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Drip Coffee Makers – super simple, super cheap [video]

19 points by dtx1 4y ago

latchkey 4y ago
For me (because this is always such a personal opinion), Aeropress, inverted method, is the easiest and best result method. Fill with water, pull the plunger out, let drip 50%, add more water, add plunger back, let sit for a bit longer. Plunge. Enjoy.
- leobg 4y ago
  Inverted and pulling the plunger out? I thought inverted means that the plunger is essentially the bottom. Also: How long is “a bit longer”? Just want to replicate to see what you mean. Thanks.
  - latchkey 4y ago
    No problem, thanks for asking. Plunger starts on the bottom with rubber side up. Put cylinder on top. Fill with water. Cap/filter (I use a metal mesh) on tight. Then, invert with cap/filter on top of the cup. This is where you can pull the plunger out. Let it drip into the cup until halfway down the cylinder and then fill with more hot water. Put the plunger on top again 'a bit longer' (minute?) to stop the drip and let the newly added water brew. Then press the plunger in. This way, I get a larger cup of coffee than the aeropress normally makes and not much dilution since the water still goes through the grinds. =)
fknorangesite 4y ago
This video's really making the tech-social-media rounds today, hah. It's a good one. Similarly - though with less history - from one of my favourite (if, unfortunately, seemingly defunct) youtube channels, engineerguy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRCu8v9V8EY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRCu8v9V8EY
- dtx1 4y ago
  Almost all of Technology Connections Videos seem to do that. I always look forward to his stuff
- yftsui 4y ago
  His other video about drip coffee maker is also great explaining the details, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j4Q_YBRJEI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j4Q_YBRJEI
a_shovel 4y ago
What I like about Technology Connections is the level of detail he goes into. Another channel might see that old Mr. Coffee machines operate at a higher power level than modern ones, think "huh, weird" (or not even notice), and move on. Alec goes and buys an old machine and adds 10 minutes to the video to discuss its unique design and the differences with modern machines. He complains about going off on tangents, but really they're half the fun. (The other half is the jokes.)
- krallja 4y ago
  Don’t forget to watch TC with captions on, because some of the jokes are only available there. It’s like the alt-text for XKCD.

19 points by dtx1 4y ago

For me (because this is always such a personal opinion), Aeropress, inverted method, is the easiest and best result method. Fill with water, pull the plunger out, let drip 50%, add more water, add plunger back, let sit for a bit longer. Plunge. Enjoy.

leobg 4y ago
Inverted and pulling the plunger out? I thought inverted means that the plunger is essentially the bottom. Also: How long is “a bit longer”? Just want to replicate to see what you mean. Thanks.
- latchkey 4y ago
  No problem, thanks for asking. Plunger starts on the bottom with rubber side up. Put cylinder on top. Fill with water. Cap/filter (I use a metal mesh) on tight. Then, invert with cap/filter on top of the cup. This is where you can pull the plunger out. Let it drip into the cup until halfway down the cylinder and then fill with more hot water. Put the plunger on top again 'a bit longer' (minute?) to stop the drip and let the newly added water brew. Then press the plunger in. This way, I get a larger cup of coffee than the aeropress normally makes and not much dilution since the water still goes through the grinds. =)

fknorangesite 4y ago

This video's really making the tech-social-media rounds today, hah. It's a good one. Similarly - though with less history - from one of my favourite (if, unfortunately, seemingly defunct) youtube channels, engineerguy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRCu8v9V8EY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRCu8v9V8EY

dtx1 4y ago
Almost all of Technology Connections Videos seem to do that. I always look forward to his stuff
yftsui 4y ago
His other video about drip coffee maker is also great explaining the details, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j4Q_YBRJEI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j4Q_YBRJEI

a_shovel 4y ago

What I like about Technology Connections is the level of detail he goes into. Another channel might see that old Mr. Coffee machines operate at a higher power level than modern ones, think "huh, weird" (or not even notice), and move on. Alec goes and buys an old machine and adds 10 minutes to the video to discuss its unique design and the differences with modern machines. He complains about going off on tangents, but really they're half the fun. (The other half is the jokes.)

krallja 4y ago
Don’t forget to watch TC with captions on, because some of the jokes are only available there. It’s like the alt-text for XKCD.