic V60 funnel and some paper filters, and hand-pour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI4ynXzkSQo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI4ynXzkSQo If you're just learning how to do this, buy a good bag of coffee just to practice a bunch until you taste a difference. (Do this any time you learn to cook. Cook 36 eggs in one go and you will become an expert omelette maker in an hour) Cold brew is also delicious. Both the "let it sit overnight" variety, and "brewing into a carafe of ice". Oh, and clean all your stuff each time before you use it. Stale leftover coffee (in your brewer or coffee mug) makes your coffee taste like shit.